I didn't mean to take Ron Paul by storm. I only wanted a few minutes of quality time with the candidate, who keeps saying the media is overlooking his message.

So when I asked one of his campaign aides if I could have a word with Paul after he was finished greeting the 100 or so fans who'd lined up at the Courtyard Marriott in Nashua after his town hall meeting, I was surprised when the aide said, "follow me." So I followed, as he led me out of the hotel reception room, down a hallway and into the back of Paul's official campaign van.

Pleasantly surprised, that is. Anyway, as Paul ducked into the seat next to me a few minutes later, he only looked a little taken aback by my presence. I waited patiently as he fielded a question from a TV reporter who'd followed him to the van, on why he is declining to participate in the Dec. 27 televised Donald Trump Debate from Iowa.

Paul, unapologetic, told the reporter in so many words that having Trump as a moderator seemed to trivialize the importance of such debates to the American people. Furthermore, said Paul, Trump owes the Iowa Republican Party an apology for standing them up as keynote speaker for their Lincoln Day Dinner, costing them – and the state of Iowa – money.

The reporter then tried to squeeze in one more question, asking Paul if he had a comment on Herman Cain's expected exit from the race, following allegations of a long-time inappropriate affair with an Atlanta woman.

Paul smiled, and said, "no."

Then, the automatic van door slid shut and it was all me. I wasn't sure what the most important question was to ask Ron Paul at this moment, so I went with my gut. After seeing so much devotion to the "Ron Paul Revolution" here in New Hampshire, I wondered what would become of his followers, should he not win the GOP nomination.