Rand Paul on Mississippi: ‘I’m for more people voting’

Washington Post ^ | June 25 at 2:34 PM | Paul Kane

[SoConPubbie]

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), a potential 2016 presidential contender, declined to support tea party critics of Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran's efforts to mobilize non-GOP voters to win the Republican nomination.

"I'm for more people voting, not less people voting," Paul told reporters Wednesday.

Paul, an original tea party icon for his 2010 GOP primary win over the establishment, has worked assiduously the past year on broadening his party's appeal to minority voters, including negotiating with Democrats on efforts to rewrite the Voting Rights Act.

Cochran's vote total grew by almost 40,000 votes from the initial June 3 primary to Tuesday's runoff against state Sen. Chris McDaniel (R). Much of that growth has been credited to courting independent and Democratic voters on the state's Gulf Coast, where shipyard work has been supported by Cochran for decades, and also an aggressive effort to turn out black voters.

[Finny]

Well. That sure settles any question of Rand Paul as a 2016 contender for me. Stone cold amoral idiot.

[cripplecreek]

Someone needs to inform Rand Paul that this is an issue for the individual states to decide and doesn’t require a US senator’s interference.

[lodi90]

Paul is fine with Democrats picking GOP candidates. Wonder why? LOL.

[2ndDivisionVet]

In the novel and movie Starship Troopers only veterans could vote and hold office.

[GeronL]

exactly.

Rand Paul is not a conservative or even a Republican. Most libertarians have no loyal outside baser instincts

[GeronL]

Only those well trained to be subservient to government can vote.... does not sound like a good idea.

[Fledermaus]

It’s a GOP PRIMARY you idiot Rand Paul.

I can’t take this guy any longer. He’s becoming as bad as McCain, Graham, and Rubio.

[2ndDivisionVet]

So you think that’s what the military is all about?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Randy, we hardly knew ye, but we know ye now.

Go join the DemoRATS. You'd be much more at home there.

[Gene Eric]

He’s such a tool.

[ansel12]

No, Progressive have taken over in the Libertaran party just as they have the Democrats and the Republican.

No they haven't, there hasn't been any change whatsoever in the purity of their libertarian positions.

[lu shissler]

It’s way past time for the third party to emerge. Mr. Cochran’s antics in Mississippi with the democratic party probably just cost the republicans a lot of tea party votes. I’m through with them! I will stay home. They’re beginning to look like even bigger crooks than the republicans.

[Road Warrior ‘04]

DO NOT TRUST RAND PAUL!

[ansel12]

March, 2013--"Rand Paul endorses Mitch McConnell in 2014 Senate race, won’t back tea party challenge"

"I came out of the tea party movement. I'm very concerned about the debt. I'm very concerned about big government," Paul said on Friday. "But I think the misnomer is to think somehow Senator McConnell isn't. That's what his whole entire career has been predicated upon - fighting against big government."

[Road Warrior ‘04]

Paul is a nut case.

Seems the nut doesn't fall far from the tree....

[exit82]

That's what his whole entire career has been predicated upon - fighting against big government."

Rand, we hardly knew ye.

[SuziQ]

I wonder how Rand would feel if that tactic were used against HIM?

[headstamp 2]

Rand has full blown Potomac fever now. Stick a fork in him.

[dennisw]

Rand thinks his pandering schtick goes over well. He is too too cute and too clever by half

[CatherineofAragon]

I notice that guy who used to post “Rand Paul will win” hasn’t shown up in a while...