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Primary 2012

Ron Paul

Meet the candidate

Full name: Ronald Ernest Paul

Website: RonPaul2012.com

Political experience: Elected to Congress in 1976; Served until 1984, when he ran unsuccessfully for a U.S. Senate seat; won the Libertarian Party's 1988 presidential nomination; re-elected to Congress in 1996; ran for president as a Republican in 2008.

Brief bio: Paul is a longtime member of Congress who, according to his website, "never votes for legislation unless the proposed measure is expressly authorized by the Constitution." As a physician, Paul served as a flight surgeon in the Air Force and later worked as an OB/GYN in Texas. He and his wife, Carol, have five children and 17 grandchildren.

 

The interview

Ron Paul participated in an interview with the Monitor editorial board on Aug. 18, 2011. Here is a video of his remarks:

 


Coverage

Study: GOP plans would swell debt

The national debt would balloon under tax policies championed by three of the four major Republican candidates for president, according to an independent analysis… 1

February 24, 2012
My Turn

I'm optimistic about the primary's future

It's not about us. It never has been, and it shouldn't be. It's about democracy and preserving the American ideal that just about anyone can run for president. I'm… 0

January 28, 2012

Former aide: Paul signed off on newsletters

Ron Paul, well known as a physician, congressman and libertarian, has also been a businessman who pursued a marketing strategy that included publishing provocative,… 0

January 28, 2012
My Turn

The Darwin connection

Last winter, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. And this winter, like past winters, legislators in various states - including, unexpectedly, New Hampshire - are… 1

January 22, 2012

GOP primary upended, realigned, trimmed

In the most extraordinary day of the Republican presidential race, a series of fast-paced and unexpected events shook the candidates and their campaigns yesterday,… 0

January 20, 2012

What makes a good president?

For the past few years I've had the privilege each January to spend an hour or two with graduate students in a course on presidential leadership. On the basis of… 2

January 15, 2012
My Turn

Fear not, the primary is alive and well

After weeks of excellent primary campaign coverage, Thursday's Monitor editorial expressed anguish over the "the death of retail politics." As a 40-year veteran… 1

January 14, 2012

Mitt's moment

Mitt Romney wins the New Hampshire primary

Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney won the 2012 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary yesterday, succeeding where he… 0

January 11, 2012
Primary Circus

Election Night

Ron Paul election night party

After months of campaigning across the Granite State the results are in. 1

January 11, 2012

Paul celebrates 2nd with fans

Ron Paul election night party

Ron Paul ended his New Hampshire primary campaign the same way he began it: in front of an adoring crowd who chanted his name as he… 1

January 11, 2012
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