funny, publius, we had the same answer. :)
I just read what I wrote and I think I should add that, at least among the RP supporters I have met, there are many lifelong republicans and I think most of them will end up voting for the republican nominee. I think in my answer, I was projecting my personel opinion onto them. :)
Wonder how all of these “life long Republicans” supporting Paul feel about the issues of legalizing marijuana, gay marriage, and the immediate pull out of our troops from Iraq and Afghanistan . All of these Ron Paul supports, and none of these are or have ever been part of the GOP Party platform or even showing up on the radar screen. I find it hard to believe that more than a handful of Republicans can look past those big issues because they agree with Paul on others.