“What has me concerned is that on Main Street Iowa people are coming up to me and saying, ‘What do you think about Dr. Paul?’” said Cable. “These are folks who have to be informed. They have to get past the 30 and 60 second ads. If you ask Iowans if they’re for legalizing marijuana or legalizing heroin, they’d say no. But Dr. Paul has said on many occasions that that’s ok. But people don’t all know that.”

So far, Paul has been largely ignored by his Republican rivals. But as he increasingly appears to be a serious contender here two weeks out, that’s changing.

Rick Perry is now hitting his fellow Texan over earmarks and Bachmann and Newt Gingrich have begun targeting his foreign policy views. And their in-state surrogates have begun testing another line of attack — that Paul and his backers have “hijacked” the caucuses.

“To see the process hijacked would be a concern for those who consider the honor we have of being first in the nation,” said conservative activist Tamara Scott, a Bachmann state co-chair.

I know the RNC is banking on the concept that Republican voters will vote for anyone but a Democrat or 3rd party but that's a risky bet.

For all his complaining about being ignored by the media, Ron Paul's current level of popularity is because the media's largely ignored him. The more the general populace (and the republican base) learn about him, the less interested they will be.

Hmm. Let's say Ron Paul gets elected, and Congress decides to balk at any of his initiatives. Assuming he vetoes anything they try to pass that he doesn't like, things would be at a standstill. Would Congress be able to muster the required votes to override the veto? Alternately, would he willing to go through with a government shutdown if Congress can't write up anything he's willing to sign?

Not everything he's campaigning for is going to happen. He's going to try to get some things done, but he'll settle eventually. It's not like the day after election everyone is going to be shooting up heroin.

The more I learn, the better he sounds.

Not everything he's campaigning for is going to happen. He's going to try to get some things done, but he'll settle eventually. It's not like the day after election everyone is going to be shooting up heroin.

You've got a crazy gal who hates Muslims, a guy who hates fags so much his name is associated with *** lube, a guy who can't count to three, a hypocrite who crows about family values while he bangs hookers, and Herman Cain.

None of them can beat Obeezy.

Meanwhile, Ron Paul can actually get Democrats away from Obizzle.

To be fair, have foreign policy ideas since the Spanish-American war achieved the results you want?

...if this is true, then I don't think you represent the Republican base...

I would hope not, I'm registered Democrat.

Ron Paul is the only candidate that will take my vote from Obama. It's not that I think Obama is great, it's just that I think the rest of the GOP candidates are mouth-breathers and I'm not particularly fond of abstaining. Ron Paul is the only candidate that isn't completely full of ****.

I think that's a decent question, posed to the wrong person.

I don't think it's posed to the wrong person. If foreign relations is DE's priority, and if active military engagements on diverse fronts is a favorable condition from his view, then I think we can arguably disregard his demographic. Nobody has to care that his vote (and his peers) is going to Obama. We can see that Lenas offsets him, and though it's hard to pin down Lenas's demographic, I would go out on a limb and say it's larger than DE's.

Sure, if you're into hyperbole.

To be fair, have foreign policy ideas since the Spanish-American war achieved the results you want?

I don't think it's posed to the wrong person. If foreign relations is DE's priority, and if active military engagements on diverse fronts is a favorable condition from his view, then I think we can arguably disregard his demographic. Nobody has to care that his vote (and his peers) is going to Obama. We can see that Lenas offsets him, and though it's hard to pin down Lenas's demographic, I would go out on a limb and say it's larger than DE's.