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'Feelings Thermometer': Michelle Obama Ranks 'Warmest' With Voters, Pelosi 'Coldest'

Everyone is used to the familiar "horse race" poll that tells us who is out front when it comes to a campaign, but Quinnipiac University has a different measure for some of today's leading political personalities: namely, who ranks the "warmest" and "coldest" on a "feelings thermometer"?

Fox News Caught Running Old CPAC Footage After Ron Paul's Straw Poll Win? [VIDEOS]

Rep. Ron Paul of Texas won the Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, 2011 straw poll with 30 percent of the vote, besting runner-up Mitt Romney by 7 percentage points. The annual straw poll is considered a bellwether of conservative support in advance of the presidential primary season, though many political...

Ron Paul Dismisses Donald Trump, May Yet Run for President in 2012

You can't fire a guy if he doesn't have the job yet. The same week that Donald Trump caused a stir at CPAC by declaring that Ron Paul couldn't ever be elected president in America, the Texas representative "relaunched his political operation," according to CNN. Despite Trump's assurances, Paul's PAC continues to raise...

Ron Paul Defends WikiLeaks on Twitter

(Dec. 3) -- Not everyone is out to get Julian Assange. Ron Paul, the Texas congressman and former presidential candidate, took to his Twitter feed today and put up a staunch defense of WikiLeaks, the whistle-blower website that so many in the U.S. government love to hate. From Newt Gingrich to Hillary Rodham Clinton to...

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Blue Republican or Red Democrat? The rEVOLution Crosses Party Lines

The newest and fastest growing political grouping in the U.S. is driven by the idea that the problems that are facing the nation today have been caused not just by the left wing or the right wing, but by the mainstream of both parties, which have for years been eliminating our civil rights, sponsoring and benefiting from a...

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Eli Lehrer: Ron Paul Should Drop Out Now

In recent weeks, Ron Paul has emerged as the greatest threat to the Republican Party's future.

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Seven Stages of Ron Paul Supporter Grief

"[W]e 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," Paul emailed supporters in a campaign statement this week.

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GOP's Possible PUMA Problem

Is the Republican Party going to have a PUMA problem on its hands during its national nominating convention?

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Anti-College Crusader Peter Thiel Backtracks, Then Reverses Again

The billionaire venture capitalist and PayPal creator has made a lot of headlines over the past few years for his contrarian opinions -- and his willingness to put money behind them.

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05/30/12 Dems nominate Lampson; Weber in GOP runoff for Paul's... Source: Beaumont Enterprise - Beaumont TX State Rep. Randy Weber will face attorney Felicia Harris in a Republican runoff for the south Texas seat being vacated by retiring U.S. Rep. Ron Paul. Weber received 27.6 percent of the votes and Harris received 18.9 percent.
05/30/12 Mass. GOP delegate dispute unresolved Source: Telegram & Gazette - Worcester MA State Republican Party officials meeting in Marlboro last night reached no decision on disputed ballots from the April party caucuses, party officials said.
05/30/12 Party in Tampa! Paul Backers, Palin, RNC to Hold... Source: ABC - KAPP 35 - Yakima WA In August, Tampa, Fla., will become a Bermuda Triangle of conservatism.
05/30/12 Ron Paul Loses His Home District Source: TheStreet.com Rep. Ron Paul (R., Texas) failed to win his home district in the Texas primary Tuesday night as Mitt Romney clinched the GOP nomination.
05/30/12 Ron Paul Campaign Wants Media To Stop Treating Their... Source: New York Observer - New York NY Ron Paul's official campaign website published a copy of a Minnesota Star Tribune op-ed by "Ron Paul activist and delegate" Craig Westover yesterday in which Mr. Westover argue media coverage of the "fringe of the Ron Paul movement" is akin to focusing on "the remnants of the gay-rights fringe," which he describes as "shirtless hunks in leather tutus and motorcycling 'Dykes on Bikes.

Background on Ron Paul

Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul (born August 20, 1935) is an American politician who has been the U.S. Representative for Texas's 14th congressional district, which includes Galveston, since 1997, and a three-time candidate for President of the United States, as a Libertarian in 1988 and as a Republican in 2008 and currently 2012. He is an outspoken critic of American foreign and monetary policies, including the Military–industrial complex and the Federal Reserve, and is known for his libertarian-leaning views, often differing from his own party on certain issues.

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