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| Ron Paul photo courtesy Gage Skidmore |
Rep. Ron Paul (R- Texas) and former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson are running for president in 2012, both hoping to represent the Republican Party. Their political beliefs, however, differ in many ways from those of the others seeking the Republican nomination. That was evident in the first Republican presidential debate earlier this month, when both Paul and Johnson expressed their Libertarian viewpoints.
The question is whether American voters will support those views, which include ending the War on Drugs, bringing the troops home from the Middle East, not extending the Patriot Act, supporting civil liberties and downsizing the government. An opinion piece in the Los Angeles Times recently presented several reasons why his own party will not support Ron Paul’s views.
Meanwhile, the Libertarian Party will be choosing its own presidential candidate. It has built an impressive war chest for 2012, reporting more than $284-thousand in cash with no debt, and looks in better shape to promote its platform than in any previous election.
The Libertarians have been specific on how they would fix the current problems our country is facing, and those fixes not only conflict with some Republican views, but also clashes head-on with many of the changes promised by President Obama.
Those wishing to follow Libertarian presidential candidates and the latest political news may find the link below helpful. This Google Reader, which bundles together a collection of media outlet web pages, a Google Alert for “Libertarian President 2012,” and an advanced Twitter Search for “Libertarian” gathers a lot of valuable information together and makes it easily accessible.
http://www.google.com/reader/bundle/user%2F01032395600033427656%2Fbundle%2FLibertarian%20Presidential%20Candidates
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