Liberty MavenBJ Lawson (”Ron Paul Jr.”) Set to Run Again in NC
June 14th, 2009 12:59 am | by Mike Miller | Published in Activism, BJ Lawson, BJ Lawson Interview, Constitution, Election, Fund Raising, Liberty, Politics, Ron Paul, Ron Paul Republicans | 2 Responses
If you like Ron Paul but yearn for a younger Constitution-loving candidate, no better choice comes to mind than B.J. Lawson. We at Liberty Maven were singing his praises before he handily won the inaugural Liberty Straw Poll back on September 17th by an overwhelming margin (better than 4 to 1 over the runner-up).
We rated Lawson on the Paul-O-Meter (in which we compared his policies and voting record to those of Ron Paul) and weren’t too surprised that he scored a 91 out of a possible 99 points (thus cementing his “Ron Paul Jr.” nickname).
Ron Paul himself has even campaigned for him and remarked on Lawson’s nickname by saying:
A lot of folks have begun calling B.J. Lawson the next Ron Paul. The comparison is very flattering. . . for me.
In the election BJ garnered 37% of the vote, which is quite a feat considering his district (4th) in North Carolina is strongly Democratic.
And according to the local press, BJ Lawson is planning to give it another shot. He’ll be opposing Rep. David Price next fall. Expect an announcement on his web site (www.lawsonforcongress.com) some time next week.
In the meantime, for more information, take a look at our interviews with BJ last year: Part 1 |Part 2 and then get ready for another money bomb.
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June 14th, 2009 at 4:43 pm (#)
Being a citizen of Raleigh, NC; I can assure you that BJ has a very strong grassroots support network. We will build on the momentum from last year!!
June 15th, 2009 at 8:39 am (#)
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