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| headquarters = [[Lake Jackson, Texas|Lake Jackson]], [[Texas]]
| headquarters = [[Lake Jackson, Texas|Lake Jackson]], [[Texas]]
| key_people = <small>Jesse Benton (chairman)</small>
| key_people = <small>Jesse Benton (chairman)</small>
| receipts = 7,100,000
| receipts = 8,900,000
| slogan = Restore America Now
| slogan = Restore America Now
| homepage = [http://ronpaul2012.com/ RonPaul2012.com]
| homepage = [http://ronpaul2012.com/ RonPaul2012.com]

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Ron Paul for President 2012
CampaignU.S. presidential election, 2012
CandidateRon Paul
U.S. Representative from Texas
AffiliationRepublican Party
HeadquartersLake Jackson, Texas
Key peopleJesse Benton (chairman)
ReceiptsUS$8,900,000
SloganRestore America Now
Website
RonPaul2012.com

United States Representative Ron Paul of Texas began a movement for the 2012 Republican Party nomination for President of the United States shortly following the 2008 presidential elections.

Although he was frequently mentioned as a possible candidate, Paul stopped short of a full-fledged candidacy before at least May. Prior to that, he had only indicated that he was considering running for the presidency.

On April 14, 2011, Paul announced the formation of a "testing-the-waters" account, and had stated that he would decide whether he would officially enter the race by at least early May. Paul announced the formation of an exploratory committee on April 26, 2011, in Des Moines, Iowa. He proceeded to officially declare his candidacy for President of the United States on May 13, 2011 in Exeter, New Hampshire.[1]

On July 12, 2011, Ron Paul announced that he will not seek another term as the Representative of Texas's 14th District to focus on his presidential campaign. [2]

Background

Heavily speculated as a possible Republican candidate in the 2012 presidential election, Paul appeared on the 2010 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) straw poll. Paul won the poll, defeating Mitt Romney, who had won it the previous three years.[3]

Paul won the major 2011 CPAC straw poll on February 12, 2011 with 30 percent of the vote. Following that, he also won the paid, online Arizona Tea Party Patriots straw poll on February 28, 2011 with 49% of the vote.[4]

In February 2011, Paul asked supporters to donate to his Liberty PAC, to fund trips to Iowa and elsewhere to explore a possible 2012 presidential candidacy. On February 21, a Presidents' Day money bomb raised around $400,000 in 24 hours. Liberty PAC raised more than $700,000 during its February relaunch.[5]

Campaign developments

Exploratory committee

On April 14, 2011, it was announced that Paul had formed a "testing-the-waters" organization, similar to Newt Gingrich's efforts in exploring his potential candidacy. Paul's spokesman, Jesse Benton was quoted as saying, "He remains undecided on what his plans will be, but as a final decision draws closer, his team has put the pieces in place for him to flip a switch and hit the ground running if he decides to run for president."[6]

Paul announced the formation of an exploratory committee in Des Moines, Iowa on April 26, 2011, in preparation for a potential bid for the Republican presidential nomination.[7][8]

Formal announcement

On May 13, 2011 in Exeter, New Hampshire, Paul formally announced his decision to seek the Republican nomination in the 2012 election.[1]

GOP debates

Paul won the Conservative Political Action Conference straw poll in February 2011, for the second year in a row. In June 2011, he won the Southern Republican Leadership Conference straw poll.[9]

Paul participated in the first Republican presidential debate in Greenville, South Carolina on May 5, 2011,[10] and in a second debate on June 13, 2011.[11]

Paul also participated in the third debate on August 11, 2011, in Ames, Iowa, and overwhelmingly won the post-debate polls [12]. He then came in second in the Ames Straw Poll with 4,671 votes, narrowly losing to Michele Bachmann by 152 votes or 9 tenths of 1 percent, a statistical first-place tie finish according to some in the news media.[13][14][15] [16] He received the fourth most votes for a candidate in the history of the Ames Straw Poll.

