Trevor Lyman - Political Activism

Political Activism

Lyman had never voted or contributed to any political candidate before or worked on any campaign, but he felt betrayed by the new Democratic-majority Congress in 2006 when it did not end the war in Iraq. He became a supporter of U.S. Congressman Ron Paul when Paul was exploring a presidential run in early 2007. Lyman was impressed by Paul's opposition to the war from its inception and his promise to withdraw troops from Iraq, and noted that hundreds of Myspace users were converting their personal profiles into Paul profiles. He described himself as "mostly apathetic" about politics, but later quoted a grassroots slogan: "Dr. Paul cured my apathy."

Lyman is not affiliated with Paul's official campaign and had never met Paul. Paul's campaign admits not knowing much about Lyman beyond his grassroots organization efforts, although Paul and Lyman have spoken by phone and, according to the NH Insider blog, met briefly on December 1, 2007.