Many of us have said we need another Ronald Reagan. Ron Paul fit (and exceeded) the bill.
A version of this column appeared originally in THE DAILY BEAST.
To paraphrase the traditional Passover formulation honored in Jewish homes: why was this election different from all other elections? What makes 2012 stand out in recent political history, either as a temporary anomaly or a significant, long-term shift in the electorate?
The most striking change in the results this year involved a precipitous and alarming decline in voter participation, a drop-off that stemmed from a deliberate strategy by the Obama campaign and almost certainly provided the president with his margin of victory. Meanwhile, much of the conventional wisdom about...
Ron Paul would have lost by 20 points...