I'm somewhat sad he's gone from politics, used to be hilarious every four years watching his followers get all excited about internet straw polls to convince themselves this time he was going to win. The routine would go:
1. Internet poll for prez candidate goes up on some mainstream website
2. Ron Paul forums all sticky messages to go vote for him, the masses respond
3. Ron Paul wins straw poll, 70% of votes yay
4. Ron Paul fans giddily chatter about this time the message has gotten thru, he's legit
5. Ron Paul gets 3% of actual vote
6. Ron Paul forums outraged at voter fraud, mainstream media manipulation of masses, etc.
Wait four years, repeat