Comment: Call it what you want

Maybe he "sold out," maybe he "gave up," maybe he did not even care either way, but this article is still missing a bit of reality.

First of all, no matter how nice or mean Ron Paul was to the other candidates, the republicans were never under any circumstances going to nominate Ron Paul. He could have won every primary and it would not have happened. Running as a 3rd party or independent would not have gotten him the Presidency either. That being said, he knew he would not be President, we knew he would not be President, we supported him (or at least I did) anyways because we anted him to keep talking and we wanted others to hear him.

Which brings me to my next topic. This article claims his campaign was a massive catastrophe. Well.... He is not President right now, so maybe, but I have a different vantage point. I spent a lot of time in 2012 on college campuses, and his underground youth following is still growing even after the election and his ideas are being talked about in a very positive manner. However, that is not just on college campuses, I had so many friends and family approach me and say things about how he was the only one making any sense in a debate the previous night.

Again.... call it selling out if you want, but he was never going to win, so who cares what it was? He sent a message and let's hope he continues spreading that message for years to come.