Posted on 03/08/2014 2:52:54 PM PST by PaulCruz2016
Sen. Rand Paul demolished his competition in the 2014 Washington Times/CPAC presidential preference straw poll on Saturday, winning 31 percent of the vote -- nearly three times the total of second-place Sen. Ted Cruz.
Mr. Cruz's 11 percent was still a big improvement for the freshman senator, who won just 4 percent in last year's straw poll. Neurosurgeon Ben Carson was third with 9 percent and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was fourth with 8 percent in results that signal growing discontent with the GOP establishment in Washington.
Indeed, CPAC voters now have an unfavorable view of Republicans in Congress, with 51 percent saying they disapprove of the job the GOP is doing on Capitol Hill. Just last year the GOP had a 54 percent approval rating, and in 2012 they held a 70 percent approval rating.
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You are missing my point. Government, in and of itself, is a blank canvas. It’s the people who occupy the office.
Governments, like guns, don’t kill people.
People kill people.
We’re electing a president not a preacher. W was God fearing, social conservative but he was a big government guy.
I’m a libertarian and I don’t support anything you listed nor do I know anyone who is a libertarian who does.Where does this free boarder nonsense come in and the pro abortion agenda come from?I never met these libertarians so maybe you are confused or you have been side tracked by some nutty liberals.Liberals love to blur the lines.
plainshame
Since Dec 1, 2013
Welcome.
You are a libertarian? Did you vote libertarian in 2012?
Because you are clueless on what libertarians believe.
He is absolutely preferable to any one the rats run in 2016, but I think Cruz is my candidate.
I just recently made up my mind on this. I had been worried that Cruz was just talking a good game recently, then I saw information regarding writings he had done in college. He sounds like a real deal conservative.
Life,liberty and justice for all so what happened to the Indians in America?Did they get justice?No,they got their land stolen by Europeans and killed like animals.
1999,Been here a whole lot longer than most.It’s ok if we come and go isn’t it?
It comes from the Libertarian Platform. A bunch of wild-eyed, drug addled, baby-killing, packers (who want smaller government)
The "small l" libertarians need to come up with a new name for themselves.
But he knows what “Libertarians” believe.
The libertarian party that the libertarians created and operate perfectly reflects their libertarian ideals, the GOP does not.
I guess you hated Ronald Reagan then.LOL!
Right now I’m just trying to get you to confirm you are libertarian, did you vote libertarian in 2012.
Cruz can’t be on the ticket as he is ineligible to either office. He was born in Canada. I don’t think he is running anyway, he knows he’s ineligible if anybody knows it, he does.
Cruz is eligible, and far superior to Paul.
CPAC was overflowing with Shamnesty supporters. No thanks. Too much Potomac water.
“Big government is by far the greatest threat to our lives and well being.”
No friend it is not. Big government is a symptom of the real problem. The “real” problem is the country continuing moving away from social/moral conservatism and continuing to pick bad leaders that move it that direction. Rand Paul and his ilk are NOT the solution. Cutting government, of itself, is NOT the solution.
IF we are going to “rally” around anything really effective in “saving the country,” it will be a leader (leaders) that is a real social conservative...backed by a party/people that are social conservatives first and foremost. Get that right, and the rest WILL fall into place. That is absolute fact.
And which libertarian party is that? Different from the Libertarian Party I assume.
Where is their platform?
What’s wrong with the GOP platform?
So far, you keep avoiding telling us if you are a real libertarian at all.
Are you a member of their party, do you vote for their candidates?
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