COMMENTARY | Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, has made it known that he will form his very own presidential exploratory committee for a possible run for the Republican nomination in 2012. This will be the third time Paul has made a run at the Republican nomination, the last coming in 2008.
Paul faces an upward climb toward the nomination because of his many differing opinions on how the country should be run. His opinions differ from other members of his own party and are not in line with the views or opinions of other Republicans throughout the rest of the country. With Paul charging full speed ahead in his run for the White House, here are the top three disadvantages Paul faces in the coming months ahead.
No one in modern times has ascended to the presidency directly from the House, and Paul is unlikely to become the first. The main problem that most House members have is that they are not widely known outside their very own state. Even through Paul has won a few straw polls here and there, as well as running for president in the last election, most people do not know a whole lot about him or where he stands on the issues.
Ron Paul is the most un-Republican running for the party's nomination. Paul has a different position on almost every major issue that matters the most to Republican voters. These include foreign policy, drug legalization, and getting the country back on the gold standard. While being different may be great, when it comes to being a Republican who is running for the nomination of your party, being very different from everyone else isn't going to help your cause go very far unless you are able to come up with some great solutions to the problems that are currently facing this country that don't sound crazy..
The last disadvantage is that Paul has never run a national campaign in all 50 states. The amount of money needed to be raised is a lot more than Paul has ever raised. I don't believe that Paul has the ability, the funds, or the staff up for the task.
Paul also has to present himself to all Americans as someone who has the ability to get the job done as president; the congressman's overall record reflects a person who hasn't done anything in office but talk about "if this happens" or "if that happens" we would all be better off. What major issue has Paul ever gotten through Congress? The short answer is nothing that was ever important to anyone. Paul can talk about what he would do if he were in charge, but until he has shown that he has the leadership ability to lead this country going forward, the upward climb that he will face may be more than any one man can handle.
The other major Republicans who would be after the nomination have been governors of states, have led major reform as leaders of the House or Senate and have greatly impacted the lives of all Americans. These people have been on the national stage more often because Americans know who they are and where they stand on the issues.
Paul faces the sea of other Republicans who are also going to be running for president, and in an era in which you need to be front and center on the national picture, Ron Paul may find himself in the back of the room, slowly fading to black.
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