Sen Rand Paul: "The Republican Party brand sucks & so people don't want to be a Republican."

[kpete]

(CNN) -- It might not be the term that Republican Party leaders prefer, but Sen. Rand Paul had a choice word about the GOP's brand: It "sucks."

While in Michigan on Wednesday spreading his message about building a more inclusive party, Paul -- as he has many times before --acknowledged that Republicans need to collectively improve their image.

"Remember Domino's Pizza? They admitted, 'Hey, our pizza crust sucks.' The Republican Party brand sucks and so people don't want to be a Republican and for 80 years, African-Americans have had nothing to do with Republicans," the Kentucky Republican said, according to The Hill.

His comments came in remarks at a GOP field office in a predominantly black neighborhood in Detroit.




http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/30/politics/rand-paul-gop-brand/index.html

[CJCRANE]

1. They tried that already. Hence the Tea Party.

But that brand became toxic so it's back to being the GOP.

So now the GOP is a synthesis of fiscal conservatives, social conservatives, warmongers, and out-and-out religious nutters.

[tk2kewl]

2. Yeah Rand, maybe you should rename it American Third Party (A3P)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002261161

[hifiguy]

3. No matter how much lipstick you put on the pig

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it is still a pig. Libertarian feudalism by any other name would suck just as much.

[kentuck]

4. And Mitch has plans to visit Bowling Green and other cities with Rand Paul this weekend...

Beautiful timing, huh?

[FSogol]

5. Is Rand trying to take all the credit? He did have a lot help making them suck.

[arcane1]

6. Yes, blame it on the brand, not the ideas behind it.

Dumb-ass Rand.

[Dawson Leery]

7. Rebel Rand Paul is part of the problem.

[sinkingfeeling]

8. OMG, a Republican tells the truth!

[Tarheel_Dem]

9. Which makes you wonder why anyone listens to Libertarians in the first place.

[baldguy]

17. Unbelievably, they have a solid fan club on DU.

[Tarheel_Dem]

18. Yes they do. We have a thread on the Latest page, paying homage to one as we speak.

[J_J_]

10. At least he understands how much the party is hated

Exactly how are they going to sweep the elections according to the media and their stupid phony polls?

Millenials are turning toward the GOP they tell us.

Blacks are turning toward the GOP.

More women will be voting GOP this year.


All of the people they have been hating on and destroying the lives of will turn out this midterm to vote for Republicans.

They seriously expect us to believe this and people do.

[MurrayDelph]

11. So says Rand Paul

one of the bigger Hoovers in the department store.

[jmowreader]

12. The difference between Domino's and the GOP

Problem: your pizza crust sucks.

Domino's solution: invent better crust dough and advertise that you did.

GOP solution: firebomb the other pizza restaurants, make the crust worse, and advertise that the only reason you think GOP pizza is no good is you just don't know anything about pizza.

[kelliekat44]

13. So why don't the Dems run this in an add all over the states we are expected to lose in the Senate?

[rustydog]

14. Hey Rand, by extrapolation you suck Right?

Because people judge a product by the product itself. You are a Republican, the brand "Sucks" in your words.

Therefore you suck...

What are YOU willing to do to not suck so badly?

[kentuck]

15. Mitch McConnell needs the Tea Party vote.

He pissed off a lot of Tea Partiers with his attitude when he defeated Matt Nevins back in May. They had spent a lot of money trying to defeat McConnell. So now, he wants Rand Paul to help him bring them back into the fold. Whether it will work or not is still open to question?

[Cha]

16. I saw Time mag in the Library has Rand on the front with this caption

"The most interesting man in politics".. Well, No. Liars like rand.. aren't that interesting. But, he's right about one thing.. republicons suck and that goes for him too.