Ron Paul Visits Fargo, North Dakota, on Eve of Super Tuesday

Presidential candidate and Texas congressmen Ron Paul visited Fargo today on a whirlwind tour the day before Super Tuesday caucuses and primaries. The congressman was scheduled for a 1 p.m. rally at NDSU's grand ballroom in the student union, but he was slightly delayed by the weather. Instead of shortening his speech, Dr. Paul elected instead to forgo the usual meet and greet afterwards to remain on schedule for his next destination to Bismarck at 3 p.m. and then onto Minneapolis from there.

The somewhat small room in which the event was held was barely able to accommodate all of Dr. Paul's supporters, with standing room only remaining by 12:30. A large majority of the crowd was college students, but there were many parents who brought their children and others from the older generation to make their presence known at the rally. Much has been made about Dr. Paul's appeal to the younger generation, and this rally only further demonstrated that. Both states of North Dakota and Minnesota had their own state and campus Republican Party officials on hand to give the introductions and prepare those present for the caucuses to take place tomorrow at the Ramada Plaza Suites in Fargo for North Dakota residents and at Horizon Middle School in Moorhead for Minnesota residents.

At last, Dr. Paul arrived on stage to raucous applause and obligatory sign waving. Rep. Paul proceeded to deliver his message with the backdrop of "Hope for America" and with the themes of liberty and freedom protected by the Constitution. The emphasis on protecting individual rights from government interference has formed the cornerstone of his campaign. Congressmen Paul stated his position on the Iraq war and all undeclared wars, calling for a return to a strict interpretation of the Constitution and taking a non-interventionist approach to foreign policy.