He has been called "The Real Republican". Today the word "republican" means conservative bastard. That was not the original definition or purpose. Ron Paul supports state's rights and wants to limit the government. He wants to put more power in the people's hands. Here's a fact sheet that is on many sites about him:

The Ron Paul FREEDOM PRINCIPLES

He's smart to run as a Republican when he is obviously a Libertarian. If he were to run for that party he would have no chance of winning. They are already skewing poll results claiming that he only has 1% of votes, when really he's won all but one of the Republican presidential debates. They tried to say that it was a small group of people voting over and over, but they can't deny it anymore. And as we all know very well in this country, the more you try to supress something the more we want it. I will only be 17 when the 2008 Election goes on. So instead I'm going to try to get all the people I know who are or will be 18 to support Ron Paul and REGISTER TO VOTE! Reaching adulthood means you have a say now, so take advantage of it. I'm gonna be one of those people who votes on everything. I want to make sure I am counted. Let's commence the revolution.