That hardly counts as evidence.
Ok, I'll give you that. I called you out and you backed up your claim. Kudos.
Enough with infusing racism into topics. What makes you think that "angry white men" vote anyway? And what makes you think that those people would vote for Ron Paul?
That's based mostly on observation of Ron Paul's supporters on forums in both 2008 and 2012.
Since you were honest enough to acknowledge my response has some documentation behind it, I'll tell you one of many reasons the Paul candidacy so frustrates me.
On the Republican side of things, Ron Paul sucked all the life out of more viable candidates with similar views on the military and government - such as Gary Johnson. Lesser so, Huntsman, maybe. Many more who decided not to try. It is the EXTREMES of Ron Paul that are NOT going to be acceptable to the general public, yet that is what attracts his supporters.
So an actual "conservative" in old school ways (minimize foreign involvement, limit government, keep government off people's backs) never had a chance because Paul sucked up all that oxygen and support.
Inside yourself, you really do know Ron Paul can't make it - fair or unfair - because the media would never allow it if no other reason. So while Paul is pushing other Republicans to run to the Christian right, for those it's just words and nothing more. Because of Paul, there isn't and couldn't be a "NORMAL" old school conservative potential.
I wish Obama was NOT the Democratic candidate, but will be. I would like to see the election be between an old school ideological Democrat versus and old school ideological Republican. Both so rooted in their values they are someone immune to corruption if elected.
The CRISIS in government in my opinion is NOT partisan. I see the Republicans and Democrats both as a collection of liars, thieves and traitors, with a run-amuck corrupt federal government on an administrative level. That isn't left or right, conservative or liberal. It is about corruption. In short, Paul couldn't win, but his candidacy kept any possible conservative Republican on economic and foreign policy issues (rather than all the rightwing, Religous redflag social issues like always) from having a chance.
So November will be a selection between two 100% unlimited funds for the military, totally corrupt and fully dishonest candidates. Mostly, we're picking which side we want to be able to steal a little more money than the other. Little else.
There are other more personal specific issue reasons why, but setting all those aside I do not see Ron Paul as a positive effect on the election process.
