WASHINGTON, DC - It was not too long ago that some people were writing off Ron Paul as someone that had little chance of becoming the next president of the United States. First, it was because he did not have enough supporters.  Then, it was because he could not raise enough money. Now everything has changed; he has legions of patriotic supporters and lots of money. The naysayers must now listen because Ron Paul has come to play. He is in it to win!

With a legion of patriotic supporters that come from every walk of American life from active duty military personnel, accountants, factory workers, waitresses, and housewives; Ron Paul has galvanized patriotic Americans everywhere to become the Peoples’ choice for President. Why?  What does he offer that every other candidate running for president, whether Democrat or Republican, does not? The answer is simple. His supporters consist of people previously aligned with the following parties: Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians, Independents and the Constitution Party. There are a many newer, younger supporters, most of whom never voted before because they were either too young or too disenchanted. Because of Ron Paul's message of freedom and hope, these voters are now highly energized and they will be around for many years (and many elections) to come. They are a happy, fun-loving breed that only wants the best for their country and themselves.

Paul’s message of freedom and liberty resonates loudly with the American electorate. They want more of what they used to have and desire to have yet again. They want to be free to make their own decisions and not let the government make those decisions for them. His supporters are positive people who are voting for a positive a candidate. They are not “protest voters” as the Lame Stream Media (LSM) would like us to believe. These supporters are patriots who want their candidate to support the U.S. Constitution.

These patriots realize that Ron Paul is the only candidate that will deliver on what he promised. His long record in Congress speaks for itself as a bastion of personal integrity and principle. His unwavering belief that the U.S. Constitution should still limit the size and scope of the federal government resonates with the electorate because that is what they want too. His belief that our currency should have intrinsic value by being backed by gold or silver, the way it used to be, is supported by voters everywhere. The government’s current policy of unconstrained printing of money contributes to the “inflation tax” that Ron Paul speaks about so frequently.

And perhaps most of all, Ron Paul is the strongest presidential on national defense. He wants to defend our borders and keep out terrorists and illegal aliens. He wants to bring our troops home from 700 bases overseas and 130 countries to defend the homeland. He always supports our veterans.

Championing a foreign policy that promotes free market trade and cooperation amongst nations will do more to strengthen our ties with other countries than invading those countries or threatening to do so. The current policy of “democracy-by- gun” does not work. It is the positive approach versus the negative approach. His commitment to U.S. sovereignty is second to none. He supports U.S. sovereignty while continuing to oppose the continued movement towards the formation of the globalists' North American Union (NAU), aided-and-abetted by the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). He is 'for' defending our borders and he is against amnesty for illegal aliens all of whom committed at least two crimes when they came here illegally. Illegal aliens committed their first crime when they illegally crossed into the U.S.  and they committed their second crime when they illegally obtained fraudulent identification in order to work in this country. Others have continued to commit additional crimes and many others; perhaps as many as 78%, receive some form of government “assistance,” courtesy of U.S. taxpayers. This insanity must stop.

Ron Paul is not wishy-washy like several of our Republican candidates, i.e., liberal one day and born-again conservatives the next; just-in-time for the election, of course. And Paul is not clueless like all of the Democratic presidential contenders. He offers a clear choice to the electorate where there actually is no choice at all if you want someone in the White House who puts America first and whose actions follow his rhetoric.

It became clear from his record-setting, 24-hour campaign contributions on December 16^th 2007 of more than $6 million in commemoration of the Boston Tea Party 234 years ago, that Americans want him in the White House too. For the “Tea Party” there were 58,407 individual contributors, of whom an astounding 24,915 were first-time donors. Paul will finish the fourth quarter with a war chest of perhaps more than $20 million, which is not bad for a former dark horse candidate. That is about $8 million higher than the $12 million goal set by the national campaign staff.  On any given day, the typical contribution is about $50 so there are many, many patriots around the country that support this man with whatever they can afford to give; waitresses with their tip money and construction workers with their Christmas bonus money. He is truly the Peoples’ candidate, a populist.

Ron Paul CAN WIN! How? First, people must vote for him in the primary election or caucus in their state, and then they must vote for him in the general election. HE CAN AND WILL WIN IF PEOPLE VOTE FOR HIM!

Noel Gibeson, RNC member