Rand and his dad are two people I wouldn’t vote for. Hardly anyone on the forum would.
And yet they are very useful to people doing the GOPe’s handy-work.
As long as Trump is selling Conservatism to the nation, I’ll gladly join his cult. I joined Ronald Reagan’s cult too.
One good thing about Paul if he ran as a third party candidate he would never garner enough votes to influence the election.
Not a comparison worthy of a good, long time, Freeper. What Reagan lead was no cult. No unless you wanted to call "America" a cult and I doubt you'd feel at all at home with others who think that. There was nothing mysterious nor hidden about Reagan and his supporters. He spoke and governed the same way from well before THE SPEECH in 1964 until God retired his voice.
I'm happy to have Trump on my team as long as he continues selling Conservatism. I won't consider him for leader of my team until he's convinced me he'll fight for Conservatism and keep selling it through one, and hopefully two, terms. My sale is made by a record of words AND deeds. Trump's record is certainly sufficient proof that he'll keep fighting… for Trump. As a fighter and salesman for Conservatism my deal isn't closed, at least not yet. I'm in Iowa so he has 6 months to win me around. His mannerisms at the debate weren't my style, but I can accept them if convinced he'd produce the results I want. But he said some very worrisome things there. How many Freepers would want HRC anywhere near their wedding, much less would "order" her to attend it?! If he has a reason other than wanting a publicity stunt I hope he offers it. I've had more than enough 'publicity stunt' politicians to last my lifetime. Of his saying national health care worked well in Canada, as a physician with physician relatives in Canada I know better. Of his saying national health care worked well in Scotland, those Scots are so liberal they broke their deal with the Labour Party and voted to move Scotland somewhere left of Bernie Sander's Vermont. They probably think golf balls should be free.
The GOP's problem isn't a lack of fighters. It's that many of its fighters speak Conservative, but fight for Big Government Crony Liberalism. Of the 17 contenders several clearly fit that category, but there are some plausible Conservative fighters. And there are some whose placement remains controversial. Just speaking 'Conservative' is necessary, but not sufficient. Use the campaign to "trust, but verify" self styled Conservatives. Trump's record suggests a high ceiling, but also a very low floor. Meanwhile I'm Cruzing with Ted. He has the best list of enemies and one's enemies often know you best.