(1) He already stated that he wouldn't run as an indpendent or 3rd party candidate
(2) If the GOP establishment and conservative elitists keep trashing and smearing Paul, his supporters are not going to support the GOP nominee in the general.
(3) If Paul "can't win" anyway, why are you nervous then if he does decide run as an independent?
Hillary cannot win without a Ross Perot type of candidate in the race as an alternative for conservative voters and she knows it. In my opinion, the current dissatisfaction with the GOP sets the stage for an alternative party like Perot in the ‘90s.
Will it be Ron Paul? I don’t know. I wasn’t aware that he has stated he wouldn’t run 3rd party.
As to being nervous. Anything that increases Her Heinous Hillary’s chances of winning makes me very nervous indeed.