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For the time being, us folks who’ve been campaigning for Ron Paul get a break, since things are over here. I’m proud to report that in my district (Stuart Heights 1) Ron Paul got 38 votes out of 360, which is 10.5%. I don’t know how much of that was related to my talking to folks in the area before the election and my appearance at the polling location yesterday, but it’s good to see that we got that much of the vote.

I’ve made up my mind to run for the position of chairman of the Hamilton County Libertarian Party. I know a good number of local Paul supporters are planning on working within the Republican party to elect Ron Paul Republicans, and while I support them and will likely vote for them in the future, my convictions require me to remain with the Libertarians. I am absolutely convinced that it is imperative that we build up viable third parties to challenge the hegemony of the Republicans and Democrats.

The next big thing around here politically will likely be a special election to replace our disgraced Sheriff Long. I’ve heard rumors that a Ron Paul supporter is planning on running for that position … and if he does, he’s got my support.