Ron Paul won’t endorse Mitt Romney any time soon – mostly because he’s still a candidate.

Jesse Benton, Paul’s national campaign chairman, told reporters on a conference call “it was premature” to discuss any endorsements, USA Today reported. Despite scaling back his campaign efforts, Paul is still working to accumulate delegates to the Republican National Convention.

After confusion swirled around Ron Paul’s decision to no longer actively campaign for the remaining primaries, including his home state, many thought the Texas congressman had dropped out of the race or suspended his campaign.

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