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Ron Paul announced his third bid for President of the United States on May 13, 2011, again seeking the Republican nomination.<ref>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/05/13/breaking-rep-ron-paul-announces-third-bid-for-presidency/</ref> | Ron Paul announced his third bid for President of the United States on May 13, 2011, again seeking the Republican nomination.<ref>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/05/13/breaking-rep-ron-paul-announces-third-bid-for-presidency/</ref> Paul-aligned delegates experienced tremendous successes in state Republican conventions across the country and were preparing to officially nominate him alongside Mitt Romney at the [[2012 Republican National Convention]]. However, the Republican National Committee pushed through a dubious last-minute rule change that effectively stopped the effort, leading to Romney's nomination. <ref>[[2012 Republican National Convention]]</ref> | ||
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