Why Did Ron Paul Skip CPAC?

1) Paul's campaign does not have the money of Romney to pay for these diversions.
2) Paul's support is based on his policies not pandering to the next available audience.
3) Paul has support within CPAC.
4) Paul needs to distance himself from the racists invited by CPAC.

EVEN IF I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE IS... I KNOW WHERE HE STANDS. Ron Paul ,Yes, radical changes for America. Obliterate what makes us weak.

If you love freedom vote for & support Ron Paul.If you want government control over your whole life vote for Romney Or Obama.Its your choice.Don't let the news media tell you how to vote.Have a mind of your own.Vote for the person that will not sell you out for personal gain.

Just another example of Paul being different than the rest. Going to these 'two-faced- phoney cocktail parties is only for the crooks. Circle jerk politics is not what Paul is about.

how about this , he is campaigning in Maine to pick up delegates , How many delegates are at Cpac, lets see next Headline , Ron Paul wins Maine doesnt matter on the third page of this rag . yahoo sucks big time

Ron Paul going to the CPAC would have merely given the media another chance to minimize him, despite the fact he would have most likely won the straw poll for the third time.
CPAC is nothing but a bunch of chest beating and Obama hating, little or nothing on the issues themselves. I applaud Dr. Paul for having the sense to concentrate his efforts to restore America on the areas he has the best chance of getting his message out and making a real impact. CPAC was just another venue for media to exert their agenda and continue to try and brainwash the American public. His incredible showing in Maine proves the choice was a good one.

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As Ron Paul continues to gain support he knows he needs to distance himself from these incestuous and pointless events. It's about the message -- not the man. Ron Paul 2012. Freedom and Liberty forever!

He was not invited to speak. He won the CPAC straw poll the past 2 years running. The establishment was ok with that as they were'nt election years. Can't allow RP any momentum now.

Ron Paul did not have to go to C-Pac to convince them he is a Conservative they know for a fact he is a Conservative. The voters know he is a Conservative and if the straw poll does not show this then they need to look at him again.

In response to Michael K:

You are worried that RP supporters will give you a thumbs down. Michael, do you support the FED? Do you support endless taxation for endless social programs and endless waste of our troops? Do you disagree with our troops who support Ron Paul far more than any other candidate? (Don't you suppose they would KNOW who is right about endless wars?). Do you support endless government intrusion in your life? Do you support gun control? (Every other candidate ESPECIALLY Romney and Obama, are VERY anti-gun). Do you really understand how bad Obamacare is (or Romneycare?) This election is too important to be left to people coming on here and saying Ron Paul is kooky and NEVER bothering to find out what he's about.

Ron Paul skipped it because it's nothing but old school GOP establishment now. Sorry, but the reason RP attracts so many young people is because unlike Obama, Romney, Gingrich and Santorum, he is not a tool.

Ron Paul for president

His son spoke and it was stellar. Go Ron Paul. Despite the media neglect, the voting fraud, the general population malaise your are strong. The entire Facebook population is on fire for the cause of Freedom. No matter what happens we are winners! We will change the landscape of Congress and local government. People are awakening and it is awesome!

Easiest answer to the headline: He didn't attend because he's a Libertarian playing in the GOP playground. He has a foreign policy agenda that GOP mainstream hates and why would he risk being boo'd in a public forum for the sake of ten voters he may sway. Smart move on his part, really.

Why does Yahoo try to smear Ron Paul all day everyday? You scared?

Who is taking the delegates? Who is actually going to win Maine?

Ron Paul.

In yet another strange twist in this year's voting contests Rick Santorum won all three states Tuesday night. Unfortunately, Missouri's vote was held just for fun. All 70 delegates available were from Colorado and Minnesota. In the two states that mattered, Santorum came in first. Ron Paul came in second and fourth. Mitt Romney came in third and second. And Newt Gingrich came in fourth and third.

What does this mean? It means voters are still unsure of their Republican candidate. No one candidate has put down his footprint and cemented it. Every race is different, and every state is judging the candidates on their own merits and flaws and coming to different conclusions. On Tuesday, the conclusion was Santorum would make a good president. In the next primary, it might be Romney again or Gingrich or Paul.

The only constant in these races is Paul's momentum and message. Paul is doing what he said he was doing to do: Go through the race and build momentum and delegates, and his speech to supporters reiterated those goals.

In fact, it was the most animated I have seen Paul. I also noticed his message has not changed. He has not driven away from liberty and freedom in an effort to garner more votes. He has started elaborating on what he means by liberty and freedom. Paul stated, "The bigger a government gets, the smaller our liberty gets. We are losing our economic liberties as well as our personal liberties."

I don't have to think very long to come up with ways our personal and economic liberties have been compromised. For our personal liberties, we just have to look at the airports, the long security lines and the extensive "no fly" list that includes children, politicians and elderly individuals, and the confiscation of dangerous cupcakes. When it comes to our economic liberties, we just have to look at the unemployment rate, the number of unemployed and underemployed, and the number of people that have fallen out of the middle class.

Paul made a good point when he stated, "Foreign policy is the economic policy. We have extended ourselves too far around the world." Paul also stated at various points during his speech, "There should be no bailouts at all. You can't go to war without a declaration. You can't undermine our privacy any longer." He then referenced Russia and the Cold War by telling us the U.S. never had to fight Russia because Russia overextended itself and caused its own economic collapse. The message was clear. The U.S. is headed down the same path.

I agree. The U.S. is concentrating more efforts overseas than at home, and it needs to stop. We are going to war without declarations of war, and it needs to stop. The U.S. needs to get back on track, and if Paul can bring us back on track, then he should be president. by S.L. Carroll.

“A libertarian is a conservative who got mugged by his government”

Stupid yahoo does not count the thumbs up I give to posters...instead a red warning you have already rated #$%$.............

Why show up to talk to party-line voting fools that just want a white Obama or another Bush to lead the country further into despair? I wouldn't go either. Let these war-mongering, baby factories rah rah with one another.