Over at Death and Taxes, there’s a discussion whether the GOP establishment is conspiring fraudulently against libertarian Republican Paul.
Paul expected to do better this year, and he’s not doing better. Paul has no proof of fraud, but dashed expectations often turn an optimistic candidate’s early hopes to thoughts of misconduct.
Quick assessment of Paul’s 2012 candidacy: controversy over his old newsletters was debilitating, and the GOP is more conservative (and less libertarian) than he thought.