Ron Paul

Ron Paul Rejected Appeal To Endorse McCain

AP | SUZANNE GAMBOA | Posted 10.11.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Republican Rep. Ron Paul, the libertarian-leaning Texas lawmaker who attracted a devoted following in the GOP primaries, said Wedne...

McCain Negotiating With Ron Paul To Win Backing

Washington Times | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics


The McCain campaign, acting through the Republican National Committee, has been negotiating with Rep. Ron Paul to win his support and acquire the name...

Ron Paul's Convention Plans Remain Unchanged

CNN | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics


St. Paul, MINNESOTA -- The convention for former Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul will go on as planned, the campaign said Sunday, despite t...

Ron Paul Followers Gathering For Own Convention

AP | SUZANNE GAMBOA | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — There's no room at the Xcel Energy Center for maverick Ron Paul, so his acolytes have packed their cars, hitched rides on "Ronvoys"...

Sam Stein

Bloomberg Set To Be On Presidential Ballot In Virginia

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics


The state of Virginia is, for the first time in many decades, a toss up in the presidential election. And with its 13 electoral votes and polls showin...

Fighting Back with Today's Money Bomb

Ari Melber | Posted 09.08.2008 | Politics


Ari Melber

Today, on the anniversary of Richard Nixon's resignation, activists are running a money bomb campaign to raise money for candidates to oust incumbents...

Revolution March Blacked Out By Media

Jordan Page | Posted 08.09.2008 | Politics


Jordan Page

We need to be aware that we live in a country where the only individuals who are allowed to be viable candidates for president are those who fit into the picture that corporate interests.

Ron Paul To Hold Parallel Convention In Parallel Universe Where Conservative Government Is Conservative

236.com | 23/6: The News, But Funnier | Posted 08.06.2008 | Politics


Former Republican presidential nominee Ron Paul is holding an alternate convention in Minneapolis at the end of August. The tickets went on sale last ...

President Obama's Cabinet

Robbie Gennet | Posted 08.02.2008 | Politics


Robbie Gennet

Many people are talking about what VP choices await Barack Obama, but let's look one step further to Obama's Cabinet and whom he would put in charge of different areas of our country.

The Revolution: A Memoir: Ron Paul Working On New Book

New York Observer | Leon Neyfakh | Posted 07.30.2008 | Media


The Publisher's Lunch deal wire just lit up with word of a new Ron Paul book: a "memoir of his career in politics, revealing his encounters with the m...

Nevada GOP Cancels Convention, Opts For Conference Call Instead

WSJ | Posted 07.29.2008 | Politics


Citing a lack of interest, the Nevada Republican Party has called off its state convention and will instead pick its delegates to the national convent...

The Notable And Notorious -- On Bicycles!

Olivia Zaleski | Posted 07.15.2008 | Green


Olivia Zaleski

Inspired by such high-profile cyclists as Obama, Fey and Einstein, I've set to work amassing a comprehensive archive of 100 people we know, love--perhaps even despise--atop the bike.

Libertarian Legacy? Ron Paul's Campaign Manager, 49, Dies Uninsured, Of Pneumonia, Leaving family $400,000 Debt

Rob Kall | Posted 07.14.2008 | Politics


Rob Kall

Sadly, the Libertarian heart apparently does not include health care. The guy raised tens of millions of dollars and couldn't afford the $300-$600 a month that COBRA medical insurance would have cost.

Sam Stein

The Coming Barr-Paul Political Alliance?

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics


One of the great fears of the McCain campaign (and, conversely, a tightly held hope of Barack Obama) is that libertarian Bob Barr could somehow turn h...

CEO's Political Contributions to Barack Obama & John McCain

Suzanne Stevens | Posted 07.09.2008 | Politics


Suzanne Stevens

We were determined to find a pattern, and the one that emerged was not unexpected: corporate executives make political donations cautiously and often split them evenly between the political parties.

Nevada Ron Paul Supporters Stage Rogue GOP Convention

Amanda Becker | Posted 07.01.2008 | Home


Amanda Becker

At the dissolved state convention in April, Ron Paul was set to win and Convention Chairman Bob Beers even shook his hand, congratulating him. When the final tallies never came and the convention was disbanded, attendees cried foul.

Congress and Lebanon

Stephen Zunes | Posted 06.25.2008 | Politics


Stephen Zunes

With a history like this, Congress should think twice before going on record in support of specific factions in Lebanon's confusing and violent political environment. But over 95% of House members disagree.

American Democracy, LLC

Matthew-Lee Erlbach | Posted 06.24.2008 | Politics


Matthew-Lee Erlbach

The US is kind of like a big corporation, taking over other companies -- countries -- and rebuilding them in its image. We install leaders, or CEOs, of these countries in the name of "Freedom."

Ron Paul, Bob Barr May Be Forming Election Alliance

Boston Globe | Foon Rhee | Posted 06.22.2008 | Politics


Signs are emerging of a possible alliance this fall between Ron Paul, the libertarian-minded rebel Republican, and Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party's p...

Ron Paul Breaks The Hearts Of Creepy People Everywhere

236.com | Posted 06.21.2008 | Politics


hree full months after GOP-Libertarian candidate Ron Paul announced his presidential campaign would be "winding down", he's actually throwing in the t...

Friday Talking Points [35] -- Tim Russert Memorial Edition

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.21.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Nobody seriously annoyed me this week, but I will launch a pre-emptive finger-wagging, to anyone on the left who can't resist the urge to be disrespectful of Tim Russert's memory right now.

Ron Paul Plans Mini-Convention During GOP Convention

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | David Brown | Posted 06.18.2008 | Politics


Maverick GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul has booked an arena in Minneapolis for a "mini-convention" that could steal some of John McCain's thunder...

Jason Linkins

McCain Endures Another Lousy Night At The Polls

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.22.2008 | Politics


With all the attention being paid to the last, divisive throes of the Democratic primary process, there hasn't been much word on how John McCain is do...

Ron Paul Supporters Plot Revolt At GOP Convention

LA Times | Andrew Malcolm | Posted 05.21.2008 | Politics


Virtually all the nation's political attention in recent weeks has focused on the compelling state-by-state presidential nomination struggle between t...

McCain Still Failing To Close With GOP Voters

Peter Dreier | Posted 05.21.2008 | Home


Peter Dreier

Months after his main rivals dropped out of the race, McCain has failed to win over voters in key Republican demographics. Last week in Indiana Mike Huckabee and Ron Paul won 18 percent of the vote.