Ron Paul just endorsed a candidate some are calling the future of the Republican Party

[jct74]

Ron Paul just endorsed a candidate some are calling the future of the Republican Party

by Jack Hunter
June 28, 2016

In April, I touted candidate Rebekah Johansen Bydlak (disclosure: Bydlak is a friend and former Rare contributor), who’s running for an open seat in Florida’s 1st Congressional District. I said Bydlak was a constitutional conservative in the mold of senators like Rand Paul and Mike Lee, and congressmen like Justin Amash and Thomas Massie. Bydlak has already received the support of Rep. Amash.

Now she’s earned the endorsement of the original liberty congressman.

“I am pleased to endorse Rebekah Bydlak for Congress,” Ron Paul said in a statement Tuesday. “Rebekah’s commitment to, and experience in advancing, the principles of liberty show that she is the type of leader the GOP, Florida, and the country need.”

Ron Paul’s popular 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns helped create a liberty movement within the Republican Party that has helped elect many of the tea party-friendly leaders in Congress, as well as inspiring countless activists.

“I am thrilled and honored to be endorsed by the godfather of the Tea Party,” Bydlak said of Paul’s endorsement. “Ron Paul’s name has become synonymous with the defense of the Constitution and reducing the size of government,” Bydlak said.

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[ChristianAnarchist]

Way 2 go girl. If Ron says you're OK then you're OK...

 

[cindy25]

hope she wins, Florida more than most states needs a Libertarian star

 

[Cleaner44]

I miss the old days when the people here would be spending time and energy working on getting candidates like this elected, rather than tearing down Trump to promote Hillary Clinton.

 

[ChristianAnarchist]

I miss the old days when the people here would be spending time and energy working on getting candidates like this elected, rather than tearing down Trump to promote Hillary Clinton.

Or promoting a statist like Trump...

 

[Cleaner44]

Or promoting a statist like Trump...

Exactly... except I rarely see anyone here promoting Trump, especially since it is not allowed. I see 10 times as many anti-Trump threads compared to anti-Clinton threads.

 

[erowe1]

I miss the old days when the people here would be spending time and energy working on getting candidates like this elected, rather than tearing down Trump to promote Hillary Clinton.

I don't see anyone promoting Hillary, but tearing down Trump and working to get candidates like this elected are two sides of the same coin.

 

[erowe1]

Exactly... except I rarely see anyone here promoting Trump, especially since it is not allowed. I see 10 times as many anti-Trump threads compared to anti-Clinton threads.

I see it all the time. It's only nominally disallowed. But behind the scenes [MENTION=2]Bryan[/MENTION] gives +reps to Trump trolls and bans people who criticize them.

 

[Mr.NoSmile]

Does she have the name recognition, numbers, and funding? An endorsement is fine, but means nothing if you don't have the infrastructure to back you up. Not everyone is Dave Brat.

 

[RonPaulwillWin]

Or promoting a statist like Trump...

Are people really propping up Hillary here? I haven't been here in awhile. I jumped on the Trump train after Rand dropped out, I'm not going for Gary this time.

 

[CPUd]

Does she have the name recognition, numbers, and funding? An endorsement is fine, but means nothing if you don't have the infrastructure to back you up. Not everyone is Dave Brat.

She raised around $100K at a fundraiser last month, which is pretty good for a rookie.