To simplify things, Iowa is basically the first state to start voting for candidates. Four years ago Mr. Paul was generally getting like 5% nationally and with a concentrated effort on Iowa ended up with 10% of the vote. This year he's getting like 10-12% nationally and 20+% in Iowa. Paul actually leading several polls in Iowa is something that was not even fathomable four years ago.
A vote for Paul can be taken to mean many different thing; I wish that - regardless of what one thinks about his electability or desirability as president - such votes would be interpreted as a measure of support for basic civil liberties that no other candidates (including Obama) seem to care about. But that's probably hoping for too much!
A vote for Paul can be taken to mean many different thing; I wish that - regardless of what one thinks about his electability or desirability as president - such votes would be interpreted as a measure of support for basic civil liberties that no other candidates (including Obama) seem to care about. But that's probably hoping for too much!