Ron Paul is currently one of the four remaining candidates running for GOP presidential nomination and a chance to challenge President Obama this November. While he has had his surges, like many of the candidates, he currently trails Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich in total delegates won, only having more delegates than Rick Santorum.
Paul is a libertarian, meaning he believes in as small a federal government as possible, instead focusing on individual liberties, and in the various debates he often cites the Constitution when explaining his views. While his views obviously differ from Democrats, he will disagree with Republicans on certain issues as well, which is why many consider him a potential third party candidate should he fail to win the nomination.
For example, Paul strongly believes in bringing America's troops from all over the world home, something that many Republicans believe would be a grave threat to national security.
Polls show that Paul is particularly popular with young voters, which is something that helped propel Senator Barack Obama to the White House. This means that Paul is important to the Republican party regardless of if he wins the nomination. Personally, I do not think that Paul will be running against President Obama come November, but I do think he will still be in the political spotlight this year.
Paul is a libertarian, meaning he believes in as small a federal government as possible, instead focusing on individual liberties, and in the various debates he often cites the Constitution when explaining his views. While his views obviously differ from Democrats, he will disagree with Republicans on certain issues as well, which is why many consider him a potential third party candidate should he fail to win the nomination.
For example, Paul strongly believes in bringing America's troops from all over the world home, something that many Republicans believe would be a grave threat to national security.
Polls show that Paul is particularly popular with young voters, which is something that helped propel Senator Barack Obama to the White House. This means that Paul is important to the Republican party regardless of if he wins the nomination. Personally, I do not think that Paul will be running against President Obama come November, but I do think he will still be in the political spotlight this year.
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