Posted on 08/15/2015 9:55:22 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
Last fall, TIME magazine declared Paul the "most interesting man in politics" and stamped him on its cover. Paul launched his campaign earlier this year pledging that he was a "different kind of Republican." Four months later, though it's still early in a crowded, fluid race, it's clear that many Republicans want different — but not him.
His campaign is struggling to keep up with his rivals in fundraising. Two of his political allies running an outside super PAC supporting his candidacy were recently indicted on campaign-finance fraud charges. Significant plunges in polling are starting to correspond.
And Trump has an aggressive counterpunch. In a raging statement responding to Paul, the real-estate tycoon took him to task for running for reelection to the Senate at the same time he's campaigning for president.
"I feel sorry for the great people of Kentucky who are being used as a back up to Senator Paul’s hopeless attempt to become President of the United States — weak on the military, Israel, the Vets and many other issues. Senator Paul has no chance of wining the nomination and the people of Kentucky should not allow him the privilege of remaining their Senator," Trump said.
Trump further called Paul's operation a "total mess" and said the senator should leave the race.
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He collapsed because he sought to ally himself with Senator Tuckey Neck Gobbler McConnell.
IMHO, too many think of his father when they see Rand.
I liked his father he was my Rep for a couple years but the media toasted him.
Trump is blunt...and to the point.
But he was on the cover of TIME magazine.....
Rand seems to be flailing about, both treading and taking on water. He may be spending too much time trashing other conservatives, or using negative politics in general.
I recall Jon Huntsman got caught up in the snark as well, using petty sabotage techniques on his fellow GOP candidates. Both seem to be frustrated that they should even have to (repeatedly!) explain to people why they present the best answer to the nation’s problems.
Beat me to it... and with a much better metaphor.
Many say that Jeb Bush’s family is keeping him back. But it seems to me the one who has the toughest family problem is Rand Paul.
"I feel sorry for the great people of Kentucky who are being used as a back up to Senator Paul’s hopeless attempt to become President of the United States — weak on the military, Israel, the Vets and many other issues. Senator Paul has no chance of wining the nomination and the people of Kentucky should not allow him the privilege of remaining their Senator," Trump said.LOL! this kind of language usually only comes from the left and never from the squishy right. Which might be why the squishy right calls him a liberal.Trump further called Paul's operation a "total mess" and said the senator should leave the race.
Paging Daddy Ron Paul!
I’ll wager that his old man will soon come to his rescue.4
Ron Paul has always had the knack to raise campaign funds.
The most believable explanation I’ve seen is that Rand Paul is such a libertarian that he opposes staff discipline, message disicpline, organization, etc. That fits with my personal experience with libertarians. They can be great as individual workers but are almost always lousy managers.
AND half of what he says makes sense the other half is just insane. He cancels himself out to ZERO.
+1
Yes, yes he is.
Don Black liked his father too.
Both the Pauls should not go past the second item on the agenda. The third thing they comment on is always off the rails.
Rand Paul definitely missed the flood tide for launch. And he did not help himself in the least by being sharply critical of The Donald. This is not to say that The Donald is beyond criticism (there has not yet been much about SPECIFIC policy positions or definite plans to institute change from The Donald), but to just go out there and bust horns in a vain attempt to gain publicity, or in this instance, notoriety, is futile in the extreme, and destined to backfire big time.
Expect no pity or apology from The Donald. And for sure, not the Vice-President slot.
His going for the smear pretty much shortened his manhood and intestinal fortitude to Lindsey Lou’s dimensions AFAIC. Kinda hovering between “Weasel” and “Stiff” on the John Wayne Man-O-Meter /s ;) Smile when you say that, pilgrim.
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