Washington: Ron Paul, US Republican presidential candidate, asserted on Monday he was ending his presidency-hunting, saying he will “no longer spend resources campaigning in primaries”, AFP reported.
But he said he would keep trying and winning delegates awarded at upcoming state conventions despite very low chances of winning the nomination.
Mr Paul has a total of 104 delegates as compared to Romney’s 966. In order to be declared the nominee, a Republican candidate needs 1,144.
Mr Romney is expected to wrap up the nomination on May 29 by winning the Texas primary.
Mr Paul has been Mr Romney’s lone Republican opponent for the past two weeks.
“This campaign fought hard and won electoral success that the talking heads and pundits never thought possible,” Mr Paul said in a statement.
“But, this campaign is also about more than just the 2012 election.
“It is about the campaign for liberty, which has taken a tremendous leap forward in this election and will continue to grow stronger in the future until we finally win.”
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