No, he wasn't. The republican candidate was John McCain, Ron Paul wanted to be, but the republicans didn't want him. A really sad and heartbreaking story, and if it were the democrats, there'd already be an oscar wining movie based on it.
You should've been paying more attention to the other side Lee. BTW when did you decide to vote democrat, was Obama your first choice or you really wanted Hillary, or may be even one of the others?