there is no better alternative to him, if I were a US citizen I would be overjoyed that there's the chance to vote for him... but personal liberties aren't really on the Dem's agenda (Dems would take as many away from you as the social conservatives on the other side) and a shrinking government would make it harder for the social conservatives to poke into every aspect of your personal life.
Funny how he sweeps every online poll, but the media still totally ignores him and focuses on the candiates picked by Murdoch & co... the general public isn't going to educate themselves on the issues beyond what CNN or Fox show them.