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Title: Rand Paul, Confident of Romney’s Prospects, Still Leaves Door Open for Own White House Bid As Early As 2016
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Roll Call
URL Source: http://www.rollcall.com/news/rand_p ... 2016_bid-218516-1.html?pos=hln
Published: Oct 29, 2012
Author: Niels Lesniewski
Post Date: 2012-10-29 18:41:12 by Brian S
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Views: 6769
Comments: 15
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is dispensing with conventional wisdom and predicting an Electoral College landslide for GOP nominee Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential contest. But he’s leaving the door open for his own White House run as early as 2016. “I think all of the polling is underestimating where we’re going to be. My prediction — and of course I could be wrong — but my prediction is that this is going to be 1980,” Paul said. "This is going to be an election that was projected to be very close, we have all these battleground states, but in the end, Romney’s going to pull away and he’s going to win by a bigger percentage than anyone predicts.” That year, Republican Ronald Reagan carried 44 states and accumulated 489 electoral votes in defeating incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter. Paul, who came into the Senate with the backing of the tea party movement and a national network of conservative supporters, questions the methodology of the presidential polls this cycle. “I think the polling is modeling on 2008 and not really factoring in an enormous wave election of 2010, and then I think we’re still headed in that same direction,” he said. Most national polls show the contest between Romney and President Barack Obama very close, with similar numbers in many battleground states. Paul notably declined to rule out a future presidential run of his own. “You know, a lot of that depends on what happens … a week from Tuesday. I want to be involved in the national debate,” he said. “I want to transform the Republican Party into a party that’s competitive in all 50 states.” Paul spoke at the Republican National Convention and has made campaign appearances in support of Romney, including in swing states New Hampshire and Ohio, despite disagreements with Romney on foreign policy. If Romney’s elected, Paul says he would push to avoid new “pre-emptive” wars with Syria and other countries. While he predicted a blowout victory for the GOP in the presidential race, he was much more cautious about chances of taking control of the Senate away from the Democrats, saying he would put the odds at about 50-percent. On that point he echoed his senior Kentucky colleague, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. He said he thinks McConnell has done a good job of balancing the needs of conservative Senators within the Republican Conference and those of the more moderate Senators from New England. He said he will support McConnell’s re-election bid next cycle. McConnell has hired Jesse Benton, a longtime political aide to the Paul family, to run his 2014 campaign. He was less committed about supporting Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), however. Paul and Graham are on opposite sides of the spectrum on foreign policy and defense spending issues, and Graham actually participated in a campaign conference call to defend Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) from an attack ad being run by Paul’s political action committee. “I don’t foresee getting involved in primaries against incumbent Republicans. But I would say that if incumbent Republicans are campaigning for Democrat Senators this time around, they may have their own problems in their primary without me being involved,” Paul said. After being questioned about comments made about abortion by GOP Senate candidates in Missouri and Indiana, Paul explained his own strategy on social issues. “I primarily talk only about the economic issues, even though I am socially conservative,” Paul said. Rep. Todd Akin (Mo.) and Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock have run into trouble in their respective Senate races in part due to their widely publicized statements about abortion. “I don’t think the law’s changing any time soon” with respect to abortion rights, he said. “So, when we get bogged down in talking about exceptions and bizarre sort of exceptions to rules, I think at that point we’re getting away from really what the primary thing that’s going on in our country.” Paul made the comments during a live interview on C-SPAN’s "Newsmakers" program this morning.
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#1. To: Brian S (#0)
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Doesn't matter. When he stabbed his own father in the back, that permanently shut the door for him. "Stick a fork in 'im, he's done!"
Your sole issue is hate Israel. You are a dumb ass. You are no friend of the Republic.
Really? Where exactly did I say that? Please link to your "evidence." I won't hold my breath waiting for you to provide such evidence, since it simply doesn't exist; I've never said anything of the kind. Of course, this isn't about Israel, or Jews, or anything of the kind. It's merely a shallow attempt to divert the point of my post, and put me on the defensive... That old chestnut (anti-semitism) doesn't work on me, boy. Hardly. Were I so, than I'd be using Internet Disinformation Methods,, such as the one below: 1. Make outrageous comments designed to distract or frustrate: An Alinsky tactic used to make people emotional, although less effective because of the impersonal nature of the Web. I'm smart enough to know that other smart people will see through such superficial tactics, so I don't practice them. Shallow and morally empty people (like yourself) resort to such "dumb ass" tactics. Says the statist whore, who supports the police-state. George Orwell said it best: "Truth is treason in an empire of lies." Piss off, Clover.
