The GOP straw poll earlier this year revealed that the top two candidates for President in 2008 are Mitt Romney and Ron Paul. One could easily assume that the huge support for Mitt Romney in Utah is due simpy to the fact that he is LDS, but what about Ron Paul? Ron Paul is attracting many, not because of his religion but because of his philosophies.
Examining the records of both Ron Paul and Mitt Romney reveals some important factors that should be considered. Mitt Romney did some great things as governor of Massachusetts, but he has also supported socialist viewpoints including government welfare and mandatory healthcare. Congressman Ron Paul, also known as "Dr. No", has an outstanding record of defending freedom with 20 years of voting in congress. It's up to you to decide which
CNN issued a challenge to grassroots Ron Paul supporters asking them to submit a 30-second commercial to be aired during the Republican Debate on Wednesday 11/28/07. Our own LDS Conservative, Mike, created a powerful commercial using part of the speech from Ron Paul's visit to Utah earlier this year (Mike also did the production on the recent Joel Skousen / Jack Monnett DVD). This submission didn't air on the CNN/Youtube debate, though the Ron Paul campaign did highlight it on the Ron Paul Ad Competition page. Here it is:
Today I came across a great letter on LewRockwell.com. The letter was written by Robert Higgins, a Republican from Utah, regarding the 2008 Presidential Race:
To my fellow Latter-day Saint brothers and sisters, this letter is a pleading with each of you to consider supporting Congressman Ron Paul in his candidacy for President of these united States of America.
Congressman Paul is THE only candidate, from either of the two major political parties, that has shown he understands the proper role of government and that he understands and adheres to the principles written in our Constitution.
All the other Republican and Democratic candidates reveal themselves as