One thing he didn't try to do much was forge a coalition with the other grass-roots branches of the Republican Party. On the other hand, he did try to work with the GOPe (McConnell, for example) out of what he thought was practical necessity, but that turned out to be a bad tactic for this election year, as well as tainting him personally.
Paul could have tapped into some of the same tell-it-is anger and disillusionment that Trump does, focusing more on government overreach and nanny-statism. But Paul comes across as very mannered, maybe even almost effete, and that's just not effective.
Paul also couldn't seem to convey the consistency, credibility, and reasonableness of his foreign policy. He never figured out how to communicate it well.
Paul could have tapped into some of the same tell-it-is anger and disillusionment that Trump does, focusing more on government overreach and nanny-statism. But Paul comes across as very mannered, maybe even almost effete, and that's just not effective.
I meant: the same tell-it-like-it-is anger and ....