How have Americans benefitted from Ron Paul’s presidential run?

Unfortunately even masses of Ron Paul supports on the Internet and throughout the country were unable to make enough of a splash to get Dr. Paul in the running for President. We all made a good run, and did the best we could to try and convince this crazy country of what would be best for it. Unfortunately it doesn’t appear to have worked out.

I am thankful for Dr. Paul’s presidential nomination run, however. He forced many issues onto the table, and although they didn’t necessarily get addressed by other candidates, Dr. Paul has at least entered them into the public psyche. This means that when issues that he has brought up in his campaign are brought up again they will be familiar, or at least more familiar than they were the first time he brought them up.

In addition, Dr. Paul has made a name for himself. Since he was re-elected to Congress, this will work out quite nicely for him. The legislation that he supports and presents will now have a nationally-recognized name behind it, and will be backed by a huge number of citizens.

Despite John McCain’s win for the Republican nomination, Ron Paul’s campaign has served a great purpose and will still benefit everyone involved.