Paul’s student backers were shipped in to stack the vote. They’re the libertarian version of ACORN, but fortunately there aren’t that many of them.
But this gay business was a serious mistake.
As far as I’m concerned, real conservatism is like the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. If homosexuals want to join, fine, who’s going to stop them? Who’s even going to know who they are? But not if they want to carry signs demanding gay rights. Not if they are polical gays. Not if they’re going to set up a booth pushing gay marriage and boo speakers who depart from their party line.
The ironic thing is, the gays march out and proud at the Dublin St. Pat’s Parade. They even have drag queens, I believe.