Ron Paul, who is still technically running for the Republican nomination, says he has not decided whether or not he'll vote for Mitt Romney.
"I have not made a decision," Paul told Fox Business Network's Liz Claman and David Asman.
When asked what he thinks about Romney as a candidate for president,
Paul responded, "Compared to whom? He certainly offers different things
than the current president. But the current conditions make it rough for
anyone. They are going to have a very though job."
Paul and Romney reportedly struck up a friendly rapport on the campaign trail, The New York Times noted in February.
While Paul is still a candidate, he announced in May
that he would stop campaigning in new states, and his supporters have
fallen short of reaching the delegate threshold necessary to make him
eligible for the GOP presidential nomination at the party's national
convention in Tampa, but Paul has not officially announced his
withdrawal from the race, as other Republican candidates have done.
It's almost gospel that Republican candidates, despite their rivalry, must acknowledge that they would support any Republican presidential candidate
over the Democratic incumbent. But given Paul's nonconformity to the
party mold, he hasn't always been afforded that courtesy: In December,
Newt Gingrich said he would not vote for Paul if the Texas congressman became the GOP's nominee.
Paul drastically differs from most Republicans, including Mitt Romney,
on some major policy points, including his desire to eliminate the
Federal reserve and close U.S. military bases overseas.
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