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2016 Postmortem

GatorOrange

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2. Democrats simply need to repeatedly point out his hard right Social Conservative Policies...

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Mar 20, 2014, 10:10 AM

Mar 2014

Rand Paul is the ultimate political mirage; a faux libertarian that is a Hard Right Republican on most issues. Especially when it comes to his views on Women's Choice. With Paul's repeated efforts to force through Fetal Personhood (even in a flood bill) legislation; it'll be easy to point out he is a "Keep Your Rapists Baby" social conservative dinosaur. Lumping Paul in with the Todd Akin, Richard Mourdock, and Ken Kookinelli types will be fairly easy. Then just sit back and watch his support from the young, millennial, and women's voters fade fast.

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How Rand Paul can win the 2016 presidential nomination [View all] DonViejo Mar 2014 OP

I was expecting something about a convenient meteor strike. Half-Century Man Mar 2014 #1

Democrats simply need to repeatedly point out his hard right Social Conservative Policies... GatorOrange Mar 2014 #2

Not sure Rand would even want the job Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2014 #6

Democrats should not underestimate Paul, Cruz or anyone else. Beacool Mar 2014 #3

Well, somebody's got to win the right (to lose)? Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2014 #5

Shoulda released this article on April 1 Blue Owl Mar 2014 #4

Laughably naive. Rand Paul will never get the nomination. n/t FSogol Mar 2014 #7

He got multiple standing ovations last night at Berkeley. former9thward Mar 2014 #9

So? FSogol Mar 2014 #10

So, I think he could get the nomination and win. former9thward Mar 2014 #11

Libertarians are losers. Rand Paul and his tiny army of web-connected rubes will lose. FSogol Mar 2014 #12

And...treason XiaomuWave Mar 2014 #20

Wanna bet? The Paul's would do anything for a buck. Just look at his Dad's white supremacy FSogol Mar 2014 #21

rand paul? 1Independent Mar 2014 #8

US intelligence community is 'drunk with power': Sudden GOP rock star Rand Paul wows college bemildred Mar 2014 #13

"Many voters are disgusted with traditional and predictable partisan politics." Dopers_Greed Mar 2014 #14

+1 Jamaal510 Mar 2014 #25

His dad won zero states last run (not delegates, Virgin Islands isnt a state) XiaomuWave Mar 2014 #15

He has a chance to win the NOMINATION.... sofa king Mar 2014 #16

Anybody else getting tired of all of these Republican strategy pieces Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2014 #17

Yes, I am tired of it! sofa king Mar 2014 #18

Yup Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2014 #23

Rand Paul wows Berkeley. Can his anti-NSA fire draw youths to GOP? bemildred Mar 2014 #19

It's too bad that as a sitting US Senator he can't, you know, introduce legislation Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2014 #24

worse case for the R clown show is millions in 'donations' with lots of lavish free travel. Sunlei Mar 2014 #22

If he does Jamaal510 Mar 2014 #26

The money people who control the GOP will not let Rand Paul become the nominee Gothmog Mar 2014 #27