I don’t see where Paul fits in this field. Other than just a placeholder for his old mans supporters. He hit a high point with his drone filibuster but has been basically meandering since then trying to pander to factions of the left who will not vote for him. I agree with Paul at least 70% of the time and like that he’s tried to pull the party to the libertarian positions in the same vein as Reagan did. He loses me when he speaks sloppily about Ferguson and other hot issues of the day. I see him as an unpredictable wildcard anymore and not a reliable leader. In a field with a strong Walker and Cruz, and possibly Rubio, I don’t see where he fits.
I agree. With Paul, who knows what will come out of his mouth? Certainly he doesn’t know. And there is a good reason for that. He’s not convinced yet of what he believes; he’s a little too situational in his decision making to really be a real conservative. His dad’s own brand of hodgepodge thinking is like Rand’s. The fruit, or in this case the nut, doesn’t fall far from the tree.
Do you mean Reagan's conservative economics, or his anti-libertarian social conservatism and strong national defense goals?
The problem with Paul is that he is trying to move the GOP left, into social liberalism/libertarianism.
“”Evolve, adapt or die. That is the fate of our current Republican party. We must evolve as a party and find a way to attract millennials to the conservative movement or we will never succeed in realizing our ideals of individual freedom and freedom from government interference.””
“I think that the Republican Party, in order to get bigger, will have to agree to disagree on social issues,” Paul advised. “The Republican Party is not going to give up on having quite a few people who do believe in traditional marriage. But the Republican Party also has to find a place for young people and others who don’t want to be festooned by those issues.”