by Shane Dayton

Created on: May 30, 2008   Last Updated: May 31, 2008

2008 has definitely been an incredible year in the United States for politics. Primaries have seen record number of new voters, and some Democratic primaries have even seen more combined voters than what voted in the 2004 election. 2008 is also a year with a lot of tumultuousness, as the discontent of millions of Americans is showing. The continuation of the Ron Paul Revolution months after he officially dropped out of the race for the Republican nomination. As if getting double digit support in many primaries after dropping out isn't enough, look at the state of Nevada as the epitome of what is happening as the Ron Paul Revolution continues.

After finishing second in Nevada, Ron Paul supporters refused to rest, truly jumping onto the concept that the movement is bigger than the man. At the state's Republican convention it seemed like over half of the 1,300 attendees were Ron Paul supporters, and they were strong enough to win votes on key procedural rules, meaning they had the ability to change the rules of the Nevada Republican party.

Ron Paul appeared in Nevada, and shows he's a man of his word about wanting deep change in a Republican party that he sees as having gone far off the path of where they should be. When Paul spoke he railed on the IRS and on the Republican party for failing to defend the Constitutional rights of the common American people. Paul may have a point, seeing as how for the first time a huge surge in voter registration leaves Nevada, a traditional red state, with 50,000 more registered Democrats than Republicans.

Never once did Ron Paul mention John McCain - proving that his priorities are far higher than just one election or one candidate. Across the country Ron Paul supporters are dominating the county conventions, showing the surge for change isn't just with the Obama supporters, but it shows a wide spread discontent that threatens to tear the Republican party apart if they don't learn how to evolve and adapt.

This has been a unique year for American politics, and the excitement will only continue to grow as the 2008 election approaches. Ron Paul's supporters aren't lying down, and with two unique Presidential candidates like McCain and Obama, there are a lot of traditionally red states in play for the blue and vice-versa. The electorate map is changing, and there are several high profile independent candidates for President who could siphon votes from both sides.

This should be a year like no other, as the Ron Paul revolution continues to show.

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