Regardless of how much you and NAs might like him.  No Money = no winning election.  No money because most Republicans think he is a quack(esp the tea baggers). The Republican Establishment will never support him with his Libertarian veiws.  He will end up like Pat Buchanan eventually.  He could run as an independent then again the question of funding the campaign arises.  Romney's got his fraternity of MIllionaire frens, Gingrich's got his Sugadaddy from Vegas, and Santorum got the conservatives. Ron Paul's got ZILCH--> nadaaa support from republicans.