How Romney Gets Paul Votes

The Wall Street Journal's Daniel Henninger writes of the Ron Paul candidacy attracting the angry, the "anti-" voters on the right. Henninger makes the point that if Mitt Romney doesn't do something to draw in these disaffected people, he is in danger of being torpedoed by a third party candidacy.

Henninger has identified a real threat. I expect the new Paul adherents are really upset about the current state and direction of U.S. affairs.

They want to vote for someone who speaks to the intensity of their concerns. To date Romney has not shown them he shares their fear for the country's future. His task is to get them to believe in him without alienating independent voters.