Rand Paul launches 'Never Nikki' website ahead of Iowa caucuses

[JI7]

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) came out swinging against Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley Friday with the launch of a “Never Nikki” website.

“I have been watching the GOP Primary closely for a while now, and I like various aspects of several candidates,” Paul said in a statement included on the website, noting GOP hopefuls former President Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, as well as independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

“As I look over the field, I don’t think I yet have a first choice, but I do know one thing: count me in as Never Nikki,” Paul said.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4405229-rand-paul-launches-never-nikki-website/

[TwilightZone]

1. Desperate for attention there, Rand?

He's under the misguided notion that someone cares what he thinks.

[dalton99a]

2. Racists Love Ron and Rand Paul for Some Reason

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2013/07/racists-love-ron-and-rand-paul-for-some-reason.html

July 9, 2013
Racists Love Ron and Rand Paul for Some Reason
By Jonathan Chait

One strange thing about Ron and Rand Paul is that racists keep popping up in their inner circles for no apparent reason. Ron Paul was surrounded by neo-Confederates and published a virulently racist newsletter. Libertarians attracted to his candidacy condemned the newsletters but treated their existence as a kind of indiscretion. “Paul’s wrongdoing is rooted in political opportunism, negligence, and failure to disassociate himself with racists, not racism itself,” wrote Conor Friedersdorf. Reason’s Nick Gillespie echoed, “The appeal of Paul in the here and now has absolutely nothing to do with the newsletters.” Timothy Carney waved away Paul’s “indiscretions.” It’s as if Paul’s campaign manager turned out to have a huge cocaine problem.

But his son and progeny Rand Paul also has a close aide who is a huge racist, reports Alana Goodman. Jack Hunter, author, with Rand Paul, of The Tea Party Goes to Washington, is not just kinda bigoted in an uncomfortable, old-guy sort of way. He’s a serious neo-Confederate.

In one 2004 commentary, Hunter said Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth’s heart was “in the right place.”

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[spanone]

3. Hey rand, who cares?

[Sneederbunk]

4. When Rand Paul speaks, dozens listen.

[Ocelot II]

5. I can't think of many good things to say about Haley,

but being opposed by the thoroughly awful Rand Paul could be one of them.

[pwb]

6. He works for Vlad.

IMO.

[LiberalFighter]

7. He needs to be stripped and thrown in Lake Michigan.

[lame54]

8. Her first real endorsement

[struggle4progress]

9. Chris Sununu: 'Nobody cares what Rand Paul thinks'

John L. Dorman Jan 13, 2024, 12:02 PM EST

... Sununu, one of the most prominent backers of Haley's presidential candidacy, praised Haley as the "only candidate that's surging in the race" and said that the libertarian-leaning Paul should be more focused on his work in the US Senate.

When the interviewer asked Sununu what Paul's opposition would mean for Haley's campaign, the governor said there wouldn't be any impact.

https://www.businessinsider.com/sununu-haley-rand-paul-presidential-race-opposition-gop-foreign-policy-2024-1

[Buckeyeblue]

10. This is the only thing Rand and I agree on

She would be a horrible president.