Paul is hoping to capture the votes that most of his more mainstream GOP opponents will miss. That means libertarians, young voters, constitutionalists, and tea party purists.
And, says Doherty, Paul has a secret fan base that could tip him into the big leagues: apathetic voters.
鈥淭o a large extent, Ron Paul is picking from that crowd 鈥� apathetics. If you can find that politically, that鈥檚 huge,鈥� says Doherty, saying more than 40 percent of Americans didn鈥檛 vote in 2008.
鈥淓ven people who aren鈥檛 political love his message, and they love him.鈥�
