As popular GOP Rep. reelected many times, why won't GOP/USA take Ron Paul seriously as viable POTUS candidate?

Paul is a nice old man who lives in the last century in a time that never was. Back in his day unions were strong, American corporations actually were 'American', anyone with a sixth grade education could get a fairly decent job...unless they were black or a woman who was expected to stay home with the kids....therefore out of the work force. Taxes were high and we spent that money on first rate physical infrastructure that currently is old and used up and neglected, but taxes are now so low we can't afford to upgrade. Nobody gave much thought to the environment back then so factories were free to pump out as much 'stuff' as required to get the job done. Japan made junk, China made nothing, Europe had hardly recovered from WW2 and everyone wanted top quality Made in America production. We spent big bucks on education...including almost an entire generation of veterans behind the GI Bill of Rights. A house cost three times the average working class wage and you could get a low cost FHA or GI loan to buy one. You could also buy a darn good Made in America, union built car for $1200. Health insurance was cheap because the medical world really couldn't treat or cure very much though doctors did make house calls. The public airways had a thing called the 'Fairness Doctrine', there was a military draft and by and large the American public thought FDR was a saint and his New Deal was the best thing that ever happened for the average American worker. All that is different now....only the cheese is the same! Ron Paul lives in the past....I know because Ron and I are about the same age. The entire world is different now...that's why we need 21st century thinkers and even 22nd century thinkers to kick this country in the @ss and get it moving in the right direction...not the 'right wing direction'....that time is over and it ain't coming back!