Special Reports & Tweets - 20120913_SpecialReport_Alex Aired: 2012-09-13 Duration: 04:03 === Ron Paul's Texas Governor Run? (03:43) === [00:00:00] Thanks for watching! Please subscribe! [00:00:12] President Trump! [00:00:16] While chants of President Paul have long been silenced, the Congressman's supporters may still have an unexpected opportunity to get Ron Paul elected to high office. [00:00:26] That's because in 2014, the seat for Texas Governor will be open. [00:00:31] While a spokesperson for the Congressman has stated to InfoWars that the doctor is not interested in the position, many activists can argue that a large-scale grassroots effort promoting this idea could prompt him to reconsider. [00:00:45] Current Texas Governor Rick Perry has stated he does intend to seek re-election, despite the fact he has already held this position for 12 years, and a recent Dallas Morning News poll shows a majority of Texans don't think he should run again. [00:00:58] I recently asked visitors at the Texas Capitol building in Austin what they thought of this possibility. [00:01:04] Do you think Ron Paul should run for Governor of Texas? [00:01:06] Yes. [00:01:08] Why? [00:01:09] I think he's a good politician. [00:01:11] He gives the rights to the people, not as much government interference, which is something I prefer. [00:01:16] He's also a very confident politician, very experienced, and I believe he'd do a great job. [00:01:21] Do you think he has a shot of winning? [00:01:23] Possibly, if he gets his message out there and really conveys to the people that the best interest in his mind is Texans. [00:01:32] I think he should. [00:01:33] Yeah. [00:01:34] I mean, he seems like a guy that might actually do a little bit better than Rick Perry. [00:01:39] He seems to be a little bit more caring for people and stuff like that. [00:01:42] You know what I mean? [00:01:42] Do you think Ron Paul would have a shot of winning? [00:01:44] A realistic shot of winning? [00:01:46] Not really. [00:01:49] Do you think Ron Paul should run for Governor of Texas? [00:01:52] No, I don't. [00:01:53] I really don't. [00:01:54] Why not? [00:01:55] I don't care for him too much. [00:01:56] I just don't care for his policies and some of the things he stands for. [00:01:59] Do you think he could win if he ran? [00:02:03] Probably not. [00:02:05] It's hard to tell, but I don't think so. [00:02:08] A lot of people don't care for some of his issues, but some he has that are good, but the underlying things I really don't care for. [00:02:14] I don't think so because he doesn't really have any experience in governing. [00:02:19] Do you think he could win if he ran for governor of Texas? [00:02:22] I don't think so. [00:02:24] Why not? [00:02:26] He's too much of an individual and not part of the machine. [00:02:31] You have to be part of the machine here in order to win. [00:02:33] If Ron Paul were to win the election, he would be 79 years old on election day. [00:02:38] While some may argue that his elder age would be viewed as a negative to his campaign, it is important to note that he would have been serving as a public servant at this age had he won the presidency. [00:02:49] Advocates can also argue that a statewide campaign would be far less taxing on the congressman and his family than a national campaign, and that he can choose to serve for just one term. [00:03:01] In a recent blog posted by former Paul spokesman Doug Weed, he states that he does not rule out the possibility that Dr. Paul will run for public office again. [00:03:10] However, he was referring to a presidential run. [00:03:13] A recent University of Texas poll shows that most state residents are happy with the direction the state is currently going in. [00:03:21] The survey also shows that while the economy is the most important issue for most Americans, [00:03:25] illegal immigration and border security are the two most important issues for Texans. === Stories That Devastate (00:35) === [00:03:30] Residents I spoke to, however, would want Dr. Paul to address another issue if he were to win. [00:03:36] I've been reading a few articles about people that are wrongly convicted and to me that's [00:03:43] kind of disheartening because I don't know anybody personally that was in that situation, [00:03:48] But from hearing their stories and stuff like that, you know, it kind of devastates their family. [00:03:51] I'd like to see any governor or any candidate for governor address the death penalty and speak about abolishing it again. [00:03:59] It's very unjust. [00:04:01] Always fighting on behalf of liberty.