Ron Paul didnt want to become POTUS and he knew he had no chance.
He said many times that an intellectual, philosophical and spiritual battle was in our midst and all he was doing was spreading the message and hammering home a return to the constitution.
He was there to red pill and and he did a mighty fine job considering what he was up against at the time.
His contribution should never be understated because of where we are today.
Another thing to remember is he had WW popularity too - woke some of us up here in Oz.