[Lexinom]

Either Paul or Hunter would be an excellent choice. I hate to sound like Der Schlickmeister, but I'll need to see which one runs the better campaign up close to the first primaries. It is self-defeating to send money to both, however.

Does Ron Paul have broad enough appeal to be able to win the general? Hunter could get crossover support from American manufacturing because of his strong (and Reaganesque) views on free, fair trade. That's a reason to have hope for him in the general, esp. against a far-left Stalinist like the two Dem frontrunners. Would Rep. Paul, with his conservative social stances, likewise be capable of pulling in votes from the center?

[OrthodoxPresbyterian]

Does Ron Paul have broad enough appeal to be able to win the general?... Would Rep. Paul, with his conservative social stances, likewise be capable of pulling in votes from the center?

I believe so.

Ron Paul's advocacy for State's Rights federalism on many social issues may make him more acceptable to the moderate center than politicians who claim that they will mandate social conservatism from Washington DC.