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Ron Paul Tops Amazon List at #1

April 30, 2008 12:38 PM

ABC News' Z. Byron Wolf Reports: Texas Congressman Ron Paul has "wound down" his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, although his supporters continue to make a showing at state conventions from Missouri to Nevada - even even causing a ruckus that required the Nevada convention to be temporarily shut down.

His fans also catapulted Paul's latest manifesto, released today and titled appropriately, The Revolution: A Manifesto, to number one on the Amazon bestseller list.

That makes not just an erstwhile presidential candidate who cedes he can't win the race but is encouraging voters to support him at the polls, but a bestselling one at that. The next nearest candidate is Sen. Barack Obama, whose Audacity of Hope is at #113 on the Amazon list and whose Dreams of My Father is at #278. Things don't look as good in the cold hard online reality of Amazon for Sens. John McCain and Hillary Clinton.  McCain's Faith of My Fathers is way down at #4,758 this hour and Clinton's Living History is at 21,380, although those two books are years old.

The Amazon list is updated hourly and Paul's supporters, who have been waiting for the book, also know how to make their point online. So, it's unclear if Paul's one-day showing will catapult him into The New York Times Bestseller list, where Obama is currently at #4 and #8 on the paperback nonfiction list.

Paul says in Revolution: A Manifesto that campaign books have deservedly short shelf lives, but he wrote his more as an entrée to his revolution of freedom, peace and small government, notions which he says are on the rebound and are going, eventually, to unite Americans.

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Dear Sir/ Mme another hillary supporter for mcainintheass, the article is talking about books, candidates who can write and who are intelligent enough to tell their story so that people can buy their books. Hill the Bosnian General is again with her friend McCain at the end of the list, their stories are not famous and not intelligently written. That is the reflection of their IQ as you may know. God bless America and God bless Obama.OBAMA08.

Posted by: BKMC | Apr 30, 2008 12:59:44 PM

Ron Paul was clearly the best candidate from the start of this primary campaign fiasco. However, the news media apparently made some sort of pact to bury him before his campaign could even get off the ground. Ron Paul represents exactly what America needs: a middle ground and LESS involvement in other countries' affairs. But as we all know, unless you're far right or far left, no one pays any attention to you.

Posted by: Rhys | Apr 30, 2008 1:05:07 PM

Hillary still has SOME of the same problem as Ron Paul: she is too close to the center politically. For several decades, America has chosen between ultra-liberal and radical conservative/theocrat. Hillary is the best choice of the remaining three candidates, but she still has an uphill battle against the fringes (on both sides).

Posted by: Rhys | Apr 30, 2008 1:12:47 PM

Zdnet, I have been called a centrist before and also an isolationist, but I take these comments as compliments. You sound intelligent, but give me some credit, too. A difference of opinion does not necessarily make our "opponent" stupid. For what it's worth, I have contributed to Hillary's campaign; I hardly think I qualify as "too far right"! Besides, I am an atheist, which most Republicans think is the worst thing on Earth.

Posted by: Rhys | Apr 30, 2008 1:37:56 PM

Ron Paul wasn't disenfranchised by the media. Ron Paul got his message out in several debates, was written about in thousands of articles and news reports, was given a voice just like anyone else, and failed to convince most people that he, like his followers, is a complete nutter.

Ron Paul sank Ron Paul because Ron Paul has relations with supremacist groups which most Americans don't care for, no matter what the other message is about in regards to freedom and liberty. David Duke might have some great ideas about private enterprise, but it doesn't mean that I'm going to listen to him either on any issue.

Sorry Ronulans, your candidate has racist and anti-semitic ties, and that helped to do him in. Everyone heard your message and rejected it. Please have the decency to respect our decision. Perhaps that's the part about democracy that you don't understand: respecting the will of the people.

Posted by: Summer Seale | Apr 30, 2008 1:49:19 PM

An excellent book. Highly recommended!
Read it and then share the knowledge with all your friends.

Posted by: Gabriel Dibble | Apr 30, 2008 1:50:42 PM

I ordered this book and I absolutely cannot wait for it to arrive. I started following Dr. Paul's campaign in May of 2007. Ron Paul has never changed his message, he is a true strict constitutionalist which is exactly what America needs. This country was founded on the finest ideals, the founding fathers had a wonderful vision of liberty for the common man that has been eroded over our history. We must return to our roots and make this country great once again.

Posted by: David | Apr 30, 2008 2:01:19 PM

I'm sorry, when the networks decide who will and who will not be in a debate for the presidential race, I don't think that necessarily indicates that anyone chose or did not choose Ron Paul.

Consider this - before he even "wound down" his campaign, any time the Republican candidates were mentioned in any of the primaries/caucuses, they always referred to only McCain and Romney. The media made sure to always omit any mention that hey, there's another candidate out there, sure he's got low numbers, but you might have another option here. No. The media wanted McCain as the GOP candidate, and so let it be done.

