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So right off the bat, let me just disclose the following: I am a proud Ron Paul supporter. I’ve been aware of Dr. Paul since the turn of the century. I’ve been reading “Texas Straight Talk,” his weekly correspondence, for going on a decade, and have been known, from time to time, to actually call the number that has his weekly, pre-recorded message in order to actually hear the man, in his own words, speak those wonderful words of truth and freedom.

I was involved with the grassroots effort of his 2008 run and donated to that campaign and his congressional campaign as well. Now, four years later, I am currently serving as my county’s coordinator for the Georgia for Ron Paul grassroots group and have made multiple donations to the RP2012 campaign.

Simply put—I’m a fan.

For many out there, the Ron Paul Revolution is all but dead. A minor historical footnote. How wrong these people are.  For you see, this thing is still growing. It really is. Despite a virtual, media blackout and more dirty tricks by the GOP establishment than you can shake a stick at, this beautiful, organic phenomenon is still growing.

Let’s start with delegates. FOX News and many other outlets are grossly under-reporting Dr. Paul’s delegate count at around 50; however, CNN, as it has been during this entire cycle, has a more accurate count of 71. But they’re all wrong. We won’t know for sure until all of the district and state conventions wrap up, but Dr. Paul could very well be looking at a count in the several hundreds. It is most likely that the Paul campaign will have a strong majority of delegates in the following states: Colorado, Iowa, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, and several others. Hell, if it goes to a contested convention with multiple ballots, there will be Ron Paul delegates waiting in the wings in the Georgia Delegation. And there are several contests left where Paul could pick up more delegates.

Aaron Biterman is the Founder of LibertySlate 2010, which exists to empower voters with information about candidates for Congress who share our commitment to constitutionally limited government and preserving individual liberty in our country. Learn more about LibertySlate 2010 at LibertySlate.com.

It is clear that the “leadership” of the Republican Party has abandoned the principles that made our country great and made our citizens free and independent: Constitutionally limited government, individual liberty, and free-market capitalism.

In 2005, I could sense that the Republican Party was about done with George W. Bush.  I decided to get involved in the Republican Party through the Republican Liberty Caucus and work to change hearts and minds in a party that was collapsing before my eyes.

A year later, I developed the concept of LibertySlate.  I decided that recruiting and supporting candidates who shared my vision for smaller government and were able to wage primary campaigns against incumbent Republicans was a worthy goal.  But 2006 was a tough year and I didn’t find enough candidates to participate in the LibertySlate.  Republicans lost sorely in the 2006 cycle, but the few Republicans who had voted correctly were able to hold on to their seats.

In 2007 and 2008, I was extremely active in the Ron Paul for President efforts and was helping the Republican Liberty Caucus keep up with the rapid movement growth that resulted from the Paul campaign.  The RLC endorsed over 220 candidates in 2008.  Unfortunately, despite that LibertySlate still existed as a concept in my mind, we weren’t able to get it launched in time to have a significant impact in Republican primaries.

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