2011 Ames Straw Poll candidate profile: Ron Paul
August 3, 2011
R-Texas
Congressman
- Consistently ranked as one of the most conservative members of Congress
- Libertarian-leaning
- Hopes to end the federal “War on Drugs“
- Aims to heavily reduce foreign military operations
- Wants to abolish the federal income tax, the Internal Revenue Service and the Federal Reserve
A May poll by CNN Opinion showed Paul fared the best among all potential GOP candidates in a hypothetical general election against Barack Obama.