JacobG18
05-31-2011, 03:42 PM
Rep. Ron Paul finally feels like part of the family. The perennial presidential candidate tells CNBC his days as a GOP outsider are over. “I finally feel like a Republican,” Paul said in an interview on Squawk Box. The conversation about markets, entitlements and money turned to politics when Squawk Box anchor Joe Kernan asked Paul what it would take for him to become “more mainstream” and to appeal to enough Republicans to have a “viable chance” to win the GOP nomination. Paul said, “I happen to think I’m mainstream.”
Paul said issues like balancing the budget have become mainstream issues, and “compared to four years ago, it’s incredibly different for me, because people are moving to the position of being mainstream.” Paul argued that his support among voters might be stronger now than Bill Clinton’s was at this time in the 92 campaign. Paul said his organization in Iowa is far stronger than it was four years ago, and where he was ignored and cut from debates, now he says debates look like Ron Paul rallies.
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/ron-paul-tells-cnbcs-joe-kernan-i-finally-feel-like-a-republican/
Paul said issues like balancing the budget have become mainstream issues, and “compared to four years ago, it’s incredibly different for me, because people are moving to the position of being mainstream.” Paul argued that his support among voters might be stronger now than Bill Clinton’s was at this time in the 92 campaign. Paul said his organization in Iowa is far stronger than it was four years ago, and where he was ignored and cut from debates, now he says debates look like Ron Paul rallies.
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/ron-paul-tells-cnbcs-joe-kernan-i-finally-feel-like-a-republican/