I’m not a RoPaul supporter.
Those who are, tend to swing strongly to the Libertarian side.
The success of RoPaul can be laid at the failure of other R candidates
to address some of the deep-seated issues that are undermining our
country...
Loss of Privacy
Rise of the police state
Devaluation of our dollar and monetary system
Overwhelming debt
Military bases in more than 100 countries
etc.
If someone on our side doesn’t care about these things and
carry the flag for them, there will be a third party run
that undermines the R candidate in the general election.
RoPaul supporters are essentially the libertarian version
of the tea party. They will either be satisfied enough that
their issues are paid attention to and vote R or they will
be disillusioned and go elsewhere.
I was a California Libertarian for years. Didn’t go for the dope thing, but other than that, yeah.
Moved to Texas, to Ron Paul’s district. Met some of the racists with whom he associated. Lots of southern partisans who felt that wrong side won the “Late Unpleasantness Between the States”. Couldn’t get served with my family in restaurants where he had functions.
This was in the 1990s, kids. By contrast, the Democrats worked hard at getting illegals to vote, and the Republicans thought that mixed race marriages were unremarkable.