[Lnc-business] Rand Paul - best showing of GOP candidates against Hillary Clinton

[Joshua Katz]

I also do not think it is safe to count Rand out, speaking as one who
thought McCain had not a chance in 2008. However, those numbers remind me a
comment from Jeb Bush that aRepublican can only win by losing the primary.

I still say it's safer for us to plan on trying to appeal to those who
stand with Rand after he loses the primary than later.
On May 5, 2015 11:36 AM, "Scott L." <scott73 at earthlink.net> wrote:

>  Whenever some of us mention that if Rand Paul gets the GOP pres.
> nomination next year it will suck all of the libertarian oxygen out of the
> room, we often hear Libertarians reply “But Rand Paul will never get the
> GOP nomination.”
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> http://www.wsj.com/articles/clintons-negatives-rise-in-wsj-poll-but-democrats-stay-the-course-1430778624
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> “[In the poll] taken between April 26-30, 2015…In those matchups against
> four potential rivals, Mrs. Clinton topped Messrs. Bush and Rubio by 49% to
> 43%, and she topped Mr. Walker by 50% to 40%. The GOP candidate who came
> closest to Mrs. Clinton was Sen. Rand Paul, who trailed by 47%-44%.
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> Unlike the other GOP candidates, Mr. Paul significantly outpolled Mrs.
> Clinton among independent voters, by 45%-37%, reinforcing his campaign’s
> argument that his libertarian conservatism helps him reach beyond the
> party’s traditional base.”
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> As we all know, a major consideration for many GOP Primary voters will be
> electability.  Those primaries are still 9 months away, but at least right
> now, based on the above poll, I would not want to dismiss Senator Paul from
> consideration as possibly ending up as the GOP Presidential Nominee.
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> I am not shilling for Senator Paul.  I am just passing along poll results.
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>      Scott Lieberman
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