Paul switched from being a Republican liberty activist to a Libertarian one - and has just had a great experience running for the office of State Representative as an LP candidate. Paul has benefited from the emotional, practical and financial support of a new and improved state Libertarian Party. He did as well as the Republicans in the same, heavily Democratic District - and he's going to run again.
Related link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robin-koerner/libertarian-party_b_2370280.html , http://www.lpwa.org/ , http://washington.BlueRepublican.org