# The best candidate to challenge Barack Obama in 2012 is Ron Paul

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**Created:** [May 3, 2010, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-candidate-to-challenge-barack-obama-in-2012-is-ron-paul/538114 "2010-05-03T03:50:50Z")\
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I’ve never denied that some people involved in the implementation of the policies were racist. I’ve pointed out that that doesn’t mean that the policies themselves (which we know as the “war on drugs”) are racist.

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