Recent content by gee_blee

Actually, my post suggests that Rand remove the 'finesse' and "talk straightforwardly with pro-liberty answers." Yes, the candidates that did better talked about other issues, like immigration, but they did so 'straightforwardly', spelling out the impact on voters ("illegal immigrants will rape...

I think he would've looked much better if they announced he wasn't in the debate. He would've been a victim and that in itself would've opened more eyes. Where he would finish doesn't matter at all to me. He was never gonna win this year. You can't win today if the media ignores you, and...

Rand Paul can stand on his head until November and win reelection in a walk. That's a non-argument. He would have made the NH debate. He could've waited 36 hours to find out for sure. Rand has the next six years to keep the narrative going in the Senate. He could've also kept it alive...

Actually, we're talking about 36 more hours. I would've had little problem with him folding if he didn't make the debate. If he made the debate (13+ million viewers), and even if he didn't (dozens of national TV interviews), he would've reached masses with the liberty message one final time...

Rand can't control the circumstances (Trump, Bernie, ISIS), which undoubtedly hurt him. But he can control his communication/messaging. Unless he accepts communication coaching, he shouldn't bother running again. To wit: 1) He doesn't drive home his points so that the sheeple understand how...

I believe Rand would've made the debate (he finished top 5 in the only national poll conducted after Iowa, and top 5 in an average of the last five national polls), but we'll never know because Rand made the absurd decision to suspend 36 hours before the debate lineup announcement. In doing so...

ABC would not have used all ten national polls since Jan 1 (they never said they would - they stated "polls recognized by ABC News" - and no other debates used nearly that many). They would've probably used an average of the last five, as was previously done. I believe Rand would've been...

He could've started winding down campaign expenditures without announcing it, attended tonight's debate and dropped out NEXT Wednesday instead. And there's no better way to defend a Senate seat (which hardly needs defending anyway) than by attending a debate viewed by 15 million. HUGE mistake...

He likely would've been in tonight's debate. He finished 5th in Iowa, he finished 5th in the last and only national poll since Iowa, and he finished 5th in an average of the last five national polls. He certainly could've waited 36 hours for the debate lineup announcement. Zero downside to...

Yep, the decision may be for a reason(s) other than lack of funds. But if it's only about funds and 'viability', HUGE mistake. As long as you can make a debate stage with an audience of 15 million, you take advantage of the opportunity to spread the liberty message, even if you have to reduce...

Yes, he finished 5th in the most recent and only national poll since the last debate/Iowa caucus, and he's also 6th in the average of the five most recent national polls. If ABC/RNC chose those polls (they have the discretion), based on the announced criteria, he'd be in. As an added...

He's his father's son. That scenario I outlined above, assuming a Republican wins this year, is very doable. But only if Rand wants it. And I don't see any downside.

He never was. But he could've been in this next debate, with another huge audience, and made it to the final four (which will immediately follow NH), with many more widely-seen debates to come. That's how you wake people up and help change the culture. And help pave the way for an Amash in...

They don't necessarily use all the polls from Jan 1 on - it clearly states "those polls recognized by ABC." If no more polls get released today, it would've looked very corrupt if Rand was excluded after finishing 6th (ahead of one other on that debate stage; tied with another) in the one...

It's the first national poll since the last debate (Rand's best?) and of course since Iowa. Of course no one here knows the complete backstory, but I think Rand should've waited until later today to see if he'd qualify for the debate. There could be more polls in his favor released today and...