Will Rand Paul's statement about ISIS and GOP Hawks hurt him?

[WVdemocrat]

I love how the GOP candidates who came out and said in unison after Bush's comments on Iraq,
"Iraq was a mistake!! I wouldn't of done it!" are now the same people lambasting Paul for his comments.

But, in the primary, it nearly kills him. The libertarian wing of the Republican Party has never really had leverage over the party, especially not now, when the Tea Party dominates. In a general, it helps him a lot. It shows moderate and undecided voters that he is willing to acknowledge the Republican Party's past mistakes and learn from them.

[WVdemocrat]

With Bush it'll be an easier sell. He can tell the base, "I'm moderate on these two issues, so you'll just have to accept that."

With Paul, it's a completely different ideology which guides him. It may land him with the same positions as mainstream Republicans a lot of times, but it's still a completely different set of ideals.

Plus, Bush has $$$.