Item: Paul's peace and populism message draws 900: Republican presidential candidate denies connection to racist, homophobic/Jim Camden, SR

More Info: U.S. Rep. Ron Paul may be having limited success in presidential contests in recent weeks, but his campaign message of more freedom, less government and an immediate end to the war in Iraq was a huge hit with a Spokane crowd Thursday evening. An estimated 900 people who packed a ballroom at the downtown Double Tree Hotel shouted approval when he warned that government spending was weakening the country and creating “a nanny state.” They cheered raucously when he called for bringing troops home.

Question: What impact, if any, will Ron Paul have on the 2008 presidential race?

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