WASHINGTON (CNN) – Texas Republican Rep. Ron Paul will call on supporters to back a third party candidate for president Wednesday, rejecting his own party’s nominee and offering equally harsh words for the Democratic candidate.
Paul, who unsuccessfully sought the Republican presidential nomination, will tell supporters he is not endorsing GOP nominee John McCain or Democratic nominee Barack Obama, and will instead give his seal of approval to four candidates: Green Party nominee Cynthia McKinney, Libertarian Party nominee Bob Barr, independent candidate Ralph Nader, and Constitution Party candidate Chuck Baldwin, according to a senior Paul aide.
The announcement will take place in the morning at the National Press Club in the nation’s capital.
While Paul failed in his bid for the Republican nomination, he found a large, diverse audience for his anti-war and anti-tax messages. The Texas congressman’s campaign was fueled by a successful on-line grassroots fundraising operation. Throughout the campaign, Paul supporters called on others to join the “Ron Paul Revolution.”
Paul will offer this open endorsement to the four candidates because each has signed onto a policy statement that calls for “balancing budgets, bring troops home, personal liberties and investigating the Federal Reserve,” the Paul aide said.
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ron paul and his cast of idiots ,bye bye
(TRUTH) Sara Palin recently stated she does not know what a vice president does.
Yet 50% of people polled think she is ready to be president. (CRAZY)
(TRUTH) When she speaks the truth NOBODY believes her.
When she tells a lie everyone believes her. (ABSOLUTE MADNESS)
(TRUTH) John McCain recently stated he doesn't know much about the economy.
Yet he is leading in the polls when this election is supposed to be about the economy. (TOTALLY INSANE)
(FACTUAL OPINION) If John McCain was black, Obama would win in a landslide and millions of people wouldn't bother to vote.
CNN please post my comment for once and stop leaving it "under modernization"
Cynthia McKinney ??? Any respect I may have had for Ron Paul was just lost. Do you know any thing about Cynthia McKinney? We citizens of Georgia wouldn't vote for this loony tune to clean the streets, much less be President. What a joke.
Obama closest to Ron Paul? That made me laugh. Raun Paul is for no govt and Nobama is for ALL govt. Nobama cult followers are so high and confused they don't even know what their candidate stands for anymore
It is his perogative to endorse Cynthia McKinney and it is the voters right to vote for her but a waste of votes if you ask me.
Give 'em hell Ron!
"No questions, please; Palin sticks to her script" AP
I thought many people alrady figure this out. She is a DUMMY
Obama sold out millions of us when he decided to switch his vote in favor of Government spying on it's own citizens. He showed us his true colors at that point.
A vote for the lesser of two evils is still a vote for evil. A vote is an endorsement and I'm not endorsing republicans or democrats this November. To a third party I go.
And everyone thought the Republicans were so united. Don't underestimate his supporter. Would be great if he did endorse Obama!!!
Ron paul the Ralph nader of the republicans?
Look out Alfred E. Obama now 2 out of the 3 candidates have a better resume then you.
Alfred E. Obama Resume
1979-2005 – Community Organizer
Accolades
Attended a hate filled church
References
William Ayers
Jermiah Wright
Tony Rezko (Phone number unavailable)
Politics First
Bushindepends/Cheneyinadress 2008
Interesting how people with nothing better to do than post on CNN are disparaging a man who's at least trying to make a difference and putting himself out there. All those mocking Ron Paul should ask themselves what they're doing to make this country a better place.
Debby – Obama had ZERO earmarks last year. Check your facts.
Great news from Ron Paul!!!
McCain railroaded this man, and now he's paying them back!!!!!!
McCain/Palin are "Mavericks to Nowhere"!
*No exit strategy from Iraq
*No plan for health care
*No idea how to fix the economy
Tony said: "If you really want to support the candidate that is for investigating the Federal Reserve you should back Barack Obama."
- uh....... Obama has NEVER ONCE hinted at investigating the fed.
Ron Paul must be a good man to have so many followers.
Obama/Biden
Republicrats: don't throw your vote away again this Election. Find a platform you actually believe in. McCain DOES NOT = change; Obama DOES NOT = change. Change = not voting for a presumptive winner.
David Duke's Buddy? Well at least he wants to shut down the privately run "Federal Reserve"! But, ehem, David Duke's buddy, check out the funding folks!
Ron Paul can't support the Democrats but he's leaving his own party. At least the man can see the republicans have put the U.S. economy in a free fall.
Former Mayor of New York – Ed Koch said.
"Sara Palin is a plucky, exciting candidate, but when her record is examined, she fails miserably with respect to her views on the domestic issues that are so important to the people of the U.S., and to me. Frankly, it would SCARE me if she were to succeed John McCain in the Presidency."
Go figure!!!
Ron, I support your basic Constitutional approach, but to tell your folks to support a third party who WILL NOT WIN you will be enabling an Obama win who has already called for a Marxist redistribution of wealth and vows to disarm the US and remove Constitutional freedoms like the First Amendment with the comeback of the so called newspeak "Fairness Doctrine."
I would urge your supporters to do everything they can to insure a McCain/Palin win. Palin is very close to your ideals and will be a much more effective influence in the White House than a failed third party forgotten candidate!
Ugh, Obama did not call Sarah a pig. That is not his style.
As far as Ron Paul, REALLY, who would honestly listen to him?
Obama/Biden 08
Barak is toast!!!
I'd love to vote for Bob Barr for President, but he cannot win. I don't want Barak Obama to become President. So I'm voting for voting for John McCain.
Ron Paul views on these issues he mentioned for the most part are the same as Obama so I don't know why he would be so up in the air and try to denounce Obama other that maybe jealously that he didn't get as far as he had hoped. Either way all you Ron Paul Supporters are welcome to jump aboard the Obama Train headed for the White House