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jberryhill

(62,444 posts) Thu Oct 15, 2015, 11:46 PM Oct 2015

Why is Rand Paul polling so low among the R's? [View all]

Given the heretofore indefatigable enthusiasm of the Paulbots, I find it hard to believe that they have simply gone with Trump or Carson.

What happened to the army of dedicated Randroids?

Have they gone the way of the buffalo?

Did they all succumb to some illness that is preventable by a vaccine that most normal people get?

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Why is Rand Paul polling so low among the R's? [View all] jberryhill Oct 2015 OP

Because rand Paul is an idiot Gothmog Oct 2015 #1

I get that jberryhill Oct 2015 #2

because the tRump has sucked all the crazy out of the room and kept it for himself. Javaman Oct 2015 #17

Against all odds he's still running - see: LiberalElite Oct 2015 #3

That was the first funny thing I've ever heard him say jberryhill Oct 2015 #15

Some might not like my answer, but Ron Paul's supporters went to Bernie and not Rand Reter Oct 2015 #4

Folks who want zero government went to a Democratic Socialist? I'd like to hear that explanation. stevenleser Oct 2015 #7

Auditing the Federal Reserve makes goldbugs all swoon-y (nt) Recursion Oct 2015 #9

They have more in common than you think Reter Oct 2015 #22

And all of that is about 10-15% of what being a President is about. stevenleser Oct 2015 #23

Bernie gets support from quite a few of the hard-liners Reter Oct 2015 #30

There's help, and there's "help" jberryhill Oct 2015 #16

Because, they know he's not a Republican. At least by jaysunb Oct 2015 #5

Because the small timid woodland creature that reposes on his scalp pales by comparison tularetom Oct 2015 #6

Not quite the "hair shirt" jberryhill Oct 2015 #21

I believe there are two answers but the biggest reason, in one word, is ISIS. stevenleser Oct 2015 #8

Most Republians are not libertainians. former9thward Oct 2015 #10

He might be doing better if only he had a personality. WillowTree Oct 2015 #11

He's also not a Shiny New Thing this year. He's so 4 years ago Warpy Oct 2015 #12

Don't know. Don't really care. nt silvershadow Oct 2015 #13

He abandoned those who are aggainst imperialustic wars and the military industrial complex. tblue37 Oct 2015 #14

He has even fewer principles than his dad n2doc Oct 2015 #18

Upon entering the Senate, he stepped into the Mutato-Booth . . . . hatrack Oct 2015 #19

Lol jberryhill Oct 2015 #20

Maybe they got laid and are no longer libertarians? FSogol Oct 2015 #24

Because he's crazy ... dawg Oct 2015 #25

Because ultimately no one buys the libertarian nonsense Renew Deal Oct 2015 #26

Where did they all go? jberryhill Oct 2015 #28

Ha! "Randroids" is what we used to call Rand followers back in college. KamaAina Oct 2015 #27

When has him or his father ever brought significant voting numbers to the national stage? Johonny Oct 2015 #29

For starters, Paul is a nutbar Blue_Tires Oct 2015 #31

They feel the Bern libodem Oct 2015 #32

Don't forget that several months ago (in the pre-Trump era), Tweety Matthews bullwinkle428 Oct 2015 #33