Or it could be that people think that Paul is not as progressive as people think he is. He's great with war, civil liberties and marijuana. However, that's like 15% of the issues. He's a Republican's Republican's Republican on everything else. (Where is he on the border crisis?) Simply put he is Pat Buchanan v2.0. Then again, a very conservative Republican who can triangulate on immigration and drug reform can lock up the southwest and coastal south.
By, 2024, the will probably be an R win without Iowa.
