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For the record, Alex, I think the religious right WILL vote for him.
I'm an atheist, and traditionally I would only vote for a secular candidate (I've voted 3rd party every time). Ron Paul is the first exception, because I think there are more important issues.
Here are his policies that I disagree with:
1. He's 100% pro-life, and wants to repeal Roe v Wade and give that power to the states.
2. He's 100% against euthanasia.
3. He thinks prayer in school should be left up to the states.
4. (and this one's troubling, considering his stance as a strict Constitutionalist), he's been quoted as saying the country was founded as a Christian nation, and that there's no basis for separation of church and state. He described the Constitution as "replete" with references to God... although if you read the Constitution, you won't find even a single mention of God.
Despite all that, he has the right idea on foreign policy, he has the right idea on the economy, and aside from the few areas mentioned above, he has the right idea on civil liberties. So I'm voting for him in the primaries, and if he gets the nomination, I could very well consider him.
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