Trump May Not Seek Re-election: Rand Paul

[Swordsmyth]

Senator Rand Paul said on Sunday night that even though the president is raising millions for a 2020 campaign, Republicans should not assume he's running.

“There could well be a primary," the junior senator from Kentucky said on MSNBC, after being asked if a 2020 primary would be good for the Republican Party.

Paul had prefaced his remark by saying Republicans "need to know [if] President Trump [is] running for re-election. I think you won't know that until you get into sort of second, third year of his presidency."


Paul’s comment echoes what Trump insider and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie told the Today show's Matt Lauer on October 27: "If he runs again I would support him, yes, but I'm not so sure what will happen."

More at: https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-may-not-seek-reelection-140318114.html

 

[Murray N Rothbard]

Paul will not do well in a 2020 Primary if that's what people are hoping for. The nation is far far too polarized and brainwashed by Trump (both for and against) for anyone with actual principles or ideas to make any headway in his wake. Republicans are now chiefly concerned with merely pissing off liberals and stomping on them every chance they get, regardless of the underlying principles or morality. Democrats meanwhile are going to see every Republican as a reprehensible MAGA-hat-wearing Trump disciple and ignore anything else, especially any theoretical idea requiring more than 2 neurons to comprehend.

Mark my words- 2020 is going to be worse than 2016 in terms of discourse. Trump and the ignorant, emotionally-driven overreaction to Obama which he led, with no foundation in theory or principles, is what did this. America will need 4 years after him to reset before it even starts thinking again.

 

[EBounding]

Yeah I think Rand should just stick to the Senate, or go back to his medical practice if he wants to.

 

[Suzanimal]

I would like to see Paul run again. A bit of sanity in politics would be nice.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

The neocons have Pence in place and guaranteed as the next GOP pick. He will be their greatest victory yet.

 

[ds21089]

Mark my words- 2020 is going to be worse than 2016 in terms of discourse. Trump and the ignorant, emotionally-driven overreaction to Obama which he led, with no foundation in theory or principles, is what did this. America will need 4 years after him to reset before it even starts thinking again.

I'm pretty sure the left-right paradigm and the tactics of divide and conquer used by the media have existed long before Trump. Sure, his actions may have escalated it, but the media painted him out to be Satan and still continue to. This leads to dividing a lot of people into two opposing groups. Do you agree with media and treat Trump like Satan or do you disagree with him and "defend" him as if you're defending yourself because in defending him, you're defending your ideology opposing the media in a sense.

I dont disagree with you that people are only becoming more ignorant and violent, but this all can't be blamed on Trump.

 

[undergroundrr]

Paul will not do well in a 2020 Primary if that's what people are hoping for. The nation is far far too polarized and brainwashed by Trump (both for and against) for anyone with actual principles or ideas to make any headway in his wake. Republicans are now chiefly concerned with merely pissing off liberals and stomping on them every chance they get, regardless of the underlying principles or morality. Democrats meanwhile are going to see every Republican as a reprehensible MAGA-hat-wearing Trump disciple and ignore anything else, especially any theoretical idea requiring more than 2 neurons to comprehend.

Mark my words- 2020 is going to be worse than 2016 in terms of discourse. Trump and the ignorant, emotionally-driven overreaction to Obama which he led, with no foundation in theory or principles, is what did this. America will need 4 years after him to reset before it even starts thinking again.

Lucid.

 

[undergroundrr]

or go back to his medical practice if he wants to.

I dearly hope it doesn't come to this.

 

[ds21089]

I dearly hope it doesn't come to this.

I wouldn't blame him to be honest. I swear he must feel like this every time he tries talking to Congress and the media:

 

[otherone]

Paul will not do well in a 2020 Primary if that's what people are hoping for. The nation is far far too polarized and brainwashed by Trump (both for and against) for anyone with actual principles or ideas to make any headway in his wake. Republicans are now chiefly concerned with merely pissing off liberals and stomping on them every chance they get, regardless of the underlying principles or morality. Democrats meanwhile are going to see every Republican as a reprehensible MAGA-hat-wearing Trump disciple and ignore anything else, especially any theoretical idea requiring more than 2 neurons to comprehend.

Mark my words- 2020 is going to be worse than 2016 in terms of discourse. Trump and the ignorant, emotionally-driven overreaction to Obama which he led, with no foundation in theory or principles, is what did this. America will need 4 years after him to reset before it even starts thinking again.

I'm not so sure. Liberals wouldn't vote for a Republican regardless, and there are far fewer "Maga" folk than the media portrays. What we will hopefully see is the dem's freak-show coalition going against a reasonable gop candidate who resonates with the unclaimed middle class.

 

[phill4paul]

Far too early to see how anything is gonna shake out.

 

[RonZeplin]

Rand is fortunate that Trump hasn't endorsed him as his replacement.

 

[dannno]

Rand is fortunate that Trump hasn't endorsed him as his replacement.

What planet did you just come back from?

 

[mello]

Rand was doing well until Trump jumped in and the avalanche of media coverage followed him. He got buried along with all the other republican candidates.

 

[RonZeplin]

 

[RonZeplin]

What planet did you just come back from?

How is US Senate GOP candidate Luther Strange polling in your galaxy, after his YUUGE victory over Roy Moore in the primary?

 

[dannno]

How is US Senate GOP candidate Luther Strange polling in your galaxy, after his YUUGE victory over Roy Moore in the primary?

Who cares?

 

[nikcers]

Fake news didn't get the soundbyte they wanted so they took Rand out of context. They keep trying to get Rand to criticize the president so they can claim he is against Trumps agenda to cut tax or repeal Obamacare. They just wanted to be able to blame Rand Paul for Washington's failed policies and pit Trump supporters against him

 

[afwjam]

Let’s hope not I think once was enough for everybody. I’m kinda seeing 20-20 for 2020, is there a doctor in the house?

 

[TheTexan]

Here's hoping for a Trump/Paul ticket in 2020