Ron Paul gained traction because, for all his faults, he was the only candidate who proposed radical changes to our government rather than just tweaks at the margins. He was also consistent in his positions no matter how unpalatable. Rand Paul doesn’t even have that going for him but he courts his fathers following as though he did.
With Cruz running there is now a candidate who proposes radical changes to our government and doesn’t sport Paul’s dangerous foreign policies and frightful associates. All this is a long winded way of saying that yes Cruz has made the Pauls irrelevant.
A memo to all GOP presidential candidates not named Ted Cruz
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3281259/posts
“I’m a libertarian, and I’m supporting Ted Cruz”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/3278302/posts
Ron Paul supporters bolt Rand Paul camp -Support Ted Cruz
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3276663/posts
EXCLUSIVE–INSIDE TED CRUZ’S CAMPAIGN HQ: HOW TEXAS FIREBRAND PLANS TO WIN BY BREAKING ALL THE RULES
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3276339/posts
Supporters deserting Rand Paul for Ted Cruz (Including key people)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/3273028/posts
Longwinded? Not hardly! Concisely said, and spot on!