[PlasticMan]

Rand Paul has the best shot at reaching outside the GOP base vote (which is just not enough to win by itself).

[cripplecreek]

Unfortunately Rand Paul has chosen to go insane and is even driving libertarians away at this point. Until a few months ago I saw him as a great choice for VP but pandering to the lowest common denominator has ended him in my book.

[jjsheridan5]

Rand Paul has the best shot at reaching outside the GOP base vote (which is just not enough to win by itself).

The only Republican in the modern era to really attract independents, and blue collar democrats, was the "unelectable" Reagan. None of the "electable" candidates did.

Rand Paul, given his recent actions, is not capable of doing so. It would take an articulate conservative, with well-thought out positions, to do so. The only national candidate that meets that criterion is Ted Cruz. Unfortunately, the GOPe will work with their Democrat brethren to defeat him, or any candidate like him. And, ironically enough, the big lie which they would use to destroy him is his lack of "electability", even though he the only candidate with that electability.