Clements, a 34-year-old attorney who's never run for public office, says his campaign has so far only spent $26,000. He attributed his strong showing to the "strength of grassroots support" getting behind his message, which is libertarian-leaning in the vein of former Texas congressman Ron Paul. Clements, the former chairman of the Doña Ana County Republican Party, was part of a group of Ron Paul supporters, many of them in their 20s and 30s, who essentially swarmed the DARP convention last year and took over the party.