The interesting thing about Ron Paul is that not only should he be able to garner much of the Tea Party vote, but he ought to be able to get the hard left vote as well, of those who think Obama betrayed them by not attacking “corporations” enough. Some of the most left-wing people I know love Ron Paul.
As I see it, the Federal Reserve is the primary cancer that has made us so sick. They created the Depression that FDR exploited to enact socialism in this country. They are setting the stage for massive inflation, if and when people start borrowing again. They are the principle and primary agent of wealth redistribution in this country.
And Ron Paul is the only candidate that truly grasps this. I have not studied him extensively, but if he only conquered the Fed, that would be enough. It has to be done right, but that is the key, I am convinced, to long term prosperity for the world.