Again, the future is yet to happen so any predictions are pointless. Yes, I support Ron Paul, lots of people do, but I’m not a fanboi and I believe I view Ron Paul’s chances in a very realistic light.
Ron Paul can generate money faster than almost ALL politicians, meaning if he runs he will have the funds and the time to further his name recognition before the primaries. You seem to have a very fuzzy memory of Ron Paul’s 2008 run. RP went up on stage with less than 1% knowing who me was, yet he came out with 4-14% of the votes during different primaries. People literally didn’t know the name “Ron Paul” nor what he stood for… He took thousands if not millions of votes away from McCain/Mitt.
You also don’t seem to remember what the primaries were like for a guy that had zero name recognition. The hosts would ask Ron questions like “why are you here?” When people timed “talk time” during the debates Ron was something like 2-4 min talk time while McCain was in the 14min…
Point is, if Ron runs and is given a more fair shot on stage, mix that and his huge popularity going into this election, Odds are he will be pulling a shit ton more than 5% as he will prolly have 20+ % of the vote just walking through the door.
Oh, did I mention his son Rand is one of the *more* supported and popular politicians (for the right) in America currently???
Reality will tell the story better than we can guess the ending.