Posted on 03/23/2015 7:41:25 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) told Megyn Kelly on Monday night that he was “glad” to see that students at Sen. Ted Cruz‘s (R-TX) presidential candidacy announcement at Liberty University were sporting “Stand with Rand” t-shirts. He went after Cruz for his approach to winning votes.
The event was part of the university’s convocation, which meant all students were required to attend. Paul said those students made it clear that just because they were forced to be there does not mean they were expressing support for Cruz’s candidacy.
On Cruz’s remarks, Paul said he was “traveling and busy” today but couldn’t find much to disagree with. Paul said he and Cruz come from the “same wing” of the Republican Party and have similar voting records.
“I guess what makes us different is probably our approach as to how we would make the party bigger,” Paul said, seemingly criticizing Cruz for “throwing out red meat,” rather than his personal approach of putting out “intellectually enticing” messages to new groups of people to expand the party’s reach, which he said is “the way to win general elections.” Overall, he argued, “winability” is a big factor that Cruz doesn’t seem to have.
Kelly also asked Paul if he can stand up to criticism from the mainstream media, to which Paul said the key to winning is attacking former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for her “corruption” and “hypocrisy.”
Paul said there is “some type of announcement” on his potential candidacy coming on April 7th.
PETTY
PIPER
PAUL
..... It’s takes a small man to critize another man with passion, and intestinal fortitude to restore America back to what it once was.
Cruz or lose. No more fags!
And those who believe that the real problem with ISIS is that their real motives that drive them to do what they do is ? That they need shovel ready jobs at minimum wage.
Says the man who seeks to change the law to suit his failed presidential candidacy so he can remain senator.
Rand is Mitch McConnell’s man, Ted Cruz is mine.
intellectually enticing messages to new groups of people
Yes-—like the dreamers and illegals and somalis-—but ALSO the sodomites since he doesn’t have a problem teaching young children that Vice is Virtue to normalize Afghanistan harem boy ethics in our little boys and girls and eliminate Reason and Logic and God’s Laws to flip 2000 years of ethics.
I guess he wants to erase the “Natural Rights” based on Christian Ethics and Individualism which are the First Principles of our Constitution.
Shame on you, Paul. Stand for Truth/God like our Justice System is supposed to do.
I don’t dislike Rand because of his last name. I dislike him because he is a whimpering, panderer with entitlement issues. I also do not like his revolting condescension when he takes it upon himself to lecture Conservatives.
Let them fight it out. True character will shine through in the end.
What good does it do to attract these other kinds of people if you are alienating your base with your fancy “intellectual” messages? I think Cruz gets it like Reagan got it. Be yourself, stand strong in your beliefs and talk to your base. That is how a conservative gets a landslide.
Rand must be attaching his wig these days with a 16 penny nail. The hair- hat wearer isn’t thinking straight.
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Paultards being Paultards. Rand is as kooky as his pappy.
I’m guessing Rand holds Cruz in higher regard than most, but it’s election time, and RP is making an attempt to define himself clearly and apart from the likely nominee.
“Another person who has no clue what the American people want .. WE WANT RED MEAT.”
It’s the lack of red meat - solid conservative principles - that made conservative Republicans stay home instead of voting for Romney or McCain. Those lost the base while pandering to others. Cruz will bring back the base, and then some.
I’m hoping for lots of red meat - tons of it, rare to bloody, and keep it coming....
Argue the issues, Rand. Grow up. Beat Ted in a debate, if you dare! Bob
if one misses the BASICS which he seems ti BE the case... the rest of ones “Message” is worse than useless!!
the downtrodden syndrome...
these so called “progressives” have lumped the downtrodden multi Millionaire Osama Ben Laden...... with the n downtrodden..aspiring “rap” “stars” like Michael Brown,,,and wide variety of other miscreants and WE are supposed to BUY that nonsense.???
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