[cripplecreek]

As it should be.

[ObozoMustGo2012]

The Paulbots will find a way to keep Rand in as a 3rd party candidate and ensure a Democrat victory.

[Lurkinanloomin]

Rand Paul decided some time ago that he would rather be friends with Mitch and pals than represent the citizens. He jumped on board the Cheap Labor Express and wants to accomodatepeople who broke into the country and abandon the rule of law.

Not voting for any more cheap labor importers. Period.

[Trapped Behind Enemy Lines]

The more conservatives who jump in, the better for Jeb IMHO.

[SMARTY]

No matter HOW this falls out, Rand Paul AIN’T the guy!

[Tijeras_Slim]

I’ll be glad when the Paulinistas are no longer a factor in national politics.

[Engraved-on-His-hands]

It is bad news for Rand Paul, but perhaps not terminal. I’m not a Rand Paul supporter, but I expect that he will remain in the race longer than most think. There are some stumbling blocks for Cruz in trying to draw votes from both the social conservative wing and the libertarian wing. There are some issues that are simply mutually exclusive.

How Cruz finesses that will be interesting. If he plays down or abandons his social values, he will lose votes from the social conservatives. If he plays them up too much, he will lose votes from the libertarians.

I suspect that Cruz is more of a social conservative than a libertarian and that will show in the primaries. The result will be a continuing niche for Rand Paul. Just my opinion.

[Dick Bachert]

You'll be hard pressed to find anyone more devoted to the Constitution and the rule of law than I. The flap that Ted may not meet the purest meaning of a "natural born citizen" because BOTH parents were not born here falls to insignificance as we think back that America put into office in 2008 a cretin who not only FAILED that test but has demonstrated since that he HATES AMERICA. Since coming on the national scene, Ted Cruz has demonstrated by his words and ACTIONS that he LOVES America – THE IDEA – and has been resisting Obama and his Marxist agenda at every turn. And if you haven't heard his father speak on the subject, please take the time to do so and you'll understand why Ted feels as he does about this place!

All that said, whichever solid conservative we put in the White House in 2016 – after a thorough fumigating and disinfecting, of course -- will fail if we don't also run the Obama enablers and apologists – in BOTH PARTIES -- off Capitol Hill! Do what you must to assure that YOUR guys will support whoever makes it to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue as we begin what will probably be the decades long job of reversing the incredible damage Obama has done to the very fabric of the American idea and the rule of law the Founders sought to leave us.

[Dogbert41]

"Whatever small chance Paul had in the 2016 presidential race was premised on his ability to reach beyond the core supporters of his father's"

And that's that.