Congressman Ron Paul has announced that he will no longer be using
resources to campaign in primary states, instead focusing all of his
efforts on delegate-selection events as he vows to continue to vie for
GOP nomination for presidential candidate.
Rep. Paul (R-Texas) issued a statement on his official website on
Monday announcing that he will immediately begin to concentrate on
collecting delegates at state conventions in lieu of traditional
campaigning in states where he will have to compete in GOP presidential
primaries.
"Our campaign will continue to work in the state
convention process. We will continue to take leadership positions, win
delegates, and carry a strong message to the Republican National
Convention that liberty is the way of the future," reads the statement.
"Moving
forward, however, we will no longer spend resources campaigning in
primaries in states that have not yet voted. Doing so with any hope of
success would take many tens of millions of dollars we simply do not
have.”
Following the bowing out of Rick Santorum and Newt
Gingrich in recent weeks, Rep. Paul has become the most likely opponent
to Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney in terms of taking the GOP
nomination. Both men are vying for the Republican Party’s nod so that
they can challenge incumbent President Barack Obama during this
November’s election.
In Monday’s statement, Paul suggests that by
continuing to accumulate delegates, he stands to give Romney a run for
his money come the RNC later this summer in Tampa, Florida.
Paul
says he will continue to try to accumulate delegates, a strategy that
has been considered unorthodox by many but has so far proved to be
mostly successful.
“I hope all supporters of Liberty will
remain deeply involved – become delegates, win office, and take
leadership positions.I will be right there with you.In the coming days,
my campaign leadership will lay out to you our delegate strategy and
what you can do to help, so please stay tuned,” says the congressman.
CNN
reports that, as of April 1, the Ron Paul for President campaign has
roughly $1.8 million in the bank—quite an accomplishing statistic given
that former House Speaker Newt Gingrich suspended his campaign while
$4.5 million in debt.
Last month Paul’s campaign manager, Jesse Benton, told reporters,
"I am not going to try to deceive you, and say that Romney doesn't have
some advantages…But until he has 1,144 delegates, we are going to press
on with our campaign."
