Posted on 06/30/2016 6:19:30 PM PDT by taildragger
I have been bantering this concept about here on FR, it deserves it own thread, Here is the case for Rand Paul as VP...
* Trump needs to get things through the House and Senate.
* With Newt as Chief of Staff, he can work Bills through the House with him, Newt knows were all the bodies are burried.
* And with Paul as Presiding over the Senate he has got a contact with the Senate to maneuver through that mind field.
* More So...
* IMHO Mitch McConnell owes Rand.....
* Say what you will about Matt Bevin as a Senate Candidate, he is the Gov. now, and is not to be taken lightly IMHO. Without Rand endorsing McConnell it might have been Senator Bevin.
* As a Fellow Freeper noted they have seen Sanders and Paul bumper stickers on cars in College / Liberal areas.
* FWIW, the Bernsters are not going to pull the lever for Kim Jong Shrill.
* As someone who is around kids I have noted the Millennial interest in Rand and I think he could swing a number of disaffected Bernie Voters to Trump, they like him he has got that Uncandidate Hipster thing going on and they dig it.
Three other things....
* Rand bowed out early with grace. and gave an unequivocal 100% Endorsement of Donald Trump
* Rand is also deemed as an outsider, he is an "insurance policy" that the ticket will not cave to the establishment
* And he was the only one to talk about cutting government and the debt, something that Trump around the edges has noted.
The locking up of the Millennial voters is key for the big Win that Trump is looking for. IMHO he doesn't just want to be victorious over Hillary he wants an Epic Victory. Snagging the majority of the Sanders Supporters by having Rand on the ticket would do just that.
Looking forward to your replies as always, Taildragger..
You guys dont want the GUN GRABBER Christie,
I DONT WANT the guy who met with Al sharpton, who destroyed Stephen Pagone’s life, is responbible for the death of Korean store owners, attacks on Jews in Crown Heights, was caught on tape dealing coke, worked for THEN ratted ON the mob...
No. No. And No.
Cut and Paste is great. Somenone mentioned him in another thread.
We’re aleays talking about character on this board.
That goes out the window if he’s selected.
I’m not a huge Rand Paul fan, but he does have some strengths.
And, all things considered, I’d put auditing the Fed in my top 5 of “important things to do”. He’d help make that happen.
Not a bad choice; but will Main Street buy it?
I see Joni Ernst mentioned a lot. She might be okay, but she strikes me as someone who would have been a superstar VP and POTUS perhaps 16-20 years ago, but wouldn't gin up much enthusiasm these days.
hope you brought kevlar...
Main Street? maybe. I ran my idea by a 40 something Republican Women recently a mom of kids, and she liked it. Others ( older ) we a solid no. The teen libertarian that I know that saw him stumping in NH? They like him...
Should it be infused with graphene and Titanium filaments? ;-)
Rand is a great idea - would be good to have at least one adult on the ticket....
I’m still part of the camp that believes a VP should be a vote getter for the president. They should be from a toss up state. The polls are way to close and as much as we all despise despise him, Rubio can help get Florida. Take him as the Vp, hopefully he can tip a few states with large Hispanic populations...after the election don’t even him in the white house
Allen West, FL
David Clarke, Sheriff
I can’t fault it strategically.
I don’t have a problem with Rand Paul. He’s a pit bull.
Make mine a case of Jim Beam.
ROTLLMAO!!!! Oh that is soooo wrong!
ROTLLMAO!!!! Oh that is soooo wrong!
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