Ron Paul supporters bolt Rand Paul camp -Support Ted Cruz

[James]

As he pulls together his expected presidential campaign in Iowa and New Hampshire, Sen. Rand Paul is confronted by defections from an unexpected quarter: the die-hard idealists whose energy powered his father’s campaigns.

That network of committed supporters was expected to convey to Paul, the natural successor to Ron Paul’s libertarian movement, providing him with a plug-and-play ground organization in the make-or-break early voting states. But instead of embracing the Kentucky senator, many of those grass-roots activists are turning their backs on him, disillusioned by the younger Paul’s concessions to mainstream politics.

One of the most prominent defectors is Drew Ivers, chairman of Ron Paul’s 2012 Iowa campaign, who says he will not endorse Rand Paul for president. On Tuesday, three members of Iowa’s Ron Paul-aligned Liberty movement — state Sen. Jason Shultz and former Iowa Republican Party central committee members Chad Steenhoek and Joel Kurtinitis — announced the same, adding that they will support Texas Sen. Ted Cruz.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/03/ron-paul-leave-rand-paul-camp-116439.html#ixzz3WeZAJGOi

[polychronopolous]

As he pulls together his expected presidential campaign in Iowa and New Hampshire, Sen. Rand Paul is confronted by defections from an unexpected quarter: the die-hard idealists whose energy powered his father’s campaigns.

That network of committed supporters was expected to convey to Paul, the natural successor to Ron Paul’s libertarian movement, providing him with a plug-and-play ground organization in the make-or-break early voting states. But instead of embracing the Kentucky senator, many of those grass-roots activists are turning their backs on him, disillusioned by the younger Paul’s concessions to mainstream politics.

One of the most prominent defectors is Drew Ivers, chairman of Ron Paul’s 2012 Iowa campaign, who says he will not endorse Rand Paul for president. On Tuesday, three members of Iowa’s Ron Paul-aligned Liberty movement — state Sen. Jason Shultz and former Iowa Republican Party central committee members Chad Steenhoek and Joel Kurtinitis — announced the same, adding that they will support Texas Sen. Ted Cruz.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/03/ron-paul-leave-rand-paul-camp-116439.html#ixzz3WeZAJGOi

Damn, that's pretty significant! 

[240 is Back]

Rand is a centrist/RINO.   We all see it.  To be honest, we're really starting to see the Clinton-voting, now republicans - they're so cool with the RINOs because THEY BELIEVE that is what a republican it.  Cause to them, it is.  They believe they're conservaitve, they believe Rand is.  They see no diff between cruz and rand and Jeb.  They don't know what a conservative is, they think they are one, and while the repub will love their vote... conservatives they ain't.   They just hate obama lol.

Of course, some of the people who didn't know shit about Ron paul, but wore his "LOVE" t-shirts to get laid in 2012 will be all over Rand's nuts, so that'll be some votes.

[Straw Man]

Ron Paul supporters are used to getting shut out by their own party so Cruz is the perfect candidate for them

[Jack T. Cross]

Better not get on any busses.

[240 is Back]

Ron Paul supporters are used to getting shut out by their own party so Cruz is the perfect candidate for them

no shit.  remember that bullshit they pulled at the convention?  Wouldn't let the base that supported Ron Paul have their say.  Oddly, that same base never showed up to vote for Romney.

[Straw Man]

no shit.  remember that bullshit they pulled at the convention?  Wouldn't let the base that supported Ron Paul have their say.  Oddly, that same base never showed up to vote for Romney.

please post data showing Ron Paul voters chose not to vote at all in the election and they explain how if Ron Paul somehow managed to become the candidate why the vast majority of Republicans who didn't support him wouldn't then choose to stay home

[240 is Back]

please post data showing Ron Paul voters chose not to vote at all in the election and they explain how if Ron Paul somehow managed to become the candidate why the vast majority of Republicans who didn't support him wouldn't then choose to stay home

  Romney lost because he didn't have the base, and repubs admit it:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2012/11/07/why-romney-lost-conservative-commentary-roundup/

[240 is Back]

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2015/04/06/jc_watts_endorses_rand_paul_he_talks_about_things_that_would_get_most_conservatives_voted_off_the_island.html