Huh? This is a critical article from a leftist rag, the Daily Beast. This is hardly what I would call "protecting":
Right now, Paul lags behind Mitt Romney and Jeb Bush, and if Paul continues to buck the GOP over law-and-order his upside will remain limited. With the exception of New Hampshire, Paul has not demonstrated potential enthusiasm in the early primary states. He trails in Iowa and South Carolina.
More like hard-hitting political reporting. I don't usually like the Daily Beast, but I do like the way this author nails Sharpton, and in the process Paul.
Unlike Barack Obama or MSNBC, the GOP hasn’t forgotten that it was Sharpton who proclaimed that Tawana had told the truth, or that Sharpton owes more than $4 million in back taxes.
Ouch! That's gotta hurt.
Stick a fork in Paul. Two down, (Paul and Cristi).