"Could Republican Senator Rand Paul Win the White House?"

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Could Republican Senator Rand Paul Win the White House?

by Jason Horowitz at Vogue

http://www.vogue.com/magazine/article/republican-senator-rand-paul-for-president/#1

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Paul tells me he wants to remake the GOP into an electorally viable party that looks more like America and less like an Elks Lodge meeting. That means luring Democrats and winning over skeptical minorities and young voters. He’ll do this by championing issues like privacy rights and civil liberties—such as his opposition to Guantanamo-style indefinite detainment—that he believes will form a new center of political gravity, and perhaps a winning coalition in 2016.

“I want the Republican Party to grow and to be strong and for our ideas to win in Washington,” he says. “And the way they win, I think, is adding a little bit of a libertarian infusion, a little bit of a constitutional Bill of Rights type of approach to issues and instill that into the Republican Party.”

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“I could see Rand’s sincerity and thoughtfulness in our first conversation about this crisis,” Gillibrand says. “And I knew we could work together.”

As with all political success stories, the senator has benefited from his share of serendipity, too. The CIA drone attacks, the revelation of the National Security Agency’s spying programs, the furor over the IRS’s apparently targeting Tea Party groups—all have provided openings for him to speak out on privacy, reduced government, and a less aggressive foreign policy.




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[northoftheborder]

1. No. He may make sense 1% of the time, but mostly nuts.

[Fawke Em]

2. Nope.

I suspect a lot of people wouldn't take to a dude who worships the Aqua Buddha.

[octoberlib]

3. No.

No no no.

[Dawson Leery]

4. Seeing that war in Syria not likely, Paulie does not have a chance.

[SoCalDem]

5. Depends on how successful the GOP is at the voter suppression stuff

They are busily re-tooling the voting mechanisms in many key states.

Did people really think that GW Bush would win?? Reagan??

The vote-counters are more important than the vote casters.. especially when vote casters are being prevented from voting

[Jamaal510]

6. Unless he can fool enough people around my age

into thinking that he actually cares about federally legalizing weed and is anti-war, I seriously doubt it. I think he'll have a bigger shot that his Dad did at getting the nomination, though, since he sold out a little to the GOP establishment.

[JaneyVee]

7. No.

[SoCalDem]

8. 2016 interactive map...have fun

http://www.270towin.com/

[DonCoquixote]

9. He has as much chance as W. Did.

Which none of us thought was a lot before 2000.

I will say this much though, if he gets the White House, that will be the coup de grace for the nation.

[winter is coming]

10. Nope. He wouldn't survive the scrutiny of a Presidential campaign. n/t

[gopiscrap]

11. No he's too fucking crazy!

[1-Old-Man]

12. No, not any more than Ross Perot was able to.

[mick063]

13. I am amazed that people here have yet to perceive the inevitable political tsunami to come.

Occupy had much more effect than you could possibly imagine. The tsunami is inevitable but it will not necessarily occur in 2016. It all depends on how quickly the Democratic Party can adjust to the mood of the nation.


The answer to the OP is yes on one condition:

If the Democrats stick to "third way" politics and the number #1 issue, economic disparity, is not properly addressed. Then, Rand will win on the wedge issues as a multitude of potential Democratic voters stay home or vote third party.