MORIBUND CANDIDACY TAKEN OFF OF LIFE SUPPORT
We wrote a nifty political obituary for U.S. Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky last September, but he pressed onward in his quest for the White House anyway …
Until today …
Paul’s campaign – the definition of doing less with more – is mercifully over. National sources are confirming his impending exit from the race to Politico, and Paul supporters here in early-voting South Carolina are confirming it to us.
“I got the call half an hour ago,” one told us.
So in other words, this isn’t another trick by U.S. Senator Ted Cruz … Paul is actually dropping out.
“It’s been an incredible honor to run a principled campaign for the White House,” Paul said in a statement. “Today, I will end where I began, ready and willing to fight for the cause of Liberty.”
Wow …
Two years ago, this website couldn’t envision a scenario in which we wouldn’t have wound up endorsing the presidential aspirations of Paul – whose father, Ron Paul, is the undisputed leader of the pro-freedom, pro-free market movement in this country.
But rather than build on the movement his father created, Rand Paul chose instead to take it for granted while attempting (unsuccessfully) to morph himself into a more establishment-friendly candidate.
As a result, the candidate who was supposed to grow the party by inviting new views instead took on the role of GOP loyalty czar, all in a desperate bid to undermine the candidacy of Donald Trump, who has been raking in all the anti-establishment supporters the younger Paul was supposed to be inspiring.
Sad …
At the time of his exit from the race, Paul was polling at 2.4 percent nationally among “Republicans” – a shadow of his high-water mark of 17 percent (reached way back in November 2013). He scored 4.5 percent in the 2016 Iowa Caucus earlier this week – consistent with his polling there – and was at 2.8 percent in New Hampshire and 2 percent in South Carolina.
In the summer of 2013, Paul was polling at 21 percent in New Hampshire – but he never cracked the ten percent mark in the Palmetto State.
All of those numbers are based on aggregate data compiled by RealClearPolitics.
As bad as his 2016 bid was, Paul still has an excellent voting record in the U.S. Senate – and we support his bid to hang onto his seat there. Assuming, of course, that he has learned his lesson about what happens when you run to the mushy middle of the American political spectrum.
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Another “Libertarian” fails.
Libertarians are the world’s great bullshit artists. They promote self-sufficiency for everyone else, but not for themselves.
There are fools, damn fools and then, standing far to the lunatic fringes, there are Libertarians.
“Another faux Libertarian fails.”
There, I fixed it for you.
:-)
Well he did have Libertarian in quote marks Will Folks style.
Rand Paul was running for President?
I didn’t want to be President anyways. Now I have more time to shoot semi-automatic weapons at stacks of paper!
All those money bombs and he drops out this quick. I hope all the Paulbots and Randroids realize they just got ripped off by the biggest duo of election-time swindlers.
Wait, what, Rand Paul is running for president!?!
I can’t see anything with all this egg on my face.
I liked his fiscal conservatism, not so much his foreign policy platform.
I support a milder form of his FP. I do believe there are areas of the world that we have no business involving ourselves with.
Dad jeans
He looks like he could be a Free Will Baptist youth counselor ….
‘Will”? I get it.Fits picked another loser.Just add him to the list of Tom Ervin,Vince Sheheen,T-Rav and Elizabeth Colbert Busch.
Aren’t you the new intern? Picked yet another loser…
He also picked Haley and Sanford and Trump, more losers…
We all know that you know alot about losers since you are the biggest loser known to mankind, you pathetic kiddie raper!
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I want to see Trump wearing that outfit — anywhere!
Not part of his New York values.
oh …
You like them Dad jeans…
When I’m in Al visiting my cousin Judge, loose jeans are better because the pockets hold more. Neither of us will wear bib overalls. If we wear jeans that are too tight the Holiness women get in a dither and try to flirt with us.
:)
Trump Jr. said recently that his dad started him out at minimum wage on a construction job. That is how a true leader should be started by a caring father. My dad had me stacking lumber at 16 and told me to never forget the lessons I learned from it. I never have. I actually think that is why so many everyday people support Trump. He has earned his way to the top as opposed to the politicians who have back stabbed and bought their way up. Trump is truly what the American dream is all about. Opportunity comes dressed in work cloths with dirt on it’s hands.
I learned that every job can be important. I learned to never look down on anyone doing what is considered “menial”, and I’ve done a few. Every new experience for me was a learning experience. (sort’a like this one — )
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The teacher in Johnny’s school asked the class what their parents did for a living.
One little girl said her father was a doctor, another said her mother was an engineer.
