Ron Paul joins Rand in Iowa

[Chieppa1]

Great news. Can't harp on the negative.

 

[Antwan15]

Is a day before enough? This is great news either way!

No. A day before is ridiculously too late. I know, better late then never. But WTF, 1 day before? He should be canvasing that whole damn state right now, and should have been a LONG time ago. This is simple math people. Every day Ron is in Iowa (AND NH too!!!) we gain/consolidate votes, end of story.

On more upbeat note......GO GET 'EM RON!!!!

 

[eleganz]

It's pretty clear Rand decided to change strategies...fortunately he's gone the right way in the last month or so.

I don't know about that, it seems pretty common sense to bring Ron out at the last minute. You don't want him (the perceived bag) completely attached to your campaign but you want to use the energy (the perceived good) that he can bring at the right time.

 

[libertyplz]

Happy to hear! Wish they would have had Ron there on the ground sooner, but better late than never. Ron the day before the caucus, and massie day of. I wonder if Justin Amash will be making any appearances?

 

[luctor-et-emergo]

Please someone post the 'It's happening' gif.........

This is going to be awesome.

 

[nskokov]

Everyone who has a reddit account should leave their comments/upvotes here.

https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/422ouc/ron_paul_to_campaign_with_his_son_rand_paul/

Reddit loved Ron Paul in 2008 and 2012 so its important we get this article to the Top of Reddit (or at least of the politics section) so more people who fell in love with Ron can see it. This also coincides nicely with the AMA Rand is doing today on Reddit.

 

[Chester Copperpot]

dont 2nd guess the old man.. he knows exactly what hes doing.. hes been doing thing longer than some of you have been alive

 

[Antwan15]

dont 2nd guess the old man.. he knows exactly what hes doing.. hes been doing thing longer than some of you have been alive

lol. You think people are questioning Ron? Bet if you asked him he would not say "well, I'm kinda a liability, and should not go up there until 1 day before the caucuses so that Rand's campaign isn't connected with any of my baggage." It's Rand's campaign strategy I question. WHY HIDE RON FOR SO LONG?

And don't be condescending towards young people, at the present, they are the only hope we have. Since "other" generations (probably like yours) are completely hopeless.

 

[KingNothing]

I think Ron should be in Iowa now, saying bombastic shit about Obama, Hillary, and Trump. He should be eviscerating all of them, doing all kinds of crap to get the Paul name in the media's mouth as much as possible.

I won't complain that he and Rand have arranged this, though. It is a huge plus!!

 

[CPUd]

 

[rich34]

The problem with bringing him in two weeks or even a week before the caucuses and you'll be giving them time to go on the attack to knock Rand back down. With this strategy you hope to ignite the energy amongst the grassroots without giving the media/other campaigns time to knock Rand back down. I would agree that Ron should be in Iowa at least three days before the caucus making sure to fire up everyone without giving them a chance to counter but it is what it is. Come on Ron give em hell!!!!!!!

 

[Anti Federalist]

 

[CPUd]

They are planning on having Ron at the big rally, it should be the biggest one they've had so far this campaign. All the Rand groups statewide will be in the same place. Afterward the groups are going to split up and go to their caucus locations, where the next morning there will be smaller rallies nearby. GOTV will bring people to the rallies, then they all go in and caucus.

 

[Mani]

The problem with bringing him in two weeks or even a week before the caucuses and you'll be giving them time to go on the attack to knock Rand back down. With this strategy you hope to ignite the energy amongst the grassroots without giving the media/other campaigns time to knock Rand back down. I would agree that Ron should be in Iowa at least three days before the caucus making sure to fire up everyone without giving them a chance to counter but it is what it is. Come on Ron give em hell!!!!!!!

I like it at the last minute to be the grand finale, the final push of excitement for the Rand campaign.

 

[CPUd]

I like it at the last minute to be the grand finale, the final push of excitement for the Rand campaign.

Yes, it is meant to launch the next phase of the campaign.

 

[Badger Paul]

It's better than nothing but one suspects this was a compromise between those who want RP to campaign full tilt for Rand and those who wished to keep him off the trail. I'm not sure how much impact he can have in a single day. A week yes, but a day? Even just a few days on the weekend before the caucus would be preferable.

As I said, if Rand doesn't make it a lot of people are still going to question the strategy, a lot of unhappy people. I guess one can say at least by announcing it now it's a signal to the misguided supporting Cruz that Ron is backing Rand and you better think about who Ron would want you to caucus for, Cruz or his son.

 

[FSP-Rebel]

I told you all that Ron would be coming to town. Rand is gonna be golden.

 

[CPUd]

Washington (CNN)Former presidential candidate Ron Paul will make his first campaign trail appearance on Sunday to boost the White House bid of his son, Rand Paul.

The former Texas congressman will attend the "Revolution Continues Rally" at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa.

"Together they will focus on energizing the youthful base by discussing the importance of protecting the entire Bill of Rights and being boldly for conservative ideals that limit the powers of the Washington Machine," Rand Paul's campaign said in a statement Thursday.

The former Texas congressman came in third in the 2012 Iowa caucuses when he ran for president. In his 2008 presidential bid, he finished fifth, and he was also the Libertarian Party's presidential nominee in 1988.

More than a dozen Paul family members will host their own events throughout the state and speak at caucuses on February 1, the campaign said.

Rand Paul's campaign has failed to gain traction in the Hawkeye State. A CNN/ORC poll released Thursday found the Kentucky senator with just 2% support among likely Republican caucus-goers. And his father told NewsmaxTV on Wednesday that it was "realistic" that Donald Trump would capture the GOP nomination.

But, Ron Paul said about his son, "I think he may well surprise everybody, because he's got good organization."

A SFR video is also on the page.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/21/politics/ron-paul-rand-paul-iowa-campaign/index.html

 

[ChristianAnarchist]

The son is of the father...

 

[cajuncocoa]

A day before will be a 2 weeks too late

Better late than never? Can we not see the positive side to this? I'm excited!! This is what I've hoped for, for 3 years now...seeing Ron back on the campaign trail. YES!