Ron Paul: I won't be the nominee

Texas Rep. Ron Paul acknowledged in a message to supporters Wednesday evening that he will not end up with enough delegates to win the Republican presidential nomination — an obvious statement that may still come as a disappointment to the congressman's hard-core supporters.

File this under signs the Ron Paul campaign is really, truly over: Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul threw his support tonight to Mitt Romney.

The endorsement came in an appearance on "Hannity," a little less than 24 hours after the elder Paul acknowledged in an email that his delegate total is "not enough to win the nomination."

“I wanted you to get an update from me personally, since we have some great news!

“Due to the smart planning of our campaign and the hard work and diligence of supporters like you, we stand to send nearly 200 bound delegates to the Republican National Convention in Tampa. This number shatters the predictions of the pundits and talking heads and shows the seriousness of our movement.

“What's more, we will send several hundred additional supporters to Tampa who, while bound to Romney, believe in our ideas of liberty, constitutional government, and a common-sense foreign policy.

“When it is all said and done, we will likely have as many as 500 supporters as delegates on the Convention floor. That is just over 20 percent!

“And while this total is not enough to win the nomination, it puts us in a tremendous position to grow our movement and shape the future of the GOP!

“I hope every one of you continues the fight we have advanced so well this year. I hope you will finish your local and state conventions, and, if you were selected as a national delegate, that you will head to Tampa in August to force the Republican Party to listen to the voice of liberty.

“We have never had this kind of opportunity. There will be hundreds of your fellow supporters in Tampa who will be ready and willing to push the Republican Party back to its limited government, liberty roots.

“There are many issues to fight for in Tampa. Also, candidates like Justin Amash, Kurt Bills, and Thomas Massie need your support as we move into the fall. Across the country, supporters of liberty have won local office and leadership positions in the GOP, and we need to keep working.

“Our delegates’ presence must be felt both in Tampa and in years to come.

“Stand up for what we believe in. Be respectful. And let the establishment know that we are the future of the Party and of the country.

“Our Revolution is just getting started. You'll be hearing plenty from me as we approach Tampa and the fall elections. You'll also be hearing of important developments on Audit the Fed and Campaign for Liberty.

“I hope you'll continue to stand with me as we go forward. Our Revolution could not have come this far without you.

“For Liberty,

Ron Paul”

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bur...25509.html



Rand Paul endorses Romney [politico.com]

Full text of the email from RP:Can we now unite and move forward?

People are forgetting Mitt Romney still doesn't have enough delegates to win the nomination... After the Texas convention delegates are counted, Romney will be short of the 1144 delegates needed to win on the first ballot...

Read between the lines...

I don't see why Rand Paul would be endorsing MR if they expected RP to somehow win the nomination. There's nothing between the lines.

People are forgetting Mitt Romney still doesn't have enough delegates to win the nomination... After the Texas convention delegates are counted, Romney will be short of the 1144 delegates needed to win on the first ballot...

Read between the lines...

Can we now unite and move forward?

Even after Ron Paul HIMSELF come out and says he won't be the nominee, you still cant accept that fact.

Personally, I can't wait for the convention, just so we can see your response after Romney gets the official nomination...

Romney is not my guy, but it's obvious that he will be running against Obama.
I really don't know why the fark you can't understand that.

Perhaps now you can show me your proof for your claim that Obama is planning a run against Paul?

You're still brainwashed by mainstream... After the Texas delegates are counted, Romney will fall short of the delegate total needed... The Goldman Sachs controlled media cannot allow Ron Paul to be percieved as the favorite in the public eye... They would pull a Bobby Kennedy if that ever happened...
The result of the Tampa convention will shock the world...

If there is still a chance, why the fark is Ron Paul claiming defeat, and why is his son supporting Romney?!

Talk about farking brainwashed....

Ron Paul says he will not win the nomination... on the first ballot... again, read between the lines...

Read between the farking lines...It's always "read between the lines" with you isn't it?

If Ron Paul is still expecting to go on to Tampa, and win on this 2nd ballot, why is his son throwing his support to Romney?!

Where the fark do you come up with this horseshit!?

Why should we have to "read between the lines" on what Ron Paul is saying?
Are you claiming he is just talking in code speak to his supporters?

I just can not understand where you are coming from, or where you are going with all of this.
It's all very delusional really...