Posted on 04/07/2015 10:28:47 AM PDT by gwgn02
As he pulls together his expected presidential campaign in Iowa and New Hampshire, Sen. Rand Paul is confronted by defections from an unexpected quarter: the die-hard idealists whose energy powered his father’s campaigns. That network of committed supporters was expected to convey to Paul, the natural successor to Ron Paul’s libertarian movement, providing him with a plug-and-play ground organization in the make-or-break early voting states. But instead of embracing the Kentucky senator, many of those grass-roots activists are turning their backs on him, disillusioned by the younger Paul’s concessions to mainstream politics. Story Continued Below One of the most prominent defectors is Drew Ivers, chairman of Ron Paul’s 2012 Iowa campaign, who says he will not endorse Rand Paul for president. On Tuesday, three members of Iowa’s Ron Paul-aligned Liberty movement — state Sen. Jason Shultz and former Iowa Republican Party central committee members Chad Steenhoek and Joel Kurtinitis — announced the same, adding that they will support Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. Ivers said he does not plan to endorse any candidate. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, center, accompanied by Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., left, and Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, right, express their frustration after the Senate passed a bill to fund the government, but stripped it of the defund 'Obamacare' language as crafted by House Republicans, Friday, Sept. 27, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Republican-controlled House and the Democrat-controlled Senate are at an impasse as Congress continues to struggle over how to prevent a possible shutdown of the federal government when it runs out of money in three days. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Ted Cruz is a man of destiny.
I hope people all across America are doing the same. The debates will really define the candidates.
Only political operatives are paying any attention to any of this
Ted is the only conservative smart enough to thwart the RINO oligarchy that always shoves a RINO down our throats.
An idiot at work spouted off about how terrible Cruz is. Give examples I asked. He’s ugly, from Canada, and a Cuban. Oh brother says I. So I explained about his education, his work background in Texas, and his personal convictions and drive. “Well, I don’t like him”. You just can’t argue with these 20-something idiots.
I guess they got tired of riding the clown car every 4 years.
The base elements that vote in primaries and decide one of the two people who will be president, are paying attention.
Lol...oh boy.
My self proclaimed libertarian coworkers say similar things about Cruz....’he looks like a total snake’ and ‘i don’t trust that guy....’
Rand Paul is not a bad guy. I don’t agree with him on everything.
One thing Rand and Ted have in common: BOTH of them took on the Democrat party and ESPECIALLY the establishment of their OWN PARTY (can you say Sarah Palin?) and won.
I’m in agreement with that. I think the Lord has something great in store for his future.
But we must. My technique is ask them questions. "The United States defeated Germany, Italy, and Japan in less time than it took 0bama to build a website that didn't work for 0bamacare. Why do you trust government to solve your problems?"
It’s almost an embarrassment of riches with this crop of Repub candidates. It’s FAR better than in recent memory.
Of course they would... Ted Cruz is a strong conservative with traditional values.
I believe Ted Cruz will welcome with open arms the liberty-loving former Ron/Rand Paul supporters who want to reclaim the U.S. Constitution and revive the constraints it places on the federal government.
Cruz has already gotten tens of thousands of small donations, I don’t think those are all from political operatives
People these days are stupid and shallow
The “proof in the pudding”, now that Rand has announced that he is running, will be if he gets the same bounce in the polls, and raises $4 million as quickly as Ted did. If he doesn’t come close to doing what Ted Cruz did after he announced, then..... turn out the lights; the party’s over.
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