Ron Paul lost because he's a Libertarian with chips on the Tea Party who wants to abolish Social Security. He was popular with some people because he wanted to legalize weed, but don't tell me he lost because of a rigged voting system. I don't like the electoral college any more than you do, but that's not why Ron Paul lost and it's not why his son's going to lose.
1. Media outlets deliberately depicted him as a jolly old man not to be taken seriously, misinterpreted his words to the public and cut off RP followers when they had something meaningful to say in an interview.
2. He was given tough questions in live debates which he owned and you could see the displeased mugs of the hosts. Plus, he put other candidates in their place when they spoke nonsense. The american delusional sense of patriotism (for example: don't surrender to those terrorists) is beautifully depicted in arguments RP had with muppets of the state. Not being able to reason with logic, they just cut him off or force him to change the topic into their favor.
3. Look into the adjustments that the voting system went through..
4. Is against big government/federal reserve, upholds the constitution, etc etc. In short: He was a thorn in the eyes of the people that are rapidly realizing their goal of turning u.s.a. in a expensionist, fascist police state. So, they made a mockery of him in media outlets to sway the public opinion.
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And there is no denying that that country and other nations it influences are going into that direction. My country included which can be noticed in various ways.