Posted on 09/24/2017 8:19:11 AM PDT by EyesOfTX
Senator Rand Paul has a real opportunity this week to turn himself into a real, true presidential contender in either 2020, should President Trump not run for re-election, or in 2024. He can do that by becoming the deciding vote to pass the Graham/Cassidy Obamacare reform bill in the U.S. Senate. Yes, he would need either Lisa Murkowski or Susan Collins to also act like real Republicans and support the bill, but Murkowski definitely seems to be get-able in that regard.
Think about it: By casting that single vote, Rand Paul could become a hero to President Trumps voter base which according to recent polls makes up a strong majority of the GOPs total voter base a hero to everyone who hates the execrable jerk John McCain which also makes up a majority of the GOP total voter base and a hero to the millions of Americans who have seen their ability to access real healthcare insurance decimated by Obamacare. Yes, it would go against the Senators precious libertarian principles, but at some point, if he truly wants to be president as he seemed to sort of want to during the 2016 campaign actually getting stuff done is going to have to supersede those principles.
This week could be a real, true Rand Paul moment. Is he smart enough to realize it, and take advantage of it? Sadly, the smart money is probably on no.
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no. not unless the is a cable news camera around.
No, you can post your blog junk right here in full.
This isn't your hit farm.
No, Rand Paul is too self-centered to help the peasants. If they were smart, they’d have taxpayer-subsidized platinum plans like he does.
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By casting that single vote, Rand Paul could become a hero to President Trumps voter base who rejected him resoundingly in the primaries. don’t think that he’s gotten over that.
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We’re not talking McStain here, so what indication might have YOU seen to indicate ‘no gotten over’ status?
I want to be a dentist...I mean president.
Paul is one piece in a big puzzle.
As it is there appears to be a lot of pieces missing.
Democrats enacted communism into law when they passed Obamacare and it looks like many R’s are on the same team of more government.
Bubblegummer, have you ever stopped to think that maybe this IS his hit farm? It’s not like you know everything, right?
How clever.
I know, right?
Who could dispute it?
Not gods or men. It is written.
He is in disguise as a Republican....and he has grand delusions of nudging the Republican party in the libertarian direction.
He reaped the financial and political benefits of running for office as a Republican...now he's doing his damnest to DESTROY the party.
I find him disgusting and a sham.
Leni
Amen.
And what's up with that doo?
Preach it, sister.
Maybe it's a doo-wop doo to snare the restless yute vote !
Leni
It’s a Don’t tell me what I can put in my body doo. Very sporty and all the rage on the Berkely quad.
**starstruck**
Could a nukka get an autograph?
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