When it was Little Johnny’s turn, he stood up and said “My mom’s a whore.”
Naturally, after that remark, he got sent off to the principal’s office. Then, 15 minutes later, he returned. So the teacher asked “Did you tell the principal what you said in class?”
Johnny said, “Yes.”
“Well, what did the principal say?”
“He said that every job is important in our economy, gave me a pocket full of candy and asked for our phone number …”
All that sucking up to Neocons didn’t get him anywhere, huh- go figure.
You can’t wear his stripe of politics and be a flip-flopper. It just doesn’t work.
Yeah, he would have been better off sticking to his guns.
Nice Bud sign next to him. Is that what the lady is drinking?
Probably the latest flavor of political Kool-Aid………..
Rand Paul, you are the weakest link!
… goodbye …
You got it.Where ya been lately? Everything well?
Doing good thank you, flip! How about you?
Heck, anymore I can’t tell who is you and who is someone impersonating you or vice-versa.
Doing well.Yeah.I get confused as well. :)
All of the impersonator accounts keep offing themselves. The real me is here to stay though.
Must have finally found your Disqus password. For some reason, Disqus logs users off from time to time. That is not the same as what happens to our confused friend “flip” (a/k/a multitudes) when he creates another fake persona.
BTW, he does have a certain style that identifies him. Lately, he has been posting with a new account, changing the name and avatar when the mood hits him. Even though he always makes his fake accounts private, you can see his Disqus ID of @warrensandersjr
Too many stalkers on Fits.See ya.
Another one bites the dust.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY0WxgSXdEE
See you tonight loser. Have that sleeve rolled up and prep that needle, you addicted boy!
I used to be able to tell who was real and who wasn’t, sort of. Anymore, it has become a hassle.
Yeah, one day my account started working sgain as if by magic. Strange things, these websites are.
The real flip supports Bernie Sanders, gay marriage, abortion, and has just recently converted to Islam. Allahu Akbar!
same here with Disqus making me sign up again — I think it may have something to do with certain of my postings (?)
Maybe three fails by someone trying to hack your account (?)
that would be pitiful — I ain’t worth it
Aw, isn’t that nice. Two, old crusty ass pedophiles fawning over each other. How cute! Are you guys going to hook up at the SC NAMBLA chapters’ monthly meeting?
Only if you join us. It just wouldn’t be the same without you.
Unlike you and my “Dad”, I am not a pedophile. I am the victim of a vile, sick, twisted asshole who (like you) likes young hairless boys. Besides, I dare not attend your NAMBLA meeting as I fear that I would be passed around like a party favor and wouldn’t be able to sit for a month.
Wow! So you were THAT good, huh?
No, you and your sick, twisted pedophile friends love young boys that much. Oh and by the way, fuck you, NAMBLA Boy. Go back to sucking my Dad’s small, wart covered dick.
Ok, I apologize. I am a twice convicted homosexual pedophile and I am on the sex offender registry. Truth be told, the only thing that is corrupt in Columbia is me.
You sound like a heapin’ helping of meat curtains would do you a lot of good.
Stupid troll!!!!…..a heaping helping shit would do you alot of good.
You should try the meat curtains, instead. I feel sure they will taste much better…., well, in your world, maybe not so much…
Blah, Blah, Blah….you continued references to “meat curtains” is tiresome, old, boring and stupid just like you are.
Come on! Up your game, you are embarrassing yourself, fake ass troll!
Even if I were inclined to do such things, which I’m not, it would be exceedingly difficult or maybe impossible with the back of your head in the way. You seem to be doing such an admirable job of it all, carry on and keep up the good work.
“Paul still has an excellent voting record in the U.S. Senate..”
A good reason to stay in the Senate and give up on the Presidency.
Yes.We need that seat.Looks like we will have 51-53 seats after 2016 elections.53 if Trump is nominee-landslide election.
Cucked libertarian is so 2015. It’s the current year Rand, the nationalist train isn’t stopping.
” At the time of his exit from the race, Paul was polling at 2.4 percent nationally among “Republicans” – a shadow of his high-water mark of 17 percent (reached way back in November 2013). ”
Familiarity – with candidate, ideology or both – breeds contempt?
Or, as a “Republican”, was it about overtures to blacks and no love for national security in another GOP era of fear mongering ?
We still need good people in the senate. Badly !!! I hate to see him go but with his numbers it is over. I just heard that Santorum has dropped out as well. All the Huckabee, Paul , Santorum supporters are welcome to join in in Making America Great Again.
HEAR, HEAR!!!!