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Farewell, Ron Paul

By David Knowles
Mar 6th 2008 9:31PM

Filed Under:eRepublicans, Breaking News, Ron Paul, 2008 President

ABC News has learned that Ron Paul has, at last, decided to officially drop out of the race for the Republican nomination.

In a web video to be posted on Paul's website he will tell supporters he is winding down his campaign, which had already taken a back seat in recent weeks to his simultaneous bid for reelection to his Congressional seat.

Ah well. The man who sat atop the AOL Straw Poll all those weeks--but who couldn't consistently earn a percentage of the votes above the single digits in non-internet contests--certainly gave us an interesting ride. Here are a few of the YouTube moments gave rise to an unlikely movement.

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