The leak was an attempt to bolster the libertarian brand.

[Douglas Carpenter]

203. well that we just don't know. How much of a careerist versus how much of an ideologue is Rand Paul?

If he is a careerist more than an ideologue then he will likely do the Mitt Romney thing of simply walking away from his former positions and his father's legacy. But if he is captive to his roots and his father's legacy - he may not be able to do that if keeping his following requires staying faithful to his father's legacy and his libertarian roots .. None of the mainstream Republicans would support Rand on the ticket if he did stay with his familial libertarian legacy. No one is going to win any election by 80% of the vote at least for decades to come. At least 40% of Americans will never within their lifetime vote for any Democrat under any circumstances at least for the next few decades. It is more likely that Jesus Christ will return in the skies to rule and rein for a thousand years than it is for Hillary or anyone else to win 80% of the vote in 2016.