Straight from the horse’s mouth
November 4, 2007Fast forward to 2 minutes (2:00) into the video.
Leno: “And this is the second time you’ve run for President?”
Paul: “Second time. I did it in ‘88 as a Libertarian.”
Leno: “Okay, okay. Now what made you become a Republican this time, or made you run as a Republican rather than a Libertarian?”
Paul: “Well, I’ve always been a Republican. I took a break and was in the Libertarian Party for that year, and I’ve been elected to Congress ten times as a Republican. So I’ve traditionally been a Republican.”
Well, there it is. Any Libertarians out there who think Ron Paul still considers himself a Libertarian simply need to watch this video. He’s a Republican. A socially conservative one at that. He wants nothing more to do with the Libertarian Party. Deal with it.
If you’re a Libertarian, then vote for the Libertarian. Not for Ron Paul.
This seems like much ado about nothing. Ron Paul recognizes that he is a small-l libertarian — that’s what matters. He may also realize that he’s technically still a large-L Libertarian, since he never (to my knowledge) gave up his life membership in the Libertarian Party, but it’s understandable that he doesn’t want to confuse voters right now about which party he belongs to, since people in many states need to register Republican in order to be able to vote for him in the primaries.
You are right. Ron Paul isn’t a Libertarian or a Republican. Real Libertarians and real Republicans are Pro-America and Pro-Defense.
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