2008 Presidential Campaign
On 11 January 2007, Paul filed papers to form an exploratory committee for the 2008 presidential race.[8][9] This will increase his fund raising opportunities until his presumed eventual announcement.
The Associated Press reports:
Kent Snyder, the chairman of Paul’s exploratory committee and a former staffer on Paul’s Libertarian campaign, said the congressman knows he’s a long shot.
Snyder said Paul is running to win, not just to make a point or to try to ensure that his issues are addressed. Paul is expected to formally announce his bid in the next week or two, Snyder said. Snyder said Paul and his supporters are not intimidated by the presence of nationally known and better-financed candidates, such as Sen. John McCain of Arizona or former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts.
“This is going to be a grassroots American campaign,” he said. “For us, it’s either going to happen at the grassroots level or it’s not.”[10]
On 22 January 2007, Reason Magazine Senior Editor Brian Doherty interviewed Paul about his presidential bid.[11]When asked about what issues he would emphasize, Paul responded:
Everything I’ve talked about for 20 years! I think the biggest thing for Republican primary voters is that most Republicans are turned off right now. They’ve had a beating and are reassessing their values. They have to decide what they believe in. The Republican Party has become about big government conservatism, and Republicans need to hear the message they used to hear: that conservatives are supposed to be for small government.
Paul also indicated that his grassroots campaign will attempt to take full advantage of the Internet.
NewsMax.com reported in January 2007 that many libertarians and conservatives may be turning towards Paul because they are frustrated by their early option in the 2008 front-runners.[12]
On 20 February 2007 Paul's exploratory committee posted a formal video of him explaining his reason for running on YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPlPT4bncq8
At the 2007 New Hampshire Liberty Forum, Ron Paul received the endorsement of the 2004 Libertarian Party presidential candidate Michael Badnarik.
He formally declared his candidacy 12 March 2007 as a guest on Washington Journal on C-SPAN.[14]
Books by Ron Paul
* Challenge to Liberty
* The Case for Gold. ISBN 0-932790-31-3.
* A Republic, If You Can Keep It
* Mises and Austrian Economics: A Personal View. Auburn, AL: Ludwig von Mises Institute, 1984.
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