Ron Paul charismatic? What next, Stephen Harper a liberal environmentalist?
We don't see it, obviously, but then we don't have the bug in our brains that makes people see Ron Paul as the next Thomas Jefferson. Paul appeals to some weird part of the reptile brain, especially in the young (given his vote totals thus far, mostly those too young to vote
. To take Chairman Sanchez's - who's like fifteen years old - quote...
Paul has an odd charisma. I do not know what it is, but I love it. I feel like I am fixing a problem by supporting Paul.
You see?
And, yes, this -
Most of Ron Paul's supporters are not actually libertarians, not in the way the word is traditionally used. They're mostly working-class anti-government conspiracy types, so Paul's bizarre conspiracy-fueled paleoconservatism is right up their alley.
