Thread: Paul Has "No Intention" of Making Third-Party Bid

Paul Has "No Intention" of Making Third-Party Bid
By Jose Antonio Vargas


MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Rep. Ron Paul has no plans to run on a third party ticket, he told The Trail tonight, minutes before boarding a private jet to Los Angeles.

And, it turns out, being excluded from the evening's Republican forum on Fox News landed the Texas congressman a second invitation on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." He'll be the lead guest on Monday's show, he said.

"It's annoying not able to participate in the debate," said Paul, adding that Fox News reporters and commentators "are war mongerers who don't want to hear other opinions."

"But it worked well for us," he continued.

Paul has been one of this campaign's biggest surprises. Rudy Giuliani, Fred Thompson, and Mike Huckabee have seen their popularity fluctuate, but Paul has continued to climb in polls (he's at 10 percent in the latest CNN/WMUR New Hampshire poll, well ahead of Thompson) and raise significant sums of money. He expects to improve on his fifth place finish in Iowa, where he beat Giuliani, and said he believes he can stay competitive on Super Tuesday, when California and New York, where Paul has strong online followings, go to the polls.

Throughout the year, the 72-year-old obstetrician-turned-congressman has been the most popular Republican candidate online. About 85 percent of the $28 million he raised last year came through the internet, his campaign said.

The money has allowed him to greatly expand his field staff. In Iowa, he had 10 full-time staffers and has 9 here in New Hampshire. Jesse Benton, his spokesman, said the campaign has aired 10 radio ads. In addition, it has run six TV commercials in the Granite State, spending about $1.5 million. Looking ahead, the campaign has three offices and nine full-time staffers in South Carolina and recently hired its third staffer in California.

For weeks rumors have swirled that Paul, who trails his opponents in national and state polls, will eventually run as an independent or libertarian candidate.

"I have no intention of doing that," Paul told The Trail.

Asked how he'd respond if his supporters clamored for him to mount a run outside the GOP, Paul responded: "We'll see if the supporters keep sending the money. But right now, our focus is on Feb. 5th."

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I think this is wise because it might split the party and that might result in the election of a Democrat.

Dixie

Thanks Greg for posting this article. This GREAT news!!!! :P Go Ron Paul!!

Dixie wrote:

I think this is wise because it might split the party and that might result in the election of a Democrat.

You're right, there is no denying that a Libertarian Party Run by Paul would siphon of some Republican votes. The way things are right now, it's already going to be hard enough keeping one of those amnesty loving Democrats out of the White House.

Thank You Fox News ! Because of your Censorship of Presidential Canidate Ron Paul he will get the chance to be seen and heard by more citizens tonight on Jay Leno then he would have at your debates where you tried to control what/who citizens would hear and see therefore controlling who becomes our next President.!


GORONPAUL

Originally Posted by MW

Dixie wrote:

I think this is wise because it might split the party and that might result in the election of a Democrat.

You're right, there is no denying that a Libertarian Party Run by Paul would siphon of some Republican votes. The way things are right now, it's already going to be hard enough keeping one of those amnesty loving Democrats out of the White House.

Or a Amnesty loving Republican.

I think the media underestimates the following this man has, and the prominent people who support him. Have you guys seen his blimp that going up and down the east coast. Quite impressive. The company who rents it to his campaign is a Paul supporter, thus giving him a discount at $350,000 a month.

Originally Posted by tinybobidaho

I think the media underestimates the following this man has, and the prominent people who support him. Have you guys seen his blimp that going up and down the east coast. Quite impressive. The company who rents it to his campaign is a Paul supporter, thus giving him a discount at $350,000 a month.

That would constitute a campaign contribution.
Don't they have a 1,000 per person limit?

Free enterprise. They have the right to charge whatever they want to. It's not a contribution if they are paying for it's use.

Originally Posted by tinybobidaho

Free enterprise. They have the right to charge whatever they want to. It's not a contribution if they are paying for it's use.

oh really. Tell that to the NY Times.
http://sweetness-light.com/archive/nyt- ... n-discount
Maybe someone should give FreedomsWatch.org the heads up on this unfair favoritism.
http://sweetness-light.com/archive/davi ... t-discount
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By Sean Lengell and Jim McElhatton - The top Republican on the House oversight committee yesterday called for an investigation into possible elections violations by the New York Times for selling an advertisement to the liberal group MoveOn.org at a reduced rate.

Rep. Thomas M. Davis III of Virginia said the discount may equate to an illegal in-kind political contribution by the Times to the group.

In a letter sent yesterday to Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Rep. Henry A Waxman, California Democrat, Mr. Davis asked for a full committee hearing on the matter.

But Mr. Davis said the U.S. Supreme Court has long recognized that even the “appearance of corruptionâ€