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Ron Paul 2008 presidential campaign they presented and briefly laid out the four principles that all the independent candidates had agreed on as the most important key issues of the presidential race. On September 22, 2008, Paul announced his support for Chuck Baldwin of the Constitution Party. In October 2008, Paul was declared an eligible write-in candidate in California. In the 2008 presidential election, Paul received approximately 47,507 votes. In May 2011, he announced that he would run again for President in the next election. Ron Paul 2008 presidential campaign The 2008 presidential campaign of Ron Paul, Congressman of Texas, began in early 2007 when