In looking for something else, I came across this message by Ron Paul at his website, dated yesterday:
Whoa! What a year this has been. And what achievements we have had. If I may quote Trotsky of all people, this Revolution is permanent. It will not end at the Republican convention. It will not end in November. It will not end until we have won the great battle on which we have embarked. Not because of me, but because of you. Millions of Americans — and friends in many other countries — have dedicated themselves to the principles of liberty: to free enterprise, limited government, sound money, no income tax, and peace. We will not falter so long as there is one restriction on our persons, our property, our civil liberties. How much I owe you. I can never possibly repay your generous donations, hard work, whole-hearted dedication and love of freedom. How blessed I am to be associated with you. Carol, of course, sends her love as well.Let me tell you my thoughts. With Romney gone, the chances of a brokered convention are nearly zero. But that does not affect my determination to fight on, in every caucus and primary remaining, and at the convention for our ideas, with just as many delegates as I can get. But with so many primaries and caucuses now over, we do not now need so big a national campaign staff, and so I am making it leaner and tighter. Of course, I am committed to fighting for our ideas within the Republican party, so there will be no third party run. 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.
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.
In the presidential race and the congressional race, I need your support, as always. And I have plans to continue fighting for our ideas in politics and education that I will share with you when I can, for I will need you at my side. In the meantime, onward and upward! The neocons, the warmongers, the socialists, the advocates of inflation will be hearing much from you and me.
Sincerely,
Ron
With that, it appears Ron is going to all but terminate the national portion of his campaign to concentrate on keeping his spot in Congress as Texas holds its primary March 4th.
The key here is that the dreams of Youtube questioners and others who wished that Paul would run as a third-party candidate appear to be dashed. And this sends a message to the GOP at-large that there are people who are willing to fight from within to bring it back to its more conservative roots.
Like Ron Paul, I agree with the Libertarian Party on a number of issues but I decided it was easier to work within an established framework and change it from the inside than have to build a new force from practically scratch and attempt to throw bombs at the political structure from the outside. It appears Ron is doing the same.
Crossposted on Red Maryland.
Ron Paul doesn’t get it. When Ron Paul came out endorsing Rep Wayne Gilchrist it proved he was a phony all along, and fortunately he can’t use the funds he raised in his presidential bid [legally] in his congressional campaign in Texas. I hope he loses in Texas. I lost my temper when Paul claimed Gilchrist strongly supported the U S Constitution. I wonder what version Ron Paul is referring to?