Ron Paul mocks No labels tick­et: ‘You have to label some­thing’

For­mer Lib­er­tar­i­an Par­ty pres­i­den­tial nom­i­nee Ron Paul spoke at the Lib­er­tar­i­an Nation­al Con­ven­tion where he did not shy away from attack­ing the failed No Labels 2024 tick­et.
Paul, who sought the office of the pres­i­den­cy three times, once as the Lib­er­tar­i­an Par­ty nom­i­nee in 1988 and twice for the Repub­li­can Par­ty in 2008 and 2012, mocked the polit­i­cal orga­ni­za­tion.
“No Labels? You have to label some­thing. So now the label is No Labels, and I say no sense either,” he said dur­ing the speech. His remarks gar­nered some laughs from the crowd.

For­mer Texas Rep. Ron Paul awaits the start of his son, Sen. Rand Paul, R‑Ky., announce­ment of the start of his pres­i­den­tial cam­paign, Tues­day, April 7, 2015, at the Galt House Hotel in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

The No Labels tick­et failed to suc­cess­ful­ly court for­mer Repub­li­can can­di­date Nik­ki Haley, for­mer Demo­c­ra­t­ic can­di­date Rep. Dean Phillips (D‑MN), and Sen. Joe Manchin (D‑WV), as well as …