Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Bayan shaharar da kuma sha'awar jama'a game da takarar shugabancinsa na 2008, Paul ya sanar a watan Yulin 2011 cewa zai daina neman wani wa'adi a Majalisa don mayar da hankali kan takararsa ta 2012 don shugabancin. Da yake gamawa a cikin manyan hudu tare da wakilai a cikin tsere biyu (yayin da ya lashe jihohi hudu a zaben fidda gwani na 2012), ya ƙi amincewa da takardun Republican na John McCain da Mitt Romney a lokacin kamfen ɗin su na 2008 da 2012, kuma a ranar 14 ga Mayu, 2012, Paul ya sanar da cewa ba zai yi takara ba a cikin wasu manyan 'yan takarar shugaban kasa amma har yanzu zai yi takara don wakilai a jihohin da aka riga aka gudanar da za ~ u ~~ uka na farko. A duka biyu na 2008
da kuma 2012 Republican National Conventions, Paul ya karbi na biyu mafi girma yawan wakilai bayan kawai McCain da Romney bi da bi.