Ron Paul Dropping Out?

[lame54]

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/02/09/ron-paul-signals-he-may-drop-presidential-bid-what-now-for-his-supporters/
Ron Paul appears to have had a Dennis Kucinich moment.

Just as the liberal Ohio congressman realized last month that his long-shot presidential campaign was imperiling his prospects for keeping his House seat, Paul appears to be choosing the comfort of incumbency over a continued effort to win a nomination that he has virtually no shot at capturing.

Last night, the libertarian-leaning Texas congressman sent a message to his supporters signaling that he was scaling back his presidential bid.

The most telling passage: “I also have another priority. I have constituents in my home district that I must serve. I cannot and will not let them down. And I have another battle I must face here as well. If I were to lose the primary for my congressional seat, all our opponents would react with glee, and pretend it was a rejection of our ideas. I cannot and will not let that happen."


"Of course, I am committed to fighting for our ideas within the Republican Party, so there will be no third-party run," Paul said. "I do not denigrate third parties -- just the opposite, and I have long worked to remove the ballot-access restrictions on them. But I am a Republican, and I will remain a Republican."

[Thrill]

1. Is he not going to wait until they vote in TX?

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

2. Rats. I was hoping he'd run as a Libertarian

Maybe he'll endorse the Libertarian candidate. There are a lot of Ron Paul supporters around here, and I want them all voting third party and not drifting to the GOP.

[comradebillyboy]

3. he pissed off the republican establishment and they

are running a more docile puke against him in the primary.