PermanentSleep
02-08-2011, 07:47 AM
http://www.salon.com/news/ron_paul/?story=/politics/war_room/2011/02/08/ron_paul_2012
Ron Paul is going to run for president again, and why not: It's his moment. The Republican Party borrowed his rhetoric wholesale (without also borrowing his principles) and used that "libertarian independent" magic to revitalize its tarnished brand. So why shouldn't the good doctor make another go of it? He's the original Tea Partyer and so on.
The prospect of Paul entering the race probably isn't just upsetting those on his side of the libertarian/Huckabee divide. He'll take precious attention away from everyone else who has no shot at winning the nomination but who wanted to be followed around by reporters for a while. (Mike Pence's preemptively dropping out suddenly looks brilliant.) I can't imagine Rick Santorum competing for airtime with him. And saying "I'm the original Tea Partyer" will just sound silly when the actual original Tea Partyer is there.
While I always welcome another Ron Paul campaign, if only because he might yell at Rudy Giuliani again, everyone who isn't Mitt Romney (or Jeb Bush? or ... Mike Huckabee?) is probably praying for Dr. Paul to stay home.
Ron Paul is going to run for president again, and why not: It's his moment. The Republican Party borrowed his rhetoric wholesale (without also borrowing his principles) and used that "libertarian independent" magic to revitalize its tarnished brand. So why shouldn't the good doctor make another go of it? He's the original Tea Partyer and so on.
The prospect of Paul entering the race probably isn't just upsetting those on his side of the libertarian/Huckabee divide. He'll take precious attention away from everyone else who has no shot at winning the nomination but who wanted to be followed around by reporters for a while. (Mike Pence's preemptively dropping out suddenly looks brilliant.) I can't imagine Rick Santorum competing for airtime with him. And saying "I'm the original Tea Partyer" will just sound silly when the actual original Tea Partyer is there.
While I always welcome another Ron Paul campaign, if only because he might yell at Rudy Giuliani again, everyone who isn't Mitt Romney (or Jeb Bush? or ... Mike Huckabee?) is probably praying for Dr. Paul to stay home.