Do you personally know a Paul supporter who is a Democrat? I don’t. The Dems I know hate libertarianism more than they hate conservatism.
The only libertarians I have known have been former Democrats. Even the Dem Party requires too much in the way of responsibility for their taste. They are liberals who do not want to pay taxes.
I do, I know tons of democrats that are Paul supporters since I live in his district and I don't know a single one that would vote for Obama (again). Of course not one will vote Paul in the GOP (open) primary since they are democrats.
In an analysis accompanying his most recent survey in Iowa, pollster Scott Rasmussen noted, “Romney leads, with Gingrich in second, among those who consider themselves Republicans. Paul has a wide lead among non-Republicans who are likely to participate in the caucus.”
The same is true in New Hampshire. A poll released Monday by the Boston Globe and the University of New Hampshire shows Paul leading among Democrats and independents who plan to vote in the January 10 primary. But among Republicans, Paul is a distant third — 33 points behind leader Mitt Romney.
In South Carolina, “Paul’s support is higher among those who usually don’t vote in GOP primary elections,” notes David Woodard, who runs the Palmetto Poll at Clemson University.
In a hotly-contested Republican race, it appears that only about half of Paul’s supporters are Republicans. In Iowa, according to Rasmussen, just 51 percent of Paul supporters consider themselves Republicans. In New Hampshire, the number is 56 percent, according to Andrew Smith, head of the University of New Hampshire poll.