In the 2000 U.S. presidential election, Weigel voted for Ralph Nader, and served as a Delaware college elector for Nader [REF].
Since early 2007, Weigel has been a registered Republican in the Washington, D.C. area,[REF][REF][REF] in order to vote for Ron Paul at the Republican primary stage of the 2008 presidential election [REF].