Oh puleez. You may not be intentionally doing it, but you're spouting BS. I have been on Paul supporting forums, and these are regular people, they don't have extreme views - unless you consider supporting the constitution and protecting our rights extreme or "fringe."
He IS drawing support from moderates who are sick of corrupt, phony politicians. The crossover Dems who support him, from what I have seen, are NOT "fringe" or extreme, they are, in general, decent people who care about protecting our freedoms and our country, they may disagree with Paul on some things, but if they actually WERE 'fringe' or extreme leftists, they sure as hell wouldn't support someone who stands for the polar opposite of everything they believe in.
You are simply incorrect, but if it makes you feel better somehow to think that Paul's support is all from the far fringes, then go ahead and believe the MSM BS that has been fed to you. And good luck with your MSM approved, statist candidate who will continue to take us towards socialism. Wooops - maybe you think that being opposed to a big government RINO is "fringe." Man, how far have some "conservatives" strayed, when a pro-constitution, liberty-minded candidate is considered by some to be fringe. Sad.
We both have but anectdotal information and our experience to draw on for our opinions.
Ron Paul’s foreign policy views rule him out for serious support. He won’t get above 20% due to this alone. And the interviews I’ve read of him indicate to me the more people see, the less they’ll consider him a serious candidate.
He’ll pick up a loud and active - and small - segment. But that’s it.
IMHO, of course..
Isn’t it simply a wonderful thing that just talking about a candidate who wants to return to Constitutional ways shows most “conservatives” on here for the big government statists they really are.
It makes a lot of people uncomfortable about themselves.
Essentially, if Giuliani and McCain had hired a gang of ill-mannered Internet bashers to go around slamming Ron Paul on public forums, I would expect their posts to sound just like the shallow, thuggish, anti-Paul comments on FR.
I don't know who these people are, but they aren't interested in "conserving" the Constitution. They sound like a bunch of defense industry lobbyists, concerned that if we stop fighting Islamic radicals for five minutes, a whole quarter's profits will be lost.