I NEVER said that the left would vote for Paul in the general election, I do believe that a lot of them will vote for him in the GOP primaries (they view Hillary as inevitable, so they won't vote in the 'Rat primaries).
Then you're worrying over nothing, because reasonable GOP voters will see that and will vote for one of the other Republicans in the primaries. If leftists are (supposedly) supporting Paul, then just grab the popcorn and watch him implode then. What's the big deal?
Paul can do to the GOP nomination what Perot did to the national election in 1992 and throw the nomination to Rooty.
If Paul is (supposedly) taking all these leftists votes, then that's fewer votes for Rudy-Fruity, right? The logic on this thread is absolutely convoluted here. You guys are mad that leftists are (again supposedly) supporting Paul, but not realizing it'll have ZERO impact on the other Republicans because no leftist is going to support the other candidates and not even liberals or independents are going to cross over into the GOP to vote for Rudy or McCain respectively, who they despise with a passion, or in McCain's case have outlived their usefullness. I mean, get real.
I view Paul as a complete non-issue in the general election, what scares me is what he can do to the Republican nomination.
Paul's running in the GOP nomination is a good thing. I know you're a moral person and I appreciate the pro-life threads and moral value threads you post. But you have to understand that the GOP *has* to start addressing fiscal conservatism and some libertarianism too. The GOP's base has shrunk to religious conservatives & those who support the war. There are a huge chunk of voters out there who feel alienated. Not all libertarians are pot-smoking, child-porn reading hippies. We need as much votes as we can to defeat Hillary, and Paul is the vehicle who is re-forging the old Reagan coalition to do it.