rand paul 'suspending' his campaign....

[spanone]

i.e. he's dropping out. per m$nbc

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/rand-paul-suspends-presidential-campaign

[Agnosticsherbet]

1. He gave in to pressure

to handle his Senate Campaign because not even libertarians want him as President.

[yeoman6987]

3. Kinda of weird timing

Isn't NH designed for him? The internals must have been to embarrassing.

[Agnosticsherbet]

5. I think he saw that going much longer would require him to give up his Senate Seat.

With an abysmal finish in Iowa he chose to hold on to his powerful seat in the Senate.

Now, if we could just run a Democrat who could take that seat.

[yeoman6987]

6. Absolutely true

Especially 2016 we can win the seat with either candidate.

[Agnosticsherbet]

11. James "Jim" P. Gray II, openly gay mayor of Lexington, Kentucky, is running against him.

People here should give him some support.

I would love to see him kick Rand Paul's Ass.

[TipTok]

17. Not likely though...

[brooklynite]

9. I think that, to have internals, you have to have money to pay for them...

[yeoman6987]

12. I am not sure how internals work but thank you for that valid reason why internals

may not be a reason.

[brooklynite]

16. Internals, simply put, are internal polls conducted by campaigns...

...for the purpose of strategic planning and resource allocation (what issues resonate; how is the candidate doing vs opponents; where are the best targets for campaigning). They are occasionally, but not generally, released (or "leaked&quot publicly.

[yeoman6987]

4. Rand had to go back to get reelected. Bush doesn't have a job

He'll continue until his mom says enough Jeb.

[Initech]

7. Another one bites the dust!

[Blue_Tires]

8. I'm old enough to remember when

The NSA was supposed to be *the* defining hot-button campaign issue of 2014-16, LOL

So where are all our Rand Paul cheerleaders hiding? Don't think I forgot about them, or something.

[KamaAina]

14. I guess it got swept under his rug

[Johonny]

10. In other news Ron Paul enters the race claiming fears his son will spend more time with him now

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

13. He was Tweety's pre-season pick to win it.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

15. A lot of phony DUers are having a legit sad today. n/m

[Orrex]

18. Am I the only one who didn't realize that he was still campaigning?