Get it straight - the media is absolutely running the presidential race. It is abhorrent that any single network that is supposed to bring the news instead of dictate it can push their propaganda on the public when they're supposed to merely present the facts to us and let US decide.

And if you want to talk about iffy associations by presidential candidates, I believe one is getting harped upon in the media right now - but it's not Ron Paul in question. At least he never lied about braving sniper fire, not caring about whether or not he was defaming our military and their safety procedures, and he's not a blank check that the special interest groups can write to whomever they choose.

Posted by: DisdainLady | Apr 30, 2008 2:02:52 PM

If everyone purchased a second book and sent it to one of their representatives, would they start to get the message?

Writing in Ron Paul in November!

Posted by: pita | Apr 30, 2008 2:05:45 PM

Summer Seale, you apparently don't know this is a republic, not a democracy. And you must not know that the local head of the NAACP in Ron Paul's district supports him, and he is closely associated with Jewish economist Murray Rothbard. No way is he racist.

Ron Paul had the most elected delegates in Nevada and beat McCain in the caucus, thus deserving the national delegates. But the state GOP is so afraid of him they walked out. Who doesn't understand losing?

Posted by: David | Apr 30, 2008 2:06:39 PM

ABC, PLEASE stop saying that the Paul supporters caused a ruckus in Nevada. Every single person there was an elected delegate, and every single one of them had a right to vote. Voting a simple change of some procedural matters does not a ruckus make.

A ruckus is made when the people who lost the vote walk out.

Posted by: Alexia | Apr 30, 2008 2:10:04 PM

As one of the few people that have read all of the campaign books mentioned, (OK, I skimmed McCain's), I'm not surprised that Ron Paul's is selling best. Besides being the newest, it's also the best written.
I am surprised to learn that anyone cares. Does a tinfoil hat make reading difficult?

Posted by: Shane Savoie | Apr 30, 2008 2:23:53 PM

The McCain supporters abruptly exited the Nevada convention to prevent a quorum because Ron Paul was getting too many votes and they wanted to invalidate the election. It's days later and the convention is still shut down: how is that "temporarily"? It's no wonder some of the comments about Ron Paul show so much disinformation. They must be trusting news reports and false blog reports like this one.

Posted by: Sandra | Apr 30, 2008 2:41:43 PM

Ron Paul supporters did not cause the ruckus. The McCain supporters did. They weren't getting what they wanted so they acted like children and left in order to end the convention. It is all on video.

Even senior delegate Mike Webber said that what happened was not right and acted to try to prevent the McCain people from violating the rules. He is not a Ron Paul supporter but said that he was exposing his political career by attempting to prevent the McCain people from wrongfully ignoring the rules and hijacking the convention.

The McCain supporters are typical of the it's my way or the highway mentality that is pervasive throughout this country's politics now. After eight years of Bush, we should have had enough of this.

Posted by: Web Smith | Apr 30, 2008 2:57:28 PM

Paul supporters did not cause a ruckus that forced the Nevada Republican convention to be shut down. They were following the rules, exercising their democratic rights. The convention was suspended illegally to prevent Ron Paul's supporters from winning.

Posted by: GuyCybershy | Apr 30, 2008 2:58:02 PM

McCain's supporters caused the ruckus in NV. Who thinks their third place finish will result in first, just cause Mittens says so? gimme a break. The party leaders tried to ram him down the delegates throat. The ellected delegates said, no way. I guess if you don't like a Republic, Byron, you should move.

Posted by: Rhys | Apr 30, 2008 3:00:41 PM

there's two of us Rhys's.

Other thing Byron. We're not fans. We're loyal supporters or disciples.

Posted by: Rhysw | Apr 30, 2008 3:08:09 PM

I was at the Nevada State Convention. Ron Paul supporters were on their way to sweeping 90% of the delegate slots when the Nevada State GOP leadership shut down the convention. McCain supporters first tried to get all their people out to prevent a quorum. When that failed the chair of the convention called for an indefinite recess without discussion or a vote. This is not valid under Robert's Rules of Order.

Posted by: Jasonh | Apr 30, 2008 3:36:12 PM

Rhsyw, what don't u like about his platform? The fact that it would eliminate government wastefulness? Unconstitutional wars? Etc. The man is a great politician, a great thinker, and a great person. Predictions that he have usually turned out correct(crash of dollar). He knows what he is talking about.

Posted by: duderino | Apr 30, 2008 3:45:08 PM

"That makes not just an erstwhile (former) presidential candidate who cedes he can't win the race "

ABC stop lying please. Ron Paul is active and has ceded nothing.

All Ron Paul News All The Time:

http://www.ronpaulforpresident2008.com

Posted by: Karl | Apr 30, 2008 3:50:00 PM

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