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former9thward

(31,805 posts)
10. Most Republians are not libertainians.
Fri Oct 16, 2015, 01:28 AM
Oct 2015

Rand Paul is getting about the same people as his father did in the primaries in 2008.

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
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