His record is fine. What makes him appealing are a few things:
-by far the most conservative candidate with a snowball’s chance in hell of winning the general or the nomination even
-likeable and straight-talking
-against the amnesty bill without being a one-trick pony like HunterTancredo
-Best fiscal record of anyone running
-anti-corruption
-non-traditional
-been outside DC long enough to be trustworthy, but spent enough time there to know how things work and be experienced in such matters
>>> What makes him appealing are a few things:
also:
able to communicate his ideas
low negatives
recognizable
comes across as practical, not nutso (hard to explain it)
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