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,..if he got the GOP nomination?
It's interesting to me because many say that they wouldn't vote for Jeb Bush, Rubio or Paul Ryan.
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If it was between Rand and Hillary I guess I could hold my nose while marking the republican ballot . . .
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pretty simple for me...anyone on team RED! Paul included.
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I would. In fact,I sure prefer him to the three you mentioned.
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Well if he is the only alternative to a liberal. My fear is that Paul will do to the GOP what Obama has done to democrats, that being, pushing a libertarian ideology that many will see as over the top, and then create the opportunity to label his views as main stream conservatism.
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I don't fall clearly on either side of the line but I'd vote for RP in an instant over Hilary.
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My fear is that Paul will do to the GOP what Obama has done to democrats, that being, pushing a libertarian ideology that many will see as over the top, What is there about libertarian ideology that is in opposition to mainstream conservatism?
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We gotta vote for the R candidate, whoever it is!!
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If he wins the GOP nomination I'll vote for him. Is he my choice of all the GOP candidates who have announced they are running.... no. I'd vote for Ted Cruz or Scott Walker over him.
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My fear is that Paul will do to the GOP what Obama has done to democrats, that being, pushing a libertarian ideology that many will see as over the top, What is there about libertarian ideology that is in opposition to mainstream conservatism? Nothing
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I don't think he will get the nomination.
But if he does, I will damn sure be voting for him, or whoever else gets the nomination. I see no other way.
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My point in asking the question is to demonstrate that there's hardly any conservative group that wouldn't vote for Rand Paul in the general election. But the plain fact is, there's a significant percentage of voters, mostly the younger people, who absolutely will not vote for any establishment GOP candidate, but they will vote for Rand Paul.
If the GOP selects Rand Paul, it keeps all of the votes that any other candidate would get plus it gets to add those voters who won't vote for any other GOP candidate.
It's just arithmetic.
In the general election Rand will get everybody who is going to vote Republican regardless of who the GOP candidate is, he'll get the libertarian voters (who won't vote for any other GOP candidate) plus, he'll get a big chunk of the swing vote. (probably more than any other GOP candidate)
I'm not a huge fan of Rand Paul. He plays politics a bit more than I like. But in a general election setting, he can pull more votes than any other GOP candidate out there.
So,...do you want Rand,...or are you ready for 8 more years of Democrats?
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What if? What if?
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and a very expensive 18 months. The money expected to be spent on this election is obscene!
Should be outlawed.
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We gotta vote for the R candidate, whoever it is!! ^^^This^^^
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I'd have little problem voting for him.
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The problem isn't who on here wouldn't vote for Rand Paul, but the problem is who NOT on here would vote for him.
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The problem isn't who on here wouldn't vote for Rand Paul, but the problem is who NOT on here would vote for him. What conservative demographic do you think wouldn't vote for Rand?
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If he's the candidate opposing Hillary or O'Malley, I'll vote for him. I doubt I'll back him in the primary.
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The problem isn't who on here wouldn't vote for Rand Paul, but the problem is who NOT on here would vote for him. What conservative demographic do you think wouldn't vote for Rand? Those who are at odds with his foreign policy, myself included.
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