The way our Electoral process is rigged, only a Demopublican or a Republicrat(two sides of the same counterfeit coin) will win...until the Electoral College is dismantled, those are the only flavor (singular) that will be allowed to win.
And our politicians wouldn't have it any other way!
The GOP will never back Ron Paul because he's, apparently, not afraid to say what he thinks, whether or not it jibes with GOP policy...and I can't imagine the Democrats backing him...
Kinda a pity...the old fellow has some good ideas.
Doubt it makes any difference, as the GOP will have nothing to do with him, anyway...if fact, he'd likely do better, votes-wise, by not having anything to w/ the GOP at all, either.