2016: If not Rand, then who?

[trey4sports]

raimondo would be railroaded. WOuldn't break double digits.

 

[sailingaway]

Sheesh, what a Rand-slurper.

you complain about the sniping but you bump a nearly year old thread to start it up again.

 

[erowe1]

raimondo would be railroaded. WOuldn't break double digits.

We wouldn't want him to break double digits.

If he broke 5% I'd start getting concerned. The point would be to provide a libertarian foil to Rand.

Getting him just enough support to be in a debate or two and attacking Rand would be ideal.

 

[BlackTerrel]

raimondo would be railroaded. WOuldn't break double digits.

If 1% of Americans have heard of Raimondo I'll shit a golden brick.

 

[RonPaulFanInGA]

you complain about the sniping but you bump a nearly year old thread to start it up again.

This thread is actually somewhat about Rand Paul though, in case you missed the thread title.

 

[jclay2]

I really don't care as this political process has a 99.999% chance of failure. The only way any liberty candidate is getting through is by divine providence.

 

[Christian Liberty]

We wouldn't want him to break double digits.

If he broke 5% I'd start getting concerned. The point would be to provide a libertarian foil to Rand.

Getting him just enough support to be in a debate or two and attacking Rand would be ideal.

Yeah, that would be the idea...

The thing is I'd be tempted to support Raimondo...

 

[sailingaway]

This thread is actually somewhat about Rand Paul though, in case you missed the thread title.

So what? You bumped a thread arguing alternative candidates, yet you were just on another complaining about people suggesting they didn't like everything about Rand. That is stirring and you know it.

 

[sailingaway]

I really don't care as this political process has a 99.999% chance of failure. The only way any liberty candidate is getting through is by divine providence.

That's why I prefer an approach that at least gets the message out there, so what you are making popular is the right message.

 

[supermario21]

LOL, a gay libertarian who may be even more pure than Ron in Kentucky....that's a winning strategy.

 

[Brett85]

Man, John F Kennedy III was a hardcore Rand supporter about a year ago.

 

[John F Kennedy III]

I agree. Someone who is a strict non-interventionist must primary Rand.

This. I'd love for there to be a non-interventionist candidate. They would have my vote over Rand or any of the other possible candidates I can think of.

 

[bolil]

NOBRoP. If he doesn't run, I don't vote. I'll not validate anyone else's right to rule.

 

[John F Kennedy III]

Is this to make Rand lose or to help him?

I don't know what the strategy is there, but if someone better than Rand Paul ran against him, even someone with little chance, I'd be tempted to vote for that person.

This thread was made a year ago before Rand even endorsed Romney (I believe by a few days)

It wasn't meant to help or hurt, simply was meant to look for other possible candidates and hopefully decide who we can convince everyone to get behind since our movement is too small to divide between more than one.

 

[John F Kennedy III]

Are you f'in crazy?

Why is that your reaction to Sola wanting a non-interventionist candidate?

 

[RonPaulFanInGA]

I wish we could get the purest form of Libertarian there to run against Rand Paul in the presidential primary in 2016, just to settle this once and for all. When Captain Pure, whoever that is (won't be Ron Paul, isn't Gary Johnson, so...?) faceplants, raises little money, and drops out in the December before the Iowa Caucus (the Gary Johnson Strategy), maybe we can stop pretending Rand Paul's tactics were the wrong ones, politically.

 

[LibertyEagle]

Why is that your reaction to Sola wanting a non-interventionist candidate?

He was suggesting that Rand Paul be primaried. If you cannot figure out why that is dumber than dirt, then you are too far gone.

 

[Brett85]

Let me put it this way. To want to primary Rand Paul is so idiotic, that was the nicest thing I could think of to say.

Why is that? Primarying Rand would make Rand look more moderate and would probably help him in a general election.

 

[LibertyEagle]

Wait, you're talking about the KY Senate primary? What's that supposed to accomplish, especially after Rand Paul beats Raimondo (or whatever fringe candidate that meets your litmus test) 88%-12%?

You're being too kind. More like 99% to 1% (and that is due to rounding up).

 

[LibertyEagle]

Why is that? Primarying Rand would make Rand look more moderate and would probably help him in a general election.

Did someone steal your account TC?