Question about RP "legacy."

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Let's say Paul outperforms all reasonable expectation in this election (clearly it appears impossible for him to win.) Is there someone waiting in the wings that will be there to "fan the flames" and keep his AC-ish constituent base moving forward with a second, better legitimized campaign in '12? He's soooo old himself it's hard to imagine him running again.

It just seems that by not ideologically differentiating enough from the Republican party, Paul risks making his effort, no matter how valiant or overachieving, a one-time thing. Any sort of real change in American politics will require perpetuation of an emergent new paradigm emphasizing the AC-ish platform. There has to be a plan to conserve and build momentum 8 and 12 years down the road.