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What Paul is saying (in what I gather from the transcript) is that there is a serious problem when people are voting for a single, mindless reason. Too many conservatives choose a candidate (or a party) simply because they are supported by their religious institution. Of course this can happen on either sides, but I come across more mindless conservatives than anyone else (especially in my own family).

Whether he calls Huckabee a fascist or any other name, the problem remains that most christians will get the gist that Huckabee is pro-christian or something, and that he will make sure that they get everything they ever want! Well evaluate his policies before you decide that he’s “pro-christian”. My family voted for Bush twice because that’s who the Vatican supported. Great friggin’ idea.

It’s a good thing people dissent from what the christians arbitrarily assign as true, otherwise we’d still believe the world is flat.

What Paul is saying (in what I gather from the transcript) is that there is a serious problem when people are voting for a single, mindless reason.....
Welcome to FR.
I suggest you read the transcript again.

STEVE DOOCY: Mike Huckabee has started running an ad in Iowa, where you're at right now, also in New Hampshire and South Carolina, and in the back, it's a windowpane but it also looks a lot like a cross. And, and, we had a guest a little while ago who said it was inappropriate to be using religion for political purposes. Congressman, I'm just curious what you think?
RON PAUL: Well, I haven't thought about it completely, but you know, it reminds me of what Sinclair, uh, Lewis once said, he said 'when Fascism comes to this country, it will be wrapped in the flag, carrying a cross.' I don't know whether that's a fair assessment or not, but you wonder about using a cross like he is the only Christian, or implying that subtly. So, uh, I don't think I would ever use anything like that.
DOOCY: So, uh, Congressm— you know, uh, Governor Huckabee is not selling fascism. He's — simply sending out a Christmas message, anyway, just curious how you felt about that. Congressman, if you would sit right there in Des Moines just for a moment, we're going to take a quick time out...

He said nothing of the kind. If that's what he meant to say, he should have said it.
BTW, IMO the idea that "conservatives", more accurately Republicans, choose candidates based on religious denomination is absurd. I doubt anyone other than your family voted for GWB because he was the Pope's choice.