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Rand Paul looks to steal 2016 spotlight
POLITICO ^ | 1/15/2015 | Manu Raju

Posted on 01/14/2015 5:57:52 PM PST by entropy12

Jeb Bush is “a Big Government Republican.” Mitt Romney “had his chance.” And Marco Rubio’s recent jabs on foreign policy are “silly” and “childish.” Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul is back in insurgent mode, lobbing bombs at his potential Republican presidential rivals and looking to take back a political spotlight that Bush and Romney have been hogging lately. Paul is also heading to New Hampshire and Nevada this week, hoping to strike a fire with voters who want a new voice to carry the GOP’s message to the White House.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/01/rand-paul-2016-elections-114243.html#ixzz3OqpqWVHs

(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...


TOPICS: Campaign News
KEYWORDS: 2016campaign; 2016gopprimary; randpaul; randpaul2016
Amazingly I have not seen Rand Paul lob any bombs at Ted Cruz. May be Rand is angling for a CRUZ/PAUL ticket?
1 posted on 01/14/2015 5:57:52 PM PST by entropy12
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To: entropy12

Steal?

Are Bishop RomneyCARE
and Schiavo-destroyer Bush ENTITLED?


2 posted on 01/14/2015 6:07:13 PM PST by Diogenesis ("When a crime is unpunished, the world is unbalanced.")
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To: entropy12

Paul and Cruz are two different types, Cruz is conservative, stable, and knows who he is.

Paul is a man desperately searching for niches, trying to pander to various sub groups, contradictory, flaky, and too liberal, he is something like a pet of the establishment.


3 posted on 01/14/2015 6:10:11 PM PST by ansel12 (Civilization, Crusade against the Mohammedan Death Cult.)
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To: ansel12

Rand Paul is deplorable


4 posted on 01/14/2015 6:45:42 PM PST by chicagolady (Mexican Elite say: EXPORT Poverty and Let the the Stupid AmericanTaxpayer foot the bill !)
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To: chicagolady

“Rand Paul To Campaign for Romney”
The younger Paul said he is working out the logistics of appearing at campaign events for Romney between now and November.

“Rand Paul to steer clear of Mississippi runoff”

“Rand Paul: It’s a ‘misnomer’ to say McConnell isn’t conservative”

“Rand Paul To Campaign for Romney”

March, 2013—”Rand Paul endorses Mitch McConnell in 2014 Senate race, won’t back tea party challenge”


5 posted on 01/14/2015 6:46:32 PM PST by ansel12 (Civilization, Crusade against the Mohammedan Death Cult.)
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To: ansel12

People say Rand is not crazy like his father. Maybe not in the mental sense, but politically he’s a schizophrenic. He’s all over the place. Next to Jeb Bush this is the guy the Democrats hope the GOP is stupid enough to nominate. The liberals and the media have been lavishing praise on Jeb Bush and Rand Paul because they know they’re the two easiest Republicans to beat in the general election.


6 posted on 01/14/2015 7:24:43 PM PST by dowcaet
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To: ansel12

Many past tickets were selected based on a “balance”,
may be geographical (Regan-Bush41), or how far left or right or center on ideological spectrum (McCain-Palin), or age difference (Bush41-Dan Quayle)....you catching on pardner?


7 posted on 01/14/2015 8:54:41 PM PST by entropy12 (Dumb and Dumber to borrow money from China to protect oil flow to China from middle-east.)
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To: entropy12

Well my liberal “pardner”, what balance would the liberal goof ball bring to a Cruz ticket?


8 posted on 01/14/2015 9:52:16 PM PST by ansel12 (Civilization, Crusade against the Mohammedan Death Cult.)
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To: ansel12

DO not be shocked if that is the final ticket. Delgates do matter. You will then need to ask Mr Cruz for explanation.


9 posted on 01/14/2015 10:27:20 PM PST by entropy12 (Dumb and Dumber to borrow money from China to protect oil flow to China from middle-east.)
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To: entropy12
To be fair both Ted Cruz and Rand Paul have a 95% score at Conservative Review. I rather Paul stay out anyways. Let the RINO vote be split among a bunch of RINO's rather than have conservatives splitting their votes. Especially because the RAT media is going to push Jeb upon the GOP as their designated loser this time around.
10 posted on 01/14/2015 10:33:31 PM PST by Nateman (If liberals are not screaming you are doing it wrong!)
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To: entropy12

How does it make any sense?

Two first term senators, both from Southern states, both with tea party roots.

Why don’t you just describe the balance that you are hoping that someone will see in Paul?


11 posted on 01/14/2015 10:35:24 PM PST by ansel12 (Civilization, Crusade against the Mohammedan Death Cult.)
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To: ansel12

You will have to ask Ted Cruz, if he chooses Rand Paul as running mates. One reason Cruz might do it is if Rand Paul wins a lot of delegates and Cruz needs those to secure nomination.

I am not pushing anyone this early. The campaign and debates have not even begun. I do not make my decisions prematurely.


12 posted on 01/14/2015 10:50:45 PM PST by entropy12 (Dumb and Dumber to borrow money from China to protect oil flow to China from middle-east.)
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To: entropy12

I can’t ask Cruz to explain your posts, you are the one posting about Paul bringing balance to a Cruz ticket, what in the world are you talking about?

And why?


13 posted on 01/14/2015 10:56:35 PM PST by ansel12 (Civilization, Crusade against the Mohammedan Death Cult.)
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