Presidential candidate Ron Paul speaks at UPitt

Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul addressed a capacity crowd of about 2,300 people at the University of Pittsburgh Friday evening.

Paul's speech stuck to the basic points of his campaign, and the mostly young crowd broke into cheers at several points, such as his criticism of foreign wars, the federal debt, and drug policy.

Paul, known as a Texan with libertarian views, was born and raised in Pittsburgh.

When Paul spoke about the cost of foreign wars and the toll on servicemen and women the crowd broke into a chant of "Bring them home, Bring them home."

The Paul campaign says it raised over $10 million in the first quarter of 2012 and has zero debt, but he is far behind front-runner Mitt Romney in delegates.

The Associated Press