Top 5 Non-Libertarian Candidates Endorsed by Ron Paul

1. Ted Cruz

This is not just evidence of an endorsement, but also of an inexplicable flip-flop. When Ted Cruz first ran for U.S. Senate, Ron Paul was on stage with him giving him his full support and endorsement. And Paul’s followers ate it up with a spoon. It wasn’t until Cruz and Paul’s son, Rand, went head-to-head in the 2016 presidential race’s Republican Party primary that Dr. Paul suddenly changed his tune about Ted.

To be fair, Dr. Paul did “evolve” on his positions on Cruz, and regardless of what actually was behind the change, it was a good one that does seem more ideologically consistent than some of his other opinions of his fellow politicians listed here. And I want to make it very clear that I truly do adore the man (Ron, not Ted) – because of him, I got turned onto the liberty movement and libertarianism as a whole. And I will never be able to thank him enough to taking a principled, public stand agains the Washington D.C. machine. It was inspiring, and the country is better off today for having Dr. Paul’s service. But when I see inconsistencies or blind adherence to ideology, I’m going to point it out regardless of who is the perpetrator. And it seems to me, barring some really convincing contrary information, that Dr. Paul art the moment seems to be committing both when taking his endorsement record into account.

Watch Dr. Paul endorse Cruz below: