I am not sure of that and the reason we will never know is the Republicrats will never let him run. Anyone wonder why, after Reagan, the Reps ran the 3 stellar conservatives Bush, Dole and Bush? The Dems are a little closer to the truth then most Reps would like to admit when the claim the RP is a country club. They need "conservatives" to caddy for them, but admittance is strictly for the insiders.
How our adherence and allegiance to those principles expressed in our Declaration of Independence and in our U.S. Constitution have come to be characterized as reactionary and radical conservatism is a bizarre example of Orwellian doublespeak.
To us, obedience to the rule of law shouldn’t provide wide latitude for interpretation at all; much less complete reinvention based on whatever notion is politically correct from time-to-time. We understand who the “people” are, and we understand the meaning of “Congress shall make no law…”
To most of us, what is right and what is wrong are relatively easily differentiated. Coupled with our unalienable Constitutional freedoms, we believe free enterprise and capitalism in the hands of a dynamic and naturally industrious people have assured our success as a nation.
I believe a lot of hardworking folks out there in flyover country, who think they're Democrats feel exactly the same way.
The Republicans ought to be exploiting them by appealing to their fundamental instincts as Americans.
I truly believe Ron Paul's common sense would appeal to many others than just "conservatives" if they took time to listen to his clear message. Mr. Constitution.