(CNN. March 10, 2008)
Republican Ron Paul is winding
down his presidential
campaign, but he says there's
still something to fight for.

So... BABY, IT AIN'T OVER TILL
IT'S OVER (©)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=WyWLP1JxG4Y

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Ron Paul's Inte
more

(CNN. March 10, 2008)
Republican Ron Paul is winding
down his presidential
campaign, but he says there's
still something to fight for.

So... BABY, IT AIN'T OVER TILL
IT'S OVER (©)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=WyWLP1JxG4Y

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Ron Paul's Intentions
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(CNN) -- U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of
Texas is still in the
presidential race ... sort of.


Rep. Ron Paul isn't dropping
out of the race even though
John McCain is the GOP's
presumptive nominee.

His campaign is 'certainly
winding down' given the number
of primaries left, but it's
not over, Paul said Monday on
CNN's 'American Morning.'

'If you're in a campaign for
only gaining power, that's one
thing. If you're in a campaign
to influence ideas and the
future of the country, the
campaign is never over.'

Two days after Sen. John
McCain became the presumptive
GOP nominee, Paul hinted in a
video posted on YouTube that
the end was near.

'Though victory in the
conventional political sense
is not available in the
presidential race, many
victories have been achieved
due to your hard work and
enthusiasm. We must remember,
elections are short-term
efforts. Revolutions are
long-term projects,' Paul said
in the video.

Paul, who ran for president in
1988 as a Libertarian, shot
down the idea of launching a
third party or independent
candidacy, saying he doesn't
think such a move is
practical.

Paul said Republicans 'have a
right to vote for someone that
stands for traditional
Republican principles' and
that he does not plan on
supporting McCain.
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'I'm not likely to support
John McCain unless he changes
his views. He doesn't
represent anything I've talked
about for 30 years,' Paul
said.

'How could I reject everything
I've talked about for 30 years
... and say, 'Oh, OK. Now it's
all over. Unity is the most
important thing. Now I endorse
John McCain.' Nobody would
understand that. I certainly
would have a difficult time
adapting to that.'

Paul said Monday he plans to
continue campaigning to keep
his ideas in the arena. Watch
Paul explain his intentions
»

His campaign has focused on a
'limited constitutional
government, low taxes, free
markets and a return to sound
monetary policies,' according
to his Web site.

His presidential run has been
centered around a grass-roots
effort. Despite his low
polling in the Republican
primaries and caucuses, he's
had a strong Internet campaign
with successful online drives
for funds.

'The true revolution on the
change of the party as well as
the change of the country is
ongoing. We feel very good
about it, which means I'm
still in the race, but
certainly in a manner that is
less energetic than it was six
months ago,' he said.

Paul said he feels an
obligation to his supporters
in the states that have yet to
hold their contests.

'I didn't think that it would
last that long nor we would
energize so many nor raise so
much money. So we're really
excited about what's going
on,' he said.

Paul is the sole Republican
candidate to call for a U.S.
withdrawal from Iraq.

The lawmaker said he didn't
think his supporters would be
better off voting for the
Democratic candidate because
he said he doesn't consider
either one to be sincere.

'If you look at [Barack]
Obama's voting record, he's
voted not to end the war. He's
voted to finance the war. So
his rhetoric is playing to the
people that come my way, but
he ... he wants to send more
troops into Afghanistan. He
wants to broaden the military.
I think it's a fraud what he's
talking about when he wants to
really get out of Iraq,' he
said.


Paul has received 21 delegates
so far. He had a notable
showing in the Washington
state caucuses, where he got
21 percent of the vote. He
also received more than 20
percent in the North Dakota
and Montana contests.

McCain became the presumptive
Republican nominee following
the March 5 primaries in Ohio,
Texas, Rhode Island and
Vermont. The only other
candidate left in the GOP
race, former Arkansas Gov.
Mike Huckabee, dropped out
after McCain's wins last
week.

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