Moneybombs and fundraising

On May 5, 2011, the day of the first debate, a moneybomb was scheduled to take place.[10] Paul raised over $1 million the day of the debate.[17] The second moneybomb was scheduled for June 5, 2011, the anniversary of the 1933 joint resolution which abolished the gold standard.[18] The June 5 moneybomb, which was themed as "The Revolution vs. RomneyCare: Round One", raised approximately $1.1 million.[19] A third moneybomb themed "Ready, Ames, Fire!" was executed on July 19, 2011 to provide support leading up to the Ames Straw Poll on August 13, 2011, raising over $550,000, surpassing its goal of $500,000.[20] ‎ In the second quarter of 2011, Ron Paul's campaign ranked second, behind only Mitt Romney, in total dollars raised with $4.5 million.[21] This was $1.5 million more than his original goal of $3 million.[22]

During the second quarter of 2011 it was confirmed that the Ron Paul campaign had raised more money from military personnel than all other GOP candidates combined, and even more money than Barack Obama, a trend that has continued from Ron Paul's 2008 presidential campaign.[23]

A fourth moneybomb took place on Paul's 76th birthday on August 20th, 2011. It raised more than $1.7 million, surpassing it's goal of $1.5 million, despite a "cyber-attack" against the site that took it down for several hours,[24] after which the donation drive was extended for another twelve hours.[25]

"Blue Republican" movement

In June 2011, online publisher Robin Koerner coined the term "Blue Republican" to refer to U.S. voters who consider themselves to be liberal or progressive, or who generally vote Democrat, but who plan to register as Republicans and vote in the U.S. 2012 Republican presidential primaries for Ron Paul. The phrase "Blue Republican" quickly spread after Koerner's article “If You Love Peace, Become a 'Blue Republican' (Just for a Year)” was published in The Huffington Post on June 7 and Social Media Entrepreneur, Israel Anderson promoted the term on Facebook, later teaming with Koerner to expand the movement.[26] Five days after his original article coining the term, Koerner published a follow-up article on the term's popularity: "'Blue Republicans': an Idea Whose Time Has Come".[27] The article was shared on the social networking site Facebook more than 11,000 times by the time the second article was published.[28]

Federal Budget

On June 21, 2011, Paul was the first 2012 Republican Presidential Candidate to sign the Cut, Cap, and Balance Pledge. This pledge seeks commitments from politicians for changes of the debt limit, spending decreases, and taxation. The pledge also implores signers to endorse passage of a balanced-budget amendment to the Constitution. [29]

Media blackout

During his previous presidential campaign, it was alleged by supporters that there was a media blackout and suppression of coverage of Ron Paul.[30] Similar allegations have arisen in the 2012 campaign and received media coverage.[31] Politico.com columnist Roger Simon noted on CNN program Reliable Sources that Ron Paul has received less coverage than Michelle Bachmann, despite earning a close second to her at the Ames Straw Poll.[32] Simon later noted again on Politico.com that the media was treating Ron Paul unfairly.[33] Comedian Jon Stewart similarly complained about the lack of coverage, despite Paul polling much better than candidates who received coverage. Stewart presented a montage of mainstream media clips that showed commentators ignoring and two CNN correspondents admitting to suppressing coverage of Ron Paul.[34] Will Wilkinson complained[35] in The Economist that if Ron Paul had won the Ames straw poll, it would have been written off as irrelevant, but since Bachmann had won, it was claimed to boost her campaign.

Several days later, the Project for Excellence in Journalism found that Ron Paul did in fact receive substantially less coverage than other candidates in the 2012 race.[36][37][38][39] Ron Paul asked in a FOX News interview "What are they [the media] afraid of?"[40] He answered "They don't want to discuss my views, because I think they're frightened by me challenging the status quo and the establishment." Later, he continued on Piers Morgan Tonight: "They don’t want my views out there — they’re too dangerous...We want freedom, and we’re challenging the status quo. We want to end the war, we want a gold standard, and their view is that people just can’t handle all this freedom."[41]

Endorsements

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External links

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