Of course he can. But that's not the question if Senator Paul wants to run for president. He may be able to appeal to younger, hipper voters and some minorities, but, as this Politico story points out, in the process of attracting those groups, he cannot alienate traditional Republican voters. It's a narrow tightrope for Paul to walk. Every break with his party on national security and foreign policy - and there have been several - threatens to make it that much harder for him to shed the isolationist tag in the eyes of the Republican establishment. Every entreaty to libertarian-leaning college students who adored his father, former Rep. Ron Paul, could complicate the task of creating some space from an element of the GOP regarded in some quarters as radical, even kooky. But Paul's success or failure could have big implications for a party that's been watching young, urban and minority voters flock to the Democratic Party with no apparent counterstrategy. If he can make a...(Read Full Post)