TAMPA (FOX 13) -
Though he
won't be the GOP nominee for president, Ron Paul still has plenty of loyal
supporters -- many who are gathering in Tampa
for a three-day Paul Festival.
It kicked
off Friday at the Florida State Fairgrounds.
Speakers, booths and music highlighted the event.
Paul
supporters say even though he won't be going head to head with the president, this
event is more about the message of liberty and constitutional values than the
man himself.
"Becoming
president isn't necessarily making history. Plenty of our presidents are damn
forgettable. The Ron Paul revolution, if you want to call it that, the Tea Party
movement, he started. That's historical," said
Daryl lanzon, a Paul supporter from Alaska.
Paul is not expected
at any of the Paul festival events, which run through Sunday, but he will be at
the USF Sundome Sunday. That event is sold out.
