With Rand Paul:
- Chris Christie has been a D.C. outsider, Rand Paul has been a D.C. insider
- Chris Christie won election and re-election in a center-left state, Rand Paul is untested in difficult locales for republicans
- Chris Christie is strong on national security, Rand Paul is not
- Chris Christie acts, Rand Paul talks
- Chris Christie took on crime as U.S. Attorney, Rand Paul is soft on crime
-"DC insider" is the last thing the Pauls are known for.
-Rand Paul has been taking his message to places hostile to Republicans.
-It's not 2001.
-The filibuster was an action, more than just talk.
-"Tough on crime" isn't the rallying cry it used to be.
-Cruz in inexperienced, legitimate criticism.
All legitimate criticism.
I don't know much about that.
-Ryan is very experienced as well.
-Rubio isn't very experienced, legitimate criticism.
As for Christie being an outsider, most of the Republicans who want outsiders are the Tea Party/Libertarian voters.
