Rand Paul: GOP Doesn't Need To Be 'Pure,' We Need To Find Common Ground

[DonViejo]

Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS

BANGOR, Maine (AP) — The Republican Party must become a bigger coalition that welcomes diverse ideas to win national elections, Sen. Rand Paul said Saturday at the Maine Republican Party convention.

Paul's speech comes as the Kentucky Republican weighs a possible run for the White House in 2016 and pushes to strengthen his appeal beyond his father's passionate supporters to prove he can be a credible national candidate.

Republicans are united in their eagerness to propel their candidates into victory this fall, Paul said, including incumbent Gov. Paul LePage. But the party must evolve and attract more minorities, women and young people to its ranks in order to recapture the White House in 2016 and beyond, he said.

"If we want to want to have a bigger party, we have to show concern for those who aren't doing very well: the long-term unemployed ... those who live in poverty, those who live in big cities," he said.

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[DinahMoeHum]

1. GOP common ground: they hate anybody who is not. . .

. . .rich, white, Christian, male.

Any female involved with the GOP is either:
1) Stupid
2) In on the racket
or
3) Married to a man who's in on the racket

[atreides1]

17. 4)

All of the above!

[truthisfreedom]

2. Good luck with that, Randy.

You're wearing blaze orange, carrying a loaded shotgun and a 12 pack, asking Bambi, Donald Duck and Bugs Bunny to vote for you.

[ffr]

10. That is freakin hilarious!

[mountain grammy]

3. Oh yeah, right...

when my bother in law tells us we're not Christians if we vote for Obama. Sure, Randy, that'll work.

[trusty elf]

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[RVN VET]

8. And Randy Paul is a Half Breed Polyester.

[WhiteTara]

4. And ole Cloven hoofed Bundy is their best

spokesperson.

[NYtoBush-Drop Dead]

5. what a douche bag.

"Show concern." Not actually BE concerned, just fake it. These morons can't even do that.

[Grassy Knoll]

7. How Sad....

....Vote for us, and we'll pretend to care.

[RVN VET]

9. But add

" . . .until after the election."

[marble falls]

11. And common ground with Democrats as fellow Americans. You know - bipartisanship.

[UpInArms]

12. operative words:

"we have to show concern"

not

we have to be concerned

bleh

[elias49]

13. Haha!! So true. Freudian slip?? nt

[BlueStater]

14. "We Need To Find Common Ground"

The behavior of yourself and your party in Congress the last few years would suggest you're not interested in that, you poofy-haired freak.

[laurent]

15. This is a real problem for them

The Republican Party has many squabbling factions today--libertarians, corporate interests, evangelicals, et cetera--so regardless of who is running for office, some Republicans will not vote. The Democrats also have many subgroups--gays, Latinos, blacks, women, et cetera, but they are strongly allied with each other. This is a great strength.

[Baitball Blogger]

16. Welcome to DU.

[freshwest]

18. This from a clown who supports personhood bills, a national RTW law and other regressions.

GTH, Rand and take your enabling friends with you. Mind you, this clown voted for the nation to default last year:

Rand Paul says default can be 'framed as a reasonable idea' and Tom Coburn wants to default to face a 'managed catastrophe.'

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=3820816

http://www.democraticunderground.com/110218177

http://www.democraticunderground.com/110218177#post1

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/10/16-ways-not-raising-debt-ceiling-will-screw-americans

If we don't shut down this clown in 2016, he'll enforce all of the Koch brothers LIbertarian platform on us:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024806298

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024488493#post19

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017125549#post14

And the apple doesn't fall far from the rotten tree:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/100264957

There is so much more that is wrong about this guy. If nothing else, remember he is a Koch lackey and wants to enact ALEC laws across the USA and at the federal level to steal everthing and many of us will have no way to live.