Well, I’m not sure why Paul’s party affiliation is GOP. He is clearly a libertarian. While I would certainly prefer a libertarian over a democrat, I’m a conservative republican.
I could reply with the often quoted Reagan comment about libertarianism; but you’ve no doubt heard it before.
I happen to think he is a conservative republican and a libertarian at the same time. He is certainly more republican than some of the other “republicans” in office. But those are all just labels. I’ll just say, I’d like to see another 100 more in office just like him; then we can start debating the finer points party affiliation.