His campaign isn't really generating that much excitement and a lot of Libertarians have doubted if not abandoned him. I know it would be risky and Ron Paul's not the best speaker but Rand could control the content of his speeches and galvanize the support of more in the process. What do you guys think?
Yes. He should have been a visible part of the campaign from day one. Why Rand thought that he could court a party elite that hates him, hates his family, and hates the political movement that swept him to office in the first place is beyond me.
Rand Paul has been trying to simultaneously hold onto his father's libertarian supporters, cozy up to the Republican establishment, and court voters in the party's base. In trying to do these three contradictory things at the same time, he's failed in all of them.
The establishment is lukewarm toward him, conservatives are lukewarm toward him, libertarians are lukewarm toward him. His campaign has become a lukewarm pile of disappointment and wasted potential.
The sad part about all this is that Paul was the frontrunner for the nomination and the clear favourite among conservatives before he decided to rebrand himself. All he had to do was stick to his guns and ride the wave.
Again, it amazes me how people think libertarians are overwhelmingly leaving Rand. This myth is absurd.
I'm a pretty big supporter of Rand Paul, but you have to admit, this doesn't seem to be going anywhere right now. He really ought to bring his father.
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