Mar 09 2008
Paul grabs Senate seat; heads for the Hill
Looks like Ron Paul’s presidential campaign is ending now that the GOP has spoken and wants 100-year-war McCain as its leader. To continue beyond this point would be ludicrous, and we all know Paul has run a sensible campaign until this point.
Jesse Benton, Paul campaign’s communication manager, said Friday that the Texas congressman is ending his run for the White House: “We are acknowledging that Ron will not be the nominee and that we are winding down the campaign.”
Paul already hinted the end was near in a video to supporters posted on YouTube on Thursday:
Oh, Paul. Though you will never be the U.S. president–unless it blew up and you were sole survivor and even then you’d have some competition with Michael Jackson’s former pet Ben–you will always be the president of our Internets. The obscure politician with fringe politics used the Web to raise a staggering $30 million dollars. At one point, Ron Paul’s YouTube videos accounted for five of the top 10 candidate videos, with the largest overall viewership of any candidate. So, farewell Mr. Internet. Hail, to the chief.