Monday, April 25, 2011

Sources: Ron Paul To Form Exploratory Committee Tomorrow

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According to Politico, Ron Paul will announce tomorrow in Iowa that he forming an exploratory committee for the 2012 campaign.  This is a necessary preliminary step to begin raising legal money and will most assuredly lead to his eventual "official" announcement that he will once again seek the presidency in 2012.  Paul announced today via his website that he "[will] be in Des Moines, Iowa tomorrow to make an important announcement":
Paul, who represents Texas' 14th District in the House of Representatives, adds his name to the field of potential Republican candidates, which includes names like Mitt Romney, and Tim Pawlenty, a former governor of Minnesota.

Meantime, Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour, a Republican, took himself out of the race late Monday. 
I can't tell you how refreshing it is to see Rep. Paul run once again.  He is polling much better this time, but I am most excited about him pressuring more "gun shy" candidates to answer real questions.  Love him or hate him, he is sure to make the race more interesting.  It will also be fun to watch Fox News degrade him once again, all the while trying to tell people they aren't an arm of the same GOP that tried to defeat Rep. Paul in 2010.