[SoConPubbie]

Are you serious? The Republican field in 2016 is likely to be much stronger - crowded with far more competitive conservatives than 2012. It will almost certainly contain several strong candidates such as Walker, Jindal, Paul (Rand), Rubio, etc. Additionally there will be some moderate types like Christie who will be very powerful candidates

Unless Paul drops his plan to "Normalize" 2 million illegal aliens each and every year and reverses course on his "Soften" or moderate our approach to social issues, he won't make a strong conservative candidate, maybe a strong Republican or Libertarian candidate, but not a strong conservative candidate.

[Longbow1969]

Unless Paul drops his plan to "Normalize" 2 million illegal aliens each and every year and reverses course on his "Soften" or moderate our approach to social issues, he won't make a strong conservative candidate, maybe a strong Republican or Libertarian candidate, but not a strong conservative candidate

I agree with you about this, amnesty would not help win over Hispanics and it would be a disaster for Republicans. I also suspect Paul is much more like his Dad than he lets on, and I believe conservatives should be wary. That said, no matter the reservations many of us have, Paul has a strong following and may win over a lot of traditional conservatives despite some of his more libertarian views.