Rand Paul was probably the most intelligent person in both parties seeking the Presidency. Sadly he was a bit too arcane and not adept at retail politics. No doubt if he had emphasized his central message that the combination of porous American borders and debilitating foreign entanglements that actually lessen American security was catastrophic policy that must end, he would have done much better. The irony is that his father Ron Paul was labeled a “ neo isolationist:. However if one reads Congressman Paul’s speeches opposing the Iraq invasion he predicted with uncanny accuracy the dire results this invasion would have on the region, the American economy, American politics and its futility. Senator Paul himself was too afraid to be labeled an isolationist. Too bad he couldn’t exploit his father’s legacy and help the American people to at least examine those serious positions. His failed candidacy is a lost opportunity to educate and perhaps move the body politic.
Yes. My number one choice is out but there's no point in going on when he doesn't have the money to compete.
You are entitled to your opinion ...but that's all it is.
Thanks for your post. I always listened to him carefully in the debates because he clearly knew his Constitution and could articulate it well.