Ron Paul to end campaign
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - June 12, 2008 Campaign spokesman Jesse Benton said the announcement, expected
during a rally coinciding with the Texas GOP State Convention in
Houston, was "not a disappointment at all. I think this is really
exciting."
Paul's announcement will be a formality.
The 72-year-old Texas congressman won few delegates during the
Republican primaries. But he raised millions of dollars online and
developed a large, grass-roots following among those who backed his
call for ending the war in Iraq and smaller government at home.
Supporters have pushed for a speaking role for him at the
Republican National Convention in September in St. Paul, Minn.
Paul has said he won't endorse Sen. John McCain, the likely GOP
presidential nominee. Benton said that was unlikely to change.