Will Rand continue to be afraid of Rubio?

[helenpaul]

Iowa showed that he made a huge mistake by treating rubio like an angel.

 

[rp08orbust]

Iowa showed that he made a huge mistake by treating rubio like an angel.

That's not why Rubio surged. His not treating Trump and Cruz like angels doesn't appear to have hurt them at all.

Sadly, Rand appears to have been a non-factor in this presidential race, no matter what he did or might have done.

 

[helenpaul]

That's not why Rubio surged. His not treating Trump and Cruz like angels doesn't appear to have hurt them at all.

Rand ran as an establishment figure, but pulled a jeb bush and couldnt make a case why the establishment should vote for him instead of rubio.

 

[rp08orbust]

Rand ran as an establishment figure

That is complete nonsense.

 

[erowe1]

Iowa showed that he made a huge mistake by treating rubio like an angel.

When did Rand treat Rubio like an angel?

 

[supermario21]

Rand attacked Rubio more than anyone except for maybe Christie in the first few debates.

 

[libertyplz]

Yea rand has certainly treated Rubio like an angel

'Rand Paul and Marco Rubio had an angry, revealing fight about defense spending'
http://www.vox.com/2015/11/10/9710786/rand-paul-marco-rubio-fox-business-debate



'Paul rips Rubio over terror attack response'
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/11/rand-paul-marco-rubio-paris-216022

Rand Paul accused Marco Rubio of voting to make the country “less safe” and warned that as president Rubio would take the United States closer to war.
In an interview Wednesday morning, Paul made clear he has no intention of backing away from the non-interventionist stand he's long advocated after the terrorist attacks in Paris.

“People like Marco, I think, will argue to continue giving up your liberty for security until we have no liberty. The argument is every time there’s a tragedy we need to give up more liberty. But there’s no evidence that any of these surveillance programs have captured anybody,” Paul said after a briefing on the terrorist attacks. “The French are doing bulk collection 1,000 times over. It still didn’t stop the attack.”

'Rand Paul says that Marco Rubio should Resign or Give His Pay Back'
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/justin...o-should-resign-or-give-his-pay-back-n2097133

Rand Paul is on the offensive with a new attack ad on Marco Rubio. Since the last debate on December 15, Paul has been hitting Marco Rubio hard on issues of immigration and his attendance on the Senate floor.

In an interview earlier this week on CNN, Paul went on to say that Marco should either resign, or give back his pay to the taxpayers.

'Rand Paul calls Marco Rubio the 'weakest' candidate on immigration, says he has more of an allegiance 'to liberals'
http://theweek.com/speedreads/59454...ate-immigration-says-more-allegiance-liberals

'Rand Paul Op-ed: Marco Rubio Wants ‘Illegal, Unending War’
http://www.mediaite.com/election-2016/rand-paul-op-ed-marco-rubio-wants-illegal-unending-war/

Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul took aim at GOP rival Marco Rubio in an op-ed for TIME Magazine Monday, comparing him to Hillary Clinton and claiming he wanted to wage illegal wars.

'Marco Rubio and Hillary Clinton are 'neoconservatives', says Rand Paul'
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/nov/08/marco-rubio-rand-paul-neoconservative-donald-trump

CNN on Sunday how he saw Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on foreign policy, the Kentucky senator repeated a charge he made earlier when he said: “I see her as a neoconservative.”

He added: “I see her and Rubio as being the same person.”

Rand goes after Rubio in every single speech he gives and many of his interviews. Not sure how someone could interpret that as treating Rubio like an "angel".

There are places I think one could point out where Rand and his campaign made some mistakes, but I don't think how they treated Rubio is one of those areas.

 

[LibertyEagle]

That is complete nonsense.

Unfortunately, I think she's right, or that's how he came off in the first couple of debates (running as establishment). And then the way he stood up for McConnell after Cruz attacked him... just didn't come off well. Then he attacked Trump. Rightly or wrongly, Trump was viewed as the anti-establishment candidate. When Rand attacked him, it appeared as if Rand was sticking up for the establishment. Again, just didn't come off well. And the rest is history.

 

[jkob]

It seems the establishment rallied around Rubio ultimately expected, all the other establishment candidates in Iowa finished below even Rand so it is clear where they went as well as some off the top with Trump. Have to imagine there has to be a lot of pressure on Jeb, Christie, Fiorina, Kasich to get out of the race. The establishment numbers are still pretty weak, New Hampshire is a big test. I imagine the kid gloves are about to come off with Marco. Everyone needs to attack him, he is the establishment and the guy that needs to be pushed out of the race.