I'm a big Ron Paul guy. I mean big; I watched basically every television appearance from 2006-2012, went to Iowa the first time to go door to door, went to Rochester as a delegate, went to Bismark the second time. I mean, I'm in to it.I thought he had a chance. I really did. I was insulated in my Ron Paul fandom sphere, and the first time around... I just didn't believe it. I remember watching the primaries, when it would be like, %37 reporting, Ron would be down by like, 40 points, but I'd think to myself "well he could still get 63% of them voting for him, so the math could still work out!".I know now that was madness.But hindsight is always 20/20. I wonder, am I doing that with Randal as well?I seem to think he is absolutely BLAZING to the rising star of the GOP, and really shattering some barriers, and playing the game, damn well.Am I deluded again?I have few friends, most of which are Ron Paul supporters. The rest of which are pretty flaming leftist types. Voted for Obama twice, voted against the proposition to eliminate property tax in ND, because they felt it was a move by "big business" to get a tax breakWhenever I mention Randal to them, they seem to think he's a joke. I mean that. They don't even take him seriously. Now, Rubio, Cruz, etc.; those guys are the "real" face of the "libertarian tea party". Rand Paul is to be thought of as a side show, a flash in the pan.What if they are right? Am I exploding every positive mention (pos-mens) into confirmation bias? I mean, sure he's good, but maybe I just like him because he's succeeding, even if a little, where I was hurt by his father's failures? Am I succumbing to my fandom and nepotism?My knee jerk reaction is of course to think that they are simply marginalizing him, because, deep down, they *know* he is their only true threat...but what if I'm not?I struggle with this alot! Anyone else constantly trying to see if/how they are deluded? Am I delusional?