Oh, c’mon! You’re saying he’d be a US Senator today without being his father’s son and his followers? Pull the other one, it has bells on it.
I think the answer to that is “yes.” After all, he won statewide as a Senator. His father was a Congressman.
Sure, he learned much from his father, but he is, to my mind, a far more attractive candidate than his father ever was.
Senator Paul is the most likely candidate to peel away Democrat voters among the young, Hispanics, blacks, and probably women, at least the younger ones.
And his clear intent to defend the Constitution, as written, will appeal to most traditional GOP voters today.
He’s obviously smart, capable, and an excellent speaker. We could do worse. As I said earlier, I’m impressed with the depth of the field and its quality this time around. We won’t likely be casting around for another Herman Cain in the middle of the primaries with this bunch to choose from.
Although we might be trying to beat down Christie in the process...
I would add, statewide in a different state.
Thanks for concluding that the Tea Party supporters that overwhelmingly supported Rand are not the wild-eyed white supremacist 9/11 Truthers that you like and others here like to concoct. Yes, he had coattails from the old man, but by and large Ron stayed out of Rand's way.