“I think the primary marketplace can sort through the candidates just fine.”
No it cannot. That is why we keep getting bad candidates that are not conservatives. Wackadoodles like the Pauls help mess up the primaries. Paul IS NOT a Republican, he is a Libertarian. He should stay out of the GOP primary and run as an independent Libertarian in the general election.
“No it cannot. That is why we keep getting bad candidates that are not conservatives. Wackadoodles like the Pauls help mess up the primaries. Paul IS NOT a Republican, he is a Libertarian. He should stay out of the GOP primary and run as an independent Libertarian in the general election.”
No, FRiend. As Mittens said in his interview, the mainstream RINOs told him they basically had to “steal the primary”. They did.
“Paul IS NOT a Republican, he is a Libertarian.”
A distinction with no practical effect. Are RINOs republicans? Are tea party members republicans? are conservatives republicans? are some pro abortion voters republican? are some prolife voters republicans? What is a republican? We’ve had candidates who won the republican primary who were RINOs and did not support the “republican platform”. That Rand disagrees on some points seems normal. However, he is a step up from Dole, McCain, RINOmney.
I welcome him to the primary season. He has a chance to make his case in the marketplace of ideas. Hopefully, it will challenge all to quit mouthing the words and actually stand for something. The last thing we need is another mynah bird primary with Reagan imitators, who stand for nothing.
Full Disclosure: I was a registered republican for more than 25 years. After McLame, I switched to independent. I am now a Free Range Conservative. I’m off the plantation and they have to work for my vote.