by Jon Ward at Huffington Post
Source: Huffington Post
Posted: 05/14/2012 2:37 pm
Updated: 05/14/2012 2:55 pm
Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) said Monday that he will no longer campaign in primary states that have not yet voted, but urged those who support his candidacy for president to continue organizing in states that have voted, in order to win delegates to the national convention.
“We will no longer spend resources campaigning in primaries in states that have not yet voted,” Paul said in a statement. “Doing so with any hope of success would take many tens of millions of dollars we simply do not have.”
There are 11 states that have not yet held Republican primaries or caucuses, with Paul’s home state of Texas being one of them.
Paul said his campaign would “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,” Paul said.
Paul has had surprising success in states that held contests early in the primary process, winning delegates through the arcane and confusing system that follows a popular vote in many states.
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- Ron Paul Oklahoma and Arizona Delegate Wins Fly in the Face of the GOP Establishment (policymic.com)
- Ron Paul Won’t Serve as Mitt Romney’s Vice President (socyberty.com)
- Ron Paul Wins the T-Shirt Vote (usnews.com)
