The 2010 TIME 100 Poll
Cast your votes for the leaders, artists, innovators and icons who you think are the most influential people in the world. Though official voting for inclusion on the TIME 100 list has now closed, with Mir-Hossein Mousavi having won the honor, users can continue to vote for their favorites until the list is revealed on Thursday, April 29th
Age: 74
Occupation: U.S. Representative from Texas
Previous TIME 100 Appearances: 0
During the 2008 presidential election, this 74-year-old Texas libertarian became a surprising cult hit with the college crowd, raising millions of dollars online. But all that dough didn't help Paul at the polls: he didn't win a single state, and his support peaked with 25% of the vote in Montana. Then came the Tea Party movement, built around the libertarian-leaning ideas of small government, lower taxes and a fiery opposition to deficit spending. Suddenly, Paul is all the rage. In February he won the Conservative Political Action Conference's straw poll — usually a good indicator of which candidate the Republican base favors for the next presidential nomination.
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