Paul is not a Conservative. I wont vote for any candidate who is not a Conservative..just like last time.
I can live with the Cruz/Paul (Paul/Cruz) combination. We pretty much know where Paul is at. Unlike that backstabber PaulRyan, who's with us on no issues....but they snuck him by us as a conservative. Rand Paul is good about individual freedom from government overreach, wanting to get rid of the Federal Reserve, states rights, and not fighting wars we have no business being in. Immigration is his Achilles Heel, but he's come over toward sanity on that issue, and the Chamber of Commerce doesn't own him. Having a dad who served all of those years in the HOR, he's not overly impressed by being part of the DC crowd. His libertarian views aren't out of sync with our wanting a constitutional government.
If it's not that combination, the ticket will either have a RINO or be painted by the dems as extremely conservative.
Think about it. Cruz/Paul keep up this tag team of being first and second, it's much, much better than any other nominees we'd get. Together, they overwhelm the status quo.