I think Rand Paul knows he's never going to win over social conservatives no matter what he says so why bother. He wants a coalition of every last voter who voted for Romney plus younger, libertarian-leaning former Democrats unhappy with Obama and the economy.
If he can keep Romney's voters and swing some younger Obama voters, he can win without social conservatives.
Gee, the same line rino's have been spewing since Bush I.....Didn't work then or with Doyle, McCain or Romney but it is supposed to magically work for Rand Paul.
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.
Hey, why not do what has been proven to work....GET YOU BASE EXCITED WITH A CONSERVATIVE even a sort of one like Bush II.....
Maybe, just maybe the agenda is not about winning....if that is the case then you have to ask why.
That proves how totally clueless you are about who votes and how those voters break down.
Conservatism is based on the social conservative vote, without it, the democrats own everything.
The tea party members are more religious and socially conservative than the GOP voters. Social conservatism and conservatism go hand in hand, social liberals, are almost all liberals, with a few being rino republicans.