BREAKING: Ron Paul to end active campaigning

[danielboon]

(CNN) - An announcement from Rep. Ron Paul indicates that the Republican presidential candidate will no longer actively campaign for the GOP nomination, but will continue to work to secure delegates at upcoming Republican state conventions.

"Moving forward, however, we will no longer spend resources campaigning in primaries in states that have not yet voted," said Paul, in a statement released Monday afternoon. "Doing so with any hope of success would take many tens of millions of dollars we simply do not have."

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But the longtime congressman from Texas, who's making his third bid for the White House, says he'll continue to try and secure delegates to the Republican convention in Tampa, Florida in late August.

"Our campaign will continue to work in the state convention process. We will continue to take leadership positions, win delegates, and carry a strong message to the Republican National Convention that Liberty is the way of the future," adds Paul, in his statement.

As of April 1, Paul's campaign had $1.8 million cash on hand.

With former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich having suspended their campaigns, Paul is the last remaining major candidate still standing against former Massachusetts Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.

According to the most recent CNN estimate, Romney has secured 945 delegates, compared 286 for Santorum, 145 for Gingrich and 99 for Paul. One-thousand, one-hundred and forty-four delegates are needed to clinch the nomination.
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com...e-campaigning/

[bethshaya]

Smart move. Save the money on events and work double time to get the delegates he needs. There may be a shocker yet.

[undead]

Smart move. Save the money on events and work double time to get the delegates he needs. There may be a shocker yet.

hmmmm, and the delegates he needs are more than a thousand, so even if adding ALL of of Santorum's and ALL of Gingrich's, it gets him ...?

[TerryK]

Ron Paul, ever the Austrian economist at heart, cant see spending more money for nothing.
He knows he already has won enough to give him a strong voice in the convention.
His philosophy will have an impact on the convention and I believe he is smoothing the way for his son Rand to advance to the forefront by the next election.

[Wise Owl]

hmmmm, and the delegates he needs are more than a thousand, so even if adding ALL of of Santorum's and ALL of Gingrich's, it gets him ...?

Even tho Romney is supposed to have 945 votes/delegates, none of those are set in stone and can go to someone else come the convention. A lot of those delegates listed were from state caucuses which are nothing more than straw polls. It's who ends up at the convention and casts their final vote for a candidate that counts.

Ron did not throw in the towel, he is just centering his campaign towards delegates now instead of throwing money at the MSM. He is working with each state's Paul supporters to get the delegates he needs. Don't count him out just yet. At this point it could be anyone getting the nomination.

The fat lady hasn't sung yet.......lol......

[Hfcomms]

If it goes to a brokered convention then all bets are on the table. This is what Paul is aiming for (imo) and what he is spending his dollars and efforts toward.

[undead]

Even tho Romney is supposed to have 945 votes/delegates, none of those are set in stone and can go to someone else come the convention. A lot of those delegates listed were from state caucuses which are nothing more than straw polls. It's who ends up at the convention and casts their final vote for a candidate that counts.

Ron did not throw in the towel, he is just centering his campaign towards delegates now instead of throwing money at the MSM. He is working with each state's Paul supporters to get the delegates he needs. Don't count him out just yet. At this point it could be anyone getting the nomination.

The fat lady hasn't sung yet.......lol......

that may very well be the case, but I was not referring to Romney's delegates

I was referring to the fact that no matter what, a thousand delegates are needed, and no matter what ensues, I do not see RP picking up 1000 delegates, under any scenario.

Someone might pick up the pieces if everything fell apart for Romney at the convention, but it would much more likely be a Jeb Bush or Chris Christie, not a Ron Paul if RP were to be the cause that no nominee could be selected. I could agree that Ron Paul could be setting up things organizationally for Rand Paul.

[jehu]

As much as i like his voting record and agree with many of his polocies, RP ain't got a snowballs chance to spend 4 years in the WhiteHouse.

Dafffy Duck has better odds of being elected.

Secret delegates will remain that. Secret.

[bethshaya]

hmmmm, and the delegates he needs are more than a thousand, so even if adding ALL of of Santorum's and ALL of Gingrich's, it gets him ...?

You are assuming that all of the delegates that others "won" through the primaries are actually voting for the person who won the popular vote at the primary. As history should teach you, don't count all your chickens until they are hatched. There are many delegates that he has already that even though their state voted for Romney, will not be casting their delegate vote at the caucus for Romney.

Just because Romney's "assumed totals" for delegates is stated, they are not obligated in many states to vote for him. Delegate count during the primaries can be a very different cant than what is cast at the caucus.

[Haybails]

(CNN) - An announcement from Rep. Ron Paul indicates that the Republican presidential candidate will no longer actively campaign for the GOP nomination, but will continue to work to secure delegates at upcoming Republican state conventions.

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http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com...e-campaigning/

And mark my word, as you can already see from this article, Dr. Paul will now suddenly get an INCREASE in MSM coverage . . . now that he's suspended his active campaign.


HB