Full Disclosure: I support Michele Bachmann.
I suspected something about Ron Paul. I have friends that cross the political spectrum. From conservatives to admitted socialists. I conduced an unscientific poll of my friends about Ron Paul and all of them have the same opinion of him.
- About a third of what Paul says makes them say “Right on, God bless you Ron Paul.”
- About a third of what Ron Paul says makes them say “Hey, that’s pretty crazy stuff.”
- About a third of what Ron Paul says makes them say “If he tried THAT it would lead to the end of civilization as we know it.”
The only difference is which issues produce which responses.
Paul can run well, but considering that he repells as well as he attracts, I don’t see him as a serious contender. True, he’ll run all the way to the convention, but in the end he still only attracts about 10% of Republicans. I have no worries about Ron Paul being the GOP nominee.
