"Neo-conservatism is not supposed to be a derogatory comment."
But yet it IS a derogatory comment when used in the manner that it has often been used here and elsewhere.
It's analagous (sp?) to how some people use the term liberal as a pejorative.
"After systematically mocking, disrespecting, and name-calling of Ron Paul voters for the last 6 months, it is no wonder than many RP voters don't plan on voting for anyone except RP."
Wow. Ron Paul supporters are the ONLY candidate's supporters who have ever been mocked/derided by those allied to other candidates, so that justifies a "I'm going home and taking my vote with me and no one can have it" attitude. Not "Well, no other candidate meets my personal criteria, so in good conscience I can't vote," it's just "Mommy! My feelings is hurted!"
The situation with Ross Perot in 1992 and Ron Paul today isn't similar, either. Perot truly ran as an independent outsider, which Ron Paul has not done. Perot's candidacy was attractive to many who saw a successful businessman who just might be able to apply business principles to goverment to straighten out some of the mess that's out there.
While Ron Paul certainly has his cadre of supporters, he's definitely not an outsider, he's running inside the Republican organizational structure, and he's not being, as far as I can tell, nearly as successful in siphoning the kind of support from both sides that Perot was.
Yes, there are Democrats for Ron Paul. There are also Jews for Jesus, but I suspect that in both cases the percentage is very small in both cases.
Just my 2 cents from someone who is looking at ALL of the candidates on both sides and is filled with the great urge to stuff them all into a large industrial blender...