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.
Comments
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.
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Andrew DuVal