At Least 7 GOP Presidential Contenders Have Showily Attacked Rand Paul's Foreign Policy

[jct74]

Rick Perry Is at Least the 7th GOP Presidential Contender to Showily Attack Frontrunner Rand Paul’s Foreign Policy

Matt Welch | Jul. 14, 2014 7:27 pm

As Ed Krayewski and J.D. Tuccille have both pointed out today, Texas Gov. Rick Perry went out of his way on Friday to single out for criticism the "isolationism" of Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky). If the sight of a putative 2016 GOP presidential aspirant explicitly defining himself in opposition to Paul's foreign policy looks familiar, that's because it is.

Here's a partial list of distancing exercises from the man whom Zogby Analytics last week asserted "is emerging as the frontrunner in this race." They are listed in chronological order, though I'm sure John Bolton (among others) probably slung more barbs back when he was first floated as an anti-Paul candidate. If you can think of other candidates, please add them in the comments.

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[LibertyEsq]

What were the numbers in that poll cited by O'Donnell in his bit yesterday, something like 56% of the Republican party is anti-interventionist while 40% wants more engagement overseas?

So we have 7 people vying for 40%, while Rand gets the 56% to himself.

I'll take it.

[Vanguard101]

Bush and Christie haven't attacked him yet. Cruz will backtrack. I really want to know if Bush will run already

[LibertyEsq]

Bush and Christie haven't attacked him yet. Cruz will backtrack

Christie has, they had a bit of a "feud" earlier

[Tywysog Cymru]

You would think that the establishment would try to appeal to the growing anti-war movement by lying, but for some strange reason, the opposition party attacks the ruling party for not starting enough wars. When does that happen?

[Todd]

You would think that the establishment would try to appeal to the growing anti-war movement by lying, but for some strange reason, the opposition party attacks the ruling party for not starting enough wars. When does that happen?

Establishment Repubs still living in 2007 when this was popular. They are now out of step with their party and should ask themselves the same question asked to Ron in this debate.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD7dnFDdwu0