Bah Bah....Romney and Obama are the same. Bah Bah. Obama isn't that bad, not worse then Romney. Bah Bah. Don't change Obama it will be the same. Bah Bah.
Very GOOD, Clover. Thanks for proving my point.
This isn't facebook. You shouldn't share your family photos.
Your childish responses are more evidence, Clover.
You sure got your panties in a wad over Obama losing.
No matter whether o'Bungler or mcRomneystain gets elected, AMERICA LOSES. Watch and learn, Clover.
You will save the America by writing in Ron Paul in your pea brain.
Perhaps in the long run that will encourage better candidates, that will indeed save America. OTOH, voting for crap will get you more in the future, ensuring the destruction of America unless the sheeple wise up. You choose the later, without the wising up, apparently.
OTOH, voting for crap will get you more in the future, ensuring the destruction of America unless the sheeple wise up. You choose the later. So we should just let the non citizen continue to rule over us. So the media can say he was a successufl president and let him change us. Or vote for Romney and show the world that we reject Obamaism. If Obama wins all you fence sitters shouldn't get any heat.
If either of those two hope & change snake-oil salesmen come around here, they're going to find more pissed off rednecks than they bargained for! ThreePercenter.ORG is a Three Percenter community website promoting the ideals of liberty, freedom and a constitutional government restrained by law. This site is run by freedom-loving Americans, however we can enjoy the company of those from other nations who share our cause. What is a Three Percenter? The Three Percent concept and idea was created by Mike Vanderboegh. Roughly three percent of the population fought for liberty at any given time during the American war for Independence. With a colonial population of 2,500,000 to 3,000,000 only about 250,000 men served during the war with never more than 90,000 men serving at any given time. Historians have estimated that approximately 40-45% of the colonists supported the rebellion while 15-20% of the population of the thirteen colonies remained loyal to the British Crown. The remaining 35-45% attempted to remain neutral. A note: Threepercenter.org does not directly represent Three Percenters everywhere, we do however share in the Three Percenter spirit and ideology (and identify ourselves as Three Percenters). We cherish and work to defend our 2nd Amendment rights along with all our rights and liberties. Please visit The Sipsey Street Irregulars, Mike Vanderboegh's, blog. Mike Vanderboegh is the founder of the Three Percent movement and idea. (Therepercenter.org is not affiliated). And we will. There will be no more free Wacos and no more free Katrinas. For we are the Three Percent. We will not disarm. You cannot convince us. You cannot intimidate us. You can try to kill us, if you think you can. But remember, we’ll shoot back . We are not going away. We are not backing up another inch. And there are THREE MILLION OF US. Your move, Mr. Wannabe Tyrant. Your move.
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Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latesthe’s leaving the door open for his own White House run as early as 2016.
#2. To: Capitalist Eric (#1)
#4. To: A K A Stone (#2)
Your sole issue is hate Israel.
You are a dumb ass.
You are no friend of the Republic.
#5. To: Capitalist Eric (#4)
1. Make outrageous comments designed to distract or frustrate:
#6. To: A K A Stone (#5)
Bah Bah...
#7. To: Capitalist Eric (#6)
#8. To: A K A Stone (#7)
#9. To: Capitalist Eric (#8)
#10. To: A K A Stone (#9)
You sure got your panties in a wad over Obama losing.
#11. To: Capitalist Eric (#10)
#12. To: A K A Stone, Capitalist Eric (#11)
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You will save the America by writing in Ron Paul in your pea brain.
#13. To: hondo68 (#12)
Perhaps in the long run that will encourage better candidates, that will indeed save America.
#15. To: A K A Stone, *Bill of Rights-Constitution* (#13)
let him change us
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The Three Percent are the folks the Founders counted on to save the Republic when everyone else abandoned it. The Doctrine of the Three Percent.
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