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I'm still trying to catch up with this thread. I notice the huge vitriol against Paul over the vote last week. Some longtime Paul supporters dropped him over this, it seems. Personally, I thought his original votes were clear enough and it would have been more politic for a presidential run to have merely voted present on such a doomed symbolic vote. His original votes to invade Afghanistan and against invading Iraq spoke to his real positions far better. That vote made the job of selling GOP rank-and-file and activists a tougher sell. It was his call but we can see the results of it here. Principles are fine but appearances make a difference. That vote didn't give him any more principle that he already had and made enemies in the GOP.

Given the hostility of partisan GOP folks on the Right here at FR, I have to wonder if Ron Paul might be considering trying to capture the nominations of the Libertarians and the Constitution Party as well while running in the GOP primary at the same time. He's the only one in either party who could pull it off and he is actually a good fit for both. Just a thought.

Has he even filed his paperwork yet or hired any new staff for a campaign?

Has he even filed his paperwork yet or hired any new staff for a campaign?

Yes, Ron Paul filed the paperwork for his Exploratory Committee on January 11, 2007. ~~ http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,243200,00.html

He seems to be hiring new staff, at least that's the impression I get -- when I called his Congressional office in Texas earlier today, they gave me a direct number for his newly-established Exploratory Committee office in Virginia. I haven't spoken to Penny in the past few days, but the Virginia office said he should have some official campaign announcement to make this coming weekend in New Hampshire.

I notice the huge vitriol against Paul over the vote last week. Some longtime Paul supporters dropped him over this, it seems.

It's possible, but I haven't noticed any. If anything, all the vitriol seems to be coming from about five rabidly anti-Paul Freepers, while my pro-Paul Ping List has now (more than) doubled.