Texas Congressman Ron Paul Hopes to Garner Support for Presidential Bid with Internet, Debates

HOUSTON (AP) — In most Republican presidential polls, Ron Paul appears well behind the front-runners — a little-known Texas congressman struggling to break free of "Undecided" and "Other" before he could take on the wealth and recognition of Rudy Giuliani, John McCain and Mitt Romney.

But on the Web, Paul's supporters see him as a "modern day Cincinnatus" and "the 900-pound gorilla amongst spider monkeys."