Topic: Rand Paul Returns to the Spotlight at GOP Debate (Read 248 times)
Paul is getting out because he's too libertarian for the GOP. God forbid you bring some new ideas to the party.. and you get treated like a pariah
Paul the Younger had an oustanding debate last night. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIa1LTo-qYE
Is Rand back in the top tier? His performance set Twitter's heat aflutter; social media says he won the debate.
Cite: https://storify.com/Team_Rand/read-some-of-the-best-rand-paul-tweets
Paul the Elder will speak at U. of Iowa the night before the caucuses. Will America's Last Founding Father be able to mitigate Trump's Idiocracy voters?
Don't forget to donate BTC/USD/TLC, because there's only one anti-authoritarian fiscal conservative running this year!
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/01/28/winners-and-losers-from-the-7th-republican-presidential-debate/
Winners
* Rand Paul: Maybe the Kentucky Senator just needed to take a debate off. After not making the main stage in the 6th debate (and refusing to appear in the undercard debate), Paul was a major player in this one. He showed off his trademark willingness to needle the other candidates -- he went after Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz at various points -- but also offered nuanced thoughts on racial profiling and abortion. This was the Paul who many political observers -- myself included -- thought we might see in this campaign: A candidate willing and able to speak to issues his party has struggled to address in recent years.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIa1LTo-qYE
Is Rand back in the top tier? His performance set Twitter's heat aflutter; social media says he won the debate.
Cite: https://storify.com/Team_Rand/read-some-of-the-best-rand-paul-tweets
Paul the Elder will speak at U. of Iowa the night before the caucuses. Will America's Last Founding Father be able to mitigate Trump's Idiocracy voters?
Don't forget to donate BTC/USD/TLC, because there's only one anti-authoritarian fiscal conservative running this year!
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http://time.com/4199443/republican-debate-rand-paul-spotlight/
Back on the main stage, the Kentucky senator made his presence felt
After being bumped from the main debates in early January due to low polling numbers, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul took full advantage of his primetime slot at Thursday night’s Republican debate.
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Despite his less than spectacular standing in the polls, Paul signaled Thursday he’s not ready to give up the fight. But in the end, he used his final pitch to the public to explain to voters his personal views on entering the race, rather than taking an opportunity to appeal to voters in Iowa. While other candidates brought up Sept. 11, blasted Hillary Clinton, and the Bible, Paul stuck to what he knows.
“I’ve gotten to do some incredible things. Got to be on the floor of the Senate. And it has been amazing to me,” Paul said. “But the thing that is most important to me and caused me to run for office is I’m worried about the country and how much debt we’re adding.”
Back on the main stage, the Kentucky senator made his presence felt
After being bumped from the main debates in early January due to low polling numbers, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul took full advantage of his primetime slot at Thursday night’s Republican debate.
....
Despite his less than spectacular standing in the polls, Paul signaled Thursday he’s not ready to give up the fight. But in the end, he used his final pitch to the public to explain to voters his personal views on entering the race, rather than taking an opportunity to appeal to voters in Iowa. While other candidates brought up Sept. 11, blasted Hillary Clinton, and the Bible, Paul stuck to what he knows.
“I’ve gotten to do some incredible things. Got to be on the floor of the Senate. And it has been amazing to me,” Paul said. “But the thing that is most important to me and caused me to run for office is I’m worried about the country and how much debt we’re adding.”
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/01/28/winners-and-losers-from-the-7th-republican-presidential-debate/
Winners
* Rand Paul: Maybe the Kentucky Senator just needed to take a debate off. After not making the main stage in the 6th debate (and refusing to appear in the undercard debate), Paul was a major player in this one. He showed off his trademark willingness to needle the other candidates -- he went after Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz at various points -- but also offered nuanced thoughts on racial profiling and abortion. This was the Paul who many political observers -- myself included -- thought we might see in this campaign: A candidate willing and able to speak to issues his party has struggled to address in recent years.
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