Chicago Daily Observer

In a formal announcement that was foreshadowed by his low popularity in the Republican primaries, Ron Paul will tell his supporters that his campaign for president is over.

Paul (R-Texas) will instead launch a different kind of campaign that aims to encourage the election of Republicans who show a Libertarian lean to offices across the country.

In a letter to supporters on his new website, “Ron Paul’s Campaign for Liberty,” Paul says the past 17 months were the most exciting of his life.

“With the primary season now over, the presidential campaign is at an end,” Paul writes. “But the larger campaign for freedom is just getting started.”