Perhaps. I only know one truly avid supporter. A very intelligent, educated, professional whose thinking is complex and sophisticated. Impractically and unrealistically so, in many cases. He is anything but a mindless zealot, but he can be very defensive about his candidates (fatal) flaws. He only wants to look at Paul’s (legitimate) strengths regarding limited and open government.
I have heard some Paul supporters on radio though, who really do fit the template of single issue obsessives such as you describe.
A more credible candidate who would really get hold of limiting the size, scope and malevolence of the federal government would pull Paul’s fuse, but so far none have emerged, or cannot get their point out effectively.
“He is anything but a mindless zealot...”
Paul supporters do come in all shapes and sizes, but I have to go with the percentages personally experienced.
You should’ve have seen them at CPAC. Mostly fitting the same demographic; young, idealistic, inexperienced, and naive.