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SummerSnow

(12,608 posts)
Mon Aug 17, 2015, 05:20 PM Aug 2015

Is Rand Paul Disappearing From The Presidential Race?--Inquisitor.com


We may be seeing the last days of the Rand Paul campaign for president, as he is falling behind further in the polls and is perceived to have little chance of winning the GOP nomination for president. Business Insider is asking if the Paul campaign is “completely collapsing.”


“The moment one veteran Republican strategist realized Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) was flailing as a presidential candidate came when he suddenly decided to take on Donald Trump last week at the first presidential debate,” Business Insider reported.

Paul, who once appeared on the cover of Time magazine and was described as the “most interesting man in politics,” has fallen flat as a presidential candidate, in the eyes of some. The attack on Donald Trump drew a swift counter-attack from The Donald.

“I feel sorry for the great people of Kentucky who are being used as a back up to Senator Paul’s hopeless attempt to become President of the United States — weak on the military, Israel, the Vets and many other issues. Senator Paul has no chance of wining the nomination and the people of Kentucky should not allow him the privilege of remaining their Senator,” Trump attacked back at Paul.

Rand Paul is “using the people of Kentucky,” says Donald Trump, who suggests Paul should “either run for senate or run for president,” Real Clear Politics is reporting. He then added that Paul should not “run for president and by the way, if (he doesn’t) make it, (he) will become your senator reluctantly.”

Rand Paul hit back at Trump, suggesting that the nomination of Trump as GOP nominee would cause the election of Hillary Clinton, the Inquisitr reported. He says it would guarantee that Republicans lose if Trump is the nominee. In the first GOP debate, Paul criticized Trump for buying and selling politicians.

“On Saturday, Paul spoke further about Donald Trump,” the Inquisitr reported, “calling him a ‘chameleon’ who ‘was pro-choice before he was pro-life,’ ‘liberal before he was conservative,’ and ‘a Democrat before he was a Republican.’ ”

Paul said, “Ross Perot gave us Bill Clinton,” referring to the 1992 presidential election, “and Donald Trump will give us Hillary.”

Paul’s campaign recently had been shaken by indictments against two key staffers, Politico reported. The two had also worked for his father, Ron Paul, in 2012, for a pro-Rand Paul super PAC called America’s Liberty.

Is Rand Paul shrinking out of the presidential race quietly, or will he make a comeback and become a viable candidate? Only time will tell.

Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/2343823/is-rand-paul-disappearing-from-the-presidential-race/#KB7Vo7qWZmwOtr4m.99

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Is Rand Paul Disappearing From The Presidential Race?--Inquisitor.com (Original Post) SummerSnow Aug 2015 OP
Are any of them catching fire other than Trump? aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2015 #1
There has been some buzz around Fiorina of late KamaAina Aug 2015 #5
Kasich seems to be moving up a little KamaAina Aug 2015 #6
Along with Rick Perry. Eleanors38 Aug 2015 #2
We can always hope. - n/t Jim__ Aug 2015 #3
Christie is another one that's imploding already. geek tragedy Aug 2015 #4
Hello Folks Wash. state Desk Jet Aug 2015 #7
He is not his daddy Person 2713 Aug 2015 #8
He's gone Galt! And nobody cares! tanyev Aug 2015 #9

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)
1. Are any of them catching fire other than Trump?
Mon Aug 17, 2015, 05:23 PM
Aug 2015

They all seem like a gallery of stiffs at the morgue, especially Paul, Jindal, Bush, and Walker.

 

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
4. Christie is another one that's imploding already.
Mon Aug 17, 2015, 05:26 PM
Aug 2015

Pataki, Christie, Perry, Paul, Jindal--the clown car is going to get considerably lighter soon enough

Wash. state Desk Jet

(3,426 posts)
7. Hello Folks
Mon Aug 17, 2015, 05:49 PM
Aug 2015
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Hello Folks
Donald Here,





As it says in the bottom line of the article, time will only tell. And today I am the clock and I can tell you yes, Paul is on his way out along with Cruz, Christie ,Walker and Rubio. Christie I expect will fall in the polls very soon to somewhere between 1 and 1.1 because he said bad things about me last Friday .

The five of mention are on a fast track walking down the same road that dead ends.If there ever was a fork in that road I can assure you it does not exist for any one of them now.
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