Boise Weekly: The Accidental Pol

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The Accidental Pol
Ron Paul's offbeat campaign touches down in Idaho
BY SHEA ANDERSEN

Candidates rarely get a moment to themselves, so Ron Paul's bewildered look should come as a surprise to nobody. But lately, Paul has adopted the mien of a man borne along by tides he never anticipated. With John McCain wearing the Republican Party's mantle as its "presumptive nominee" (it's the closest he'll get to the real title until the party's convention in Minnesota this September), guys like Paul might sound like also-rans.

But Paul, the libertarian candidate with a strong affection for the U.S. Constitution, soldiers on, even if he's not entirely sure why.

"I was talked into doing this a long time ago," Paul said Friday, before taking the stage at the College of Idaho. "I thought, in three months I can go back to my business. I haven't been able to walk away."

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Related Post: Texas Prison Inmate to Appear on Idaho Primary Ballot as Democratic Presidential Candidate

Texas Prison Inmate to Appear on Idaho Primary Ballot as Democratic Presidential Candidate

• Keith Russell Judd who is serving time at the Beaumont Federal Correctional Institution in Texas for making threats at the University of New Mexico in 1999 will appear as a Democratic Presidential candidate on Idaho's May 27, 2008 primary ballot despite the fact he is not scheduled to be released from prison until 2013.
• Keith Russell Judd, age 49, met Idaho's ballot requirements by submitting a notarized form and paying a $1,000 fee.
• This is the second time Judd has had his name on the ballot. He was a write in candidate in 2004 but, did not receive any votes.
• The AP reports that prison officials told the state elections office that Judd sent out about 14 checks to states seeking to get on the presidential election ballot and about half had been returned. He qualified as a write-in candidate in Kentucky, California, Indiana and Florida, but Idaho apparently is the only state where his name will appear on the ballot.

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