Cruz vs. Rand Paul in Presidential Vids: Do you want "Blessing" or "different kind of Republican?"

Reason Magazine's Hit & Run Blog ^ | April 6, 2015 | Nick Gillespie, editor in chief

[iowacornman]

For all true freedom loving conservatives, in my opinion. He is sooo great!!

[RaceBannon]

NO PAUL FOR PRESIDENT!

[Lake Living]

“Paul is stressing a larger, more-inclusive vision of the GOP - that includes leftists and other moonbats.”

[American Constitutionalist]

Big day for what ?

What announcement ?

[SpeakerToAnimals]

I really posted this so you could see the comments and what the libertarian types think of you.

Nick Gillespi speaks for me in the same manner Carl Rove speaks for Republicans. Senator Cruz pointed out that our rights come from our Creator. That phrase is in our founding Document.

His passion for these Founding documents is why I support him. And why the Republican establishment, the media and democrats fear him so.

Huckleberry is not attacked like this. And he is a preacher, not a Senator. But Huckleberry neither knows nor cares about the Constitution. Therefore he is no threat.

[SoConPubbie]

For all true freedom loving conservatives, in my opinion. He is sooo great!!

Get back to us when you quit confusing libertarians with conservatives.

I got a hint for you, they ain't the same animal.

[SoConPubbie]

Ted Cruz Ping!

If you want on/off this ping list, please let me know.

Please beware, this is a high-volume ping list!

CRUZ or LOSE!

CRUZ or LOSE!

[pollywog]

You cannot even begin to compare Rand Paul and Ted Cruz... they are in a different camp all together...
Rand Paul is strange ... in my opinion!

[American Constitutionalist]

Yes, I saw part of that Creepy Crawly interview.

Now the template is going to be is to shape who should be the Republican that Republicans should pick OTHER THAN Ted Cruz, and ignoring him totally goes into overdrive.

It’s really, THE TRUE CONSERVATIVE vs THE SQUSHIE COMPASSIONATE CONSERVATIVE ( compromising all conservative principles ).

[pollywog]

ditto!! I agree.. not even for VP!

[GeronL]

Cruz. I do want a “different kind” of Republican and it is Ted Cruz.

[pollywog]

we need to all double our donations to CRUZ tomorrow when Paul announces his run for Pres!!

[GeronL]

Apparently the day Rand Paul is supposed to announce his candidacy for getting Jeb Bush the nomination by trying to split the rest of the primary voters.

[caww]

Paul supports more negotiations with Iran while standing against more sanctions that would hold the Iranian regime accountable. That’s not a conservative position, that’s Obama’s position,...not to mention....

[Springfield Reformer]

Sounds like a plan ... :)

[Jane Long]

we need to all double our donations to CRUZ tomorrow when Paul announces his run for Pres!!

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Excellent idea, pollywog!

[TADSLOS]

Libertarians are always too stoned to show up and vote.

[2ndDivisionVet]

I like the way you think.

[American Constitutionalist]

That’s most certainly NOT going to be a great and good day indeed..... Hell no

[douginthearmy]

My first account of FR was right before the 2000 election. Based on the last 3 open primaries, I predict that the FR candidate of choice will garner about 1% national interest. Each time the candidate of choice falls out the bottom the next lowest ranked candidate will be promoted. Finally when the establishment republican is selected, there will be a split between the Anyone-But-Hillary crowd and the Screwyou-Im-Going-Home crowd.

Hopefully this time will be different, but statistically, FR has been consistently not just wrong, but way wrong. Personally I'd like to see Rand Paul at some level in the next administration. I actually think Cruz has a much better chance than some of the past years' favorites though.