Trump takes the bait? How will Paul respond?

[EBounding]

That's awful advice. I don't understand your thinking at all. Why Rand? Let Bush go after Trump. Don't you see FOX wants Rand and Trump out, so they are letting those two take each other down. Seriously, I don't understand this strategy.

Maybe Bush is laying low until candidates like Rand drop out?

 

[Crashland]

Rand is expendable in their eyes. This is just not wise.

Idk man, whether it's wise or not, it's fun to go after Trump. Don't be a Trump chump!

 

[notsure]

Rand is expendable in their eyes. This is just not wise.

Wrong again. This is a very wise move. If Rand can credited with leading the charge against Trump, especially by calling him out for his fake-conservatives, then this gives Rand conservative and Republican cred, and also gives him aggressive and leadership qualities.

 

[sam1952]

Honestly I think it's a calculated risk. Despite all the praise here he is dropping in the polls. On the street I don't see the support for him. As someone said above, full steam ahead! Trump responding was the best thing that could have happened. All he has to do now is take him down King Slayer!

Best opinion now that he has Trump and the media's attention. Forget the petty name calling and take him down with facts and go back to what brought him here. Smaller government, the economy and obeying the constitution is his friend...

 

[Dianne]

Did you watch the debates? Did it look like Jeb was going to go after Trump? I don't think so. They were practically kissing each others' ass.

I agree with you. No way any GOP candidate was going to touch him. That's why I don't understand why Rand is falling on the sword on their behalf.

 

[farrar]

I really hope this all works out for Rand. It is hard to say. Its so easy to say he made a mistake in hindsight. Like many of us did with Ron not attacking Mitt.

 

[Rudeman]

That's awful advice. I don't understand your thinking at all. Why Rand? Let Bush go after Trump. Don't you see FOX wants Rand and Trump out, so they are letting those two take each other down. Seriously, I don't understand this strategy.

What is Bush going to attack Trump about? Trump made his biggest gains by going relentlessly after the person in the lead (Bush). If you want to beat him you need to go after him, not expect someone else to do it for you.

 

[nikcers]

LOL @ trump calling someone spoiled. I just spit Dr Pepper out of my nose Thanks Donald that one burns.

 

[EBounding]

T-rump is falling back to the Cruz Crew

 

[garyallen59]

T-rump is falling back to the Cruz Crew

lol

 

[brandon]

No wonder Trump's campaign advisers are leaving. What a dumb idea to attack someone lower in the polls. Trump has no idea how to be a candidate.

I've been thinking the same thing about Rand's attacks on Christie.

 

[Crashland]

T-rump is falling back to the Cruz Crew

Trump is attacking down so hard. It goes against politics 101

 

[Crashland]

I've been thinking the same thing about Rand's attacks on Christie.

Rand doesn't go out of his way to attack Christie though, like he is doing for Trump. His clash with Christie was a pure substantive debate, and it might as well have been against any of the neocons who have the same position.

 

[wizardwatson]

I really hope this all works out for Rand. It is hard to say. Its so easy to say he made a mistake in hindsight. Like many of us did with Ron not attacking Mitt.

Well, to me it's more about Rand NOT doing more damaging stuff.

I mean Trump gets away with calling him a spoiled brat.

I would rather Rand fill his Twitter feed with things like:

"Trump is a limp-dicked Nazi boot-licking coke snortin' whiney bitch."

..than...

"The confederate flag is inescapably a symbol of human bondage."

Of course, that's just my personal preference. I'd prefer Rand be a stoic standard-bearer who maintained optimum levels of decency throughout, but if he wants to play politics I'd rather he error on the side of immaturity and not play footsie by pandering to the devils.

 

[r3volution 3.0]

That's why rand needs to go after trump like none other - relentlessly. Trump hates being attacked.

Yup, over and over and over.

Trump has absolutely nothing beyond snide one-liners, and those lose their mojo after everybody's heard 'em enough times.

Verbally curb-stomp this fat bitch and nail his toupee to the mantle.

 

[Crashland]

Well, to me it's more about Rand NOT doing more damaging stuff.

I mean Trump gets away with calling him a spoiled brat.

I would rather Rand fill his Twitter feed with things like:

"Trump is a limp-dicked Nazi boot-licking coke snortin' whiney bitch."

..than...

"The confederate flag is inescapably a symbol of human bondage."

Of course, that's just my personal preference. I'd prefer Rand be a stoic standard-bearer who maintained optimum levels of decency throughout, but if he wants to play politics I'd rather he error on the side of immaturity and not play footsie by pandering to the devils.

So if it comes down to Trump vs. Paul in this reality show, who would the establishment choose?

 

[Patrick Henry]

I can't figure out this whole Trump thing. I mean the guy is a giant D-bag. He talks tough about a wall and all that crap, but heaven forbid if any such wall would ever be built, you can bet your arse that it would eventually be used to keep us in. Shrink government and end the welfare state… there is your wall.

Is his support all about the criminal aliens and his loudmouth?

P.S. It is kind of embarrassing that there are RPforumites supporting this crank.

 

[farrar]

So if it comes down to Trump vs. Paul in this reality show, who would the establishment choose?

They would lose their minds. Trump will run this country into the ground. Paul will run them into the ground.

 

[Crashland]

I can't figure out this whole Trump thing. I mean the guy is a giant D-bag. He talks tough about a wall and all that crap, but heaven forbid if any such wall would ever be built, you can bet your arse that it would eventually be used to keep us in. Shrink government and end the welfare state… there is your wall.

Is his support all about the criminal aliens and his loudmouth?

Yes, and he is building up a bit of a personality cult following.
Donald blows the Trumpet

 

[wizardwatson]

So if it comes down to Trump vs. Paul in this reality show, who would the establishment choose?

Well, I'm not exactly looking that far ahead. I mean we've had one debate so far. Everything's really about publicity at this point. I'm just saying that this is more tolerable non-Ron behavior from Rand than some other things. I'm not saying this should be a long-term strategy.