Second Life Has its First Republican Presidential Candidate

May 1, 2007
Okay, so he's not John McCain, Mit Romney or Rudy Giuliani. Still...

Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) is the first Republican presidential candidate to have a Second Life headquarters. And he probably doesn't even know it.  Hell, we're not even sure he knows what Second Life is.

As reported by Second Choices, a blog dedicated to tracking the 2008 election as it unfolds in the popular MMO:
The HQ is unofficial, the Real Life campaign is as yet unaware of its existence, but it’s there, the first Republican footprint in-world... the HQ is still under construction, but open to the public... There aren’t any free [virtual] tee-shirts, yard signs, or other freebies which are available at the Democratic HQs...

So who is Ron Paul? A small government, Libertarian type, his candidacy is, honestly, doomed before it begins. Still, it's great to see the political process in action through the lens of an MMO. Now that we're aware of the Paul campaign, we'll be watching. And we'll be tracking the Second Choices blog, too.
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Submitted by Thefremen (not verified) on Tue, 05/01/2007 - 05:14.
HAHAHAHA small gov't candidate, in the republican party? That's rich.

Submitted by jakethe8lf (not verified) on Tue, 05/01/2007 - 05:57.
You seen his Wikipedia article? This guy caters to the American constitution and that alone. He's more south-wing than right.

Submitted by Terminator44 (not verified) on Tue, 05/01/2007 - 06:30.
I must say, after reading his site, I like the guy. Although I know he'll never get the nomination, I would definately vote for him.

Submitted by jakethe8lf (not verified) on Tue, 05/01/2007 - 07:10.
He's also way cool because he was a gynaecologist. *thumbs up* :P

Submitted by GameClucks (not verified) on Tue, 05/01/2007 - 11:36.
Ron Paul just isn't enough of a presidential-sounding name. Too bad.

Submitted by Stinking Kevin (not verified) on Tue, 05/01/2007 - 12:21.
@ Thefremen
Some of us libertarians tend to agree with Democrats on social issues ("keep the government out of them") and with Republicans on fiscal issues ("keep the government out of them"). I may have misinterpreted your sarcasm, but just in case you are a younger voter, whose only first-hand frame of reference is the W. Bush administration, you should remember that the Republican party has traditionally promoted itself as the party of "smaller government" (at least for the last 40 or 50 years, since the "New Deal") because of its fiscally conservative platforms.

Submitted by bleh (not verified) on Tue, 05/01/2007 - 13:27.
The implication here is that Second Life actually matters. I'm sure that future candidates will need to be well versed in driving out the "Diaper Wearing Furry" vote, or the "Bizarre Harry Potter Themed Sex Club Go-er" vote.

Second Life sucks

Submitted by illspirit (not verified) on Tue, 05/01/2007 - 14:40.
Dr. Paul is probably the only honest politician within a 100 mile radius of DC, and the only Congresscritter with a totally Constitutional voting record. As such, he's got my vote for the primary. Even if he loses there, he'll get a write-in during the general election.

Submitted by jakethe8lf (not verified) on Tue, 05/01/2007 - 18:04.
Plus, he wants to abolish income tax, so maybe you should give him his chance. :P

Submitted by Yoshiko (not verified) on Tue, 05/01/2007 - 19:29.
Liberal Extremist onslaught in three, two...

Submitted by Ben (not verified) on Wed, 05/02/2007 - 01:54.
I'm definitely voting for him in the primary.

Submitted by La Esperanza de América en Second Life at (not verified) on Fri, 05/04/2007 - 09:33.
[...] Fuentes Second Choices Game Politics Comparte el artículo:Estos íconos enlazan con webs de marcadores sociales que permiten a los lectores compartir y descubrir nuevas webs. [...]

Submitted by Ian (not verified) on Thu, 12/27/2007 - 00:33.
Do your homework people - this guy is SERIOUS - just raised 6 million in a day recently - all from grass roots support organised by his supporters spontaneously - oh BTW he's also raised 18 million plus this quarter and that because he stands for something... DO YOUR HOMEWORK!!! Don't repeat 2000 and 2004 - look where that got ye!

Click my name above!

RON PAUL 08

Submitted by Write In Your Vote (not verified) on Fri, 01/04/2008 - 13:07.
hah this is awesome! I never knew about that Second Life thing. that's cool that they're taking politics into the virtual world like that.

check out my website it's kind of along the same lines :D


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