Paul Challenges GOP Agenda on Campaign Trail

"Lone wolf''s" campaign gains traction with the young and wired

By Wesley Oliver, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 22, 2007 8:49 AM CDT

(Newser) – Most Americans know him—if at all— as the firebrand Texas congressman who’s always pushed to the end of the line during debates. Ron Paul flounders at the bottom of national polls, but he's is the most “friended” Republican on myspace.com. And he's the lone GOP presidential candidate who opposes the Iraq war. His solution to the mess, he tells the New York Times: “Just leave.”

Paul is admired for his willingness to stick to his principles, which have led him to oppose funding for his own district, a medal of honor for Rosa Parks, and Republican talking points. And his candidacy, if ultimately fruitless, has recently taken off among disillusioned voters, especially the young and the wired.

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Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, shakes hands after speaking during a presidential forum at the National Right to Life Convention in Kansas City, Mo., Friday, June 15, 2007. (AP... (Associated Press)

Republican presidential hopeful Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, speaks during a presidential forum at the National Right to Life Convention in Kansas City, Mo., Friday, June 15, 2007. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner) (Associated Press)

Republican presidential hopeful Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, gestures as he makes his comments on the war in Iraq during the Republican debate, Tuesday, May 15, 2007, in Columbia, S.C. Paul is hoping to use... (Associated Press)

Republican presidential contenders Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas., left, and Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Co., right, listen to Rudy Giuliani, former New York City mayor, answer a question during the first republican... (Associated Press)

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Paul Challenges GOP Agenda on Campaign Trail