[CowboyJay]

But, is Rep. Ron Paul’s nuttiness also winning GOP converts?

If you think Paul is nutty, you really should talk to party-line democrats more often to get a sense of scale. A little nutty on foreign policy, maybe. Solid as an oak on most other things. Yes he really does win converts among working-class dems and libertarian-leaning independents, especially among younger voters. If the GOP were serious about getting their act together, he and Palin would be getting top billing.

[djsherin]

***Yes he really does win converts among working-class dems and libertarian-leaning independents, especially among younger voters.***

I don’t think this point can be repeated enough. I saw liberals who derided the GOP at every chance they got look at Ron Paul and actually think about Constitutionalism, sound economics, and limited government (at least the libertarian leaning ones). At the very least, they respected him.