Poll: Rand Paul Would Win Michigan Republicans

cbslocal.com ^ | 6 10 2013

[BarnacleCenturion]

DETROIT — New numbers from Public Policy Polling show Rand Paul has a slight edge over a crowded field of Republican contenders in very early numbers for the 2016 primary.

The poll showed 18 percent of primary voters in Michigan say he would be their first choice for 2016, followed by Jeb Bush at 16 percent, Chris Christie at 15 percent, Paul Ryan at 12 percent, Marco Rubio at 11 percent, Ted Cruz at 7 percent, Rick Santorum at 6 percent, Bobby Jindal at 4 percent, and Susana Martinez with less than 1 percent.

On the Democratic side, recent polls showed Hillary Clinton with a commanding lead, leading challengers at 68 percent.

Ultra-conservative Rand Paul, a senator from Kentucky, is active in the Tea Party.

[Irenic]

Oh. my. gawd. Jeb Bush at 16%?! Christie 15%?!

[SoConPubbie]

And yet Rand Paul still supports his own form of Amnesty.

Go figure.

Seems a lot of the base is still too busy with their lives to go to the trouble and investigate the policy positions of politicians they support.

[stephenjohnbanker]

” Ultra-conservative Rand Paul, a senator from Kentucky, is active in the Tea Party., and pro-amnesty.”

[madison10]

Cruz for President. Rand is still head and shoulders above the two Dem-Lite(R) candidates.

[BarnacleCenturion]

Rand Paul is the only person that can stop the Jeb/Christie/McCain/Graham wing from taking over. The Bushbots are already out in full force trying to take him down.

[broken_arrow1]

Jeb and Fat-Ass near the top? Sadly, no hope for change in 2016 either...

[showme_the_Glory]

Sounds like he’d win in Mexico too?

[Dead Corpse]

And yet Rand Paul still supports his own form of Amnesty.

No. He doesn't. In fact, he just said that he would block the current sh*tpile of a bill if things weren't fixed.

Your PDS is showing.

[Dead Corpse]

The Bushbots are already out in full force trying to take him down.

I've noticed. On every thread he comes up on they are there trying to paint him as being for a "blanket Amnesty" despite him saying no such thing.

[SoConPubbie]

No. He doesn't. In fact, he just said that he would block the current sh*tpile of a bill if things weren't fixed.

Your PDS is showing.

Definition of AMNESTY

the act of an authority (as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals

Like Hell he doesn't:

Here’s what the “path to citizenship” looks like, from where Paul is standing:

After ensuring border security, then I would normalize the status of the 11 million undocumented citizens so they can join the workforce and pay taxes. I would normalize them at a rate of about 2 million per year. I would start with Dream Act kids, children brought here illegally as minors. Normalization would get them a temporary Visa but would not put them ahead of anyone already waiting to enter the country. These undocumented persons would now be documented but they would still have to wait in line like everyone else. But their path to permanent legal status would be no faster than those currently waiting in line.

There is no reason why a great country like ours wouldn’t want to keep those like Jonathan Chavez, who came here as a small child from Peru and has a 4.0 at the University of Arkansas.

Missing from all policy statements by Rand Paul where "Comprehensive Immigration Reform" is concerned is any accountability, any punishment for the millions of cases of Felony ID Fraud committed by Illegal Aliens.

[JerseyanExile]

I’m surprised Cruz is doing so well after such a short amount of time in office.

[Dead Corpse]

Let’s do it your way. If they look like a foreigner, shoot ‘em...

[MtnMan101]

[cripplecreek]

I wouldn't count on it. I would support Paul if he was the eventual nominee but only a fool would believe he will do any better in Michigan than his father has.



Michigan legislative action thread

[cripplecreek]

Rand Paul is the only person that can stop the Jeb/Christie/McCain/Graham wing from taking over.

Just like his dear old dad did. LOL

[cripplecreek]

This is public policy polling. In the real world the only man to come close to Romney was Santorum who tied him. Even McCain lost Michigan to Romney by some 9 points in 08.

I could support Santorum or Cruz.

[SoConPubbie]

Let’s do it your way. If they look like a foreigner, shoot ‘em...

Let's do it my way, enforce the law FIRST, and then we'll talk about "Comprehensive Immigration Reform".

[Dead Corpse]

Ok... how? And exactly which laws? The Federal laws Holder is already not enforcing? Or the State laws that Holder won’t let them enforce?

[SunkenCiv]

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  Latinos, should be a natural constituency for the party, Paul argued, but "Republicans have pushed them away with harsh rhetoric over immigration." ...he would create a bipartisan panel to determine how many visas should be granted for workers already in the United States and those who might follow... [and the buried lead] "Imagine 12 million people who are already here coming out of the shadows to become new taxpayers... [Rand Paul calls on conservatives to embrace immigration reform]

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• ...by softening its edge on some volatile social issues and altering its image as the party always seemingly "eager to go to war... We do need to expand the party and grow the party and that does mean that we don't always all agree on every issue" ... the party needs to become more welcoming to individuals who disagree with basic Republican doctrine on emotional social issues such as gay marriage... "We're going to have to be a little hands off on some of these issues ... and get people into the party," Paul said. [Rand Paul: Time for GOP to soften war stance]

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  One day after announcing on his radio show that he is "truly considering" running in 2014 for the U.S. Senate seat now held by New Jersey's Frank Lautenberg, Rivera amped up his message today in a television interview and a column on the Fox News Latino website... a moderate Republican who is fiscally conservative but also supports gay marriage and Roe v. Wade... [Geraldo Rivera declares himself a 'moderate Republican' as he eyes U.S. Senate run]

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