Ed Crane "Rand is doing much better now with a more libertarian pitch

[LatinsforPaul]

Liberty is a Flame That Needs Protection by Rand Paul, SuperPAC Ad in Iowa Will Likely Say [UPDATED] (https://reason.com/blog/2016/01/04/liberty-is-a-flame-that-needs-protection)


UPDATE: Crane tells me via email this afternoon that a version of the ad should begin running on Jan. 19. Despite earlier misgivings, mentioned above, he now thinks "Rand is doing much better now with a more libertarian pitch which will fire up the troops for the caucuses. My hope is he surprises people because of his good ground organization and the fact that they will be bringing independents to the caucuses -- they are not polled and tend to support Rand over the other GOP candidates." Crane says PurplePAC will likely try more fundraising for Nevada and South Carolina if he performs well in Iowa.

[limequat]

I wonder how he defines performing well in Iowa? Top 3? Also, no mention of fundraising in NH...

[LatinsforPaul]

I wonder how he defines performing well in Iowa? Top 3? Also, no mention of fundraising in NH...

Not enough time with only one week after the Iowa Caucus.

[Sola_Fide]

Rand should have done this since the beginning. Actually, he should have just stuck with his pre-2010 talking points.

[Jan2017]

I wonder how he defines performing well in Iowa? Top 3? Also, no mention of fundraising in NH...

I see it as - Iowa will be a success if the straw poll at the caucus destroys poll predictions.

2012 results were sure off

Results
Updated Jan. 22 | 99% reporting


CANDIDATE
VOTES
PERCENT

DELEGATES*


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Rick Santorum
29,839
24.6%

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Mitt Romney
29,805
24.5

5


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Ron Paul
26,036
21.4

22


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Newt Gingrich
16,163
13.3

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Rick Perry
12,557
10.3

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Michele Bachmann
6,046
5.0

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Jon Huntsman
739
0.6

[Origanalist]

Liberty is a Flame That Needs Protection by Rand Paul, SuperPAC Ad in Iowa Will Likely Say [UPDATED] (https://reason.com/blog/2016/01/04/liberty-is-a-flame-that-needs-protection)

Rand has no need to pitch anything but liberty, nobody is going to out neo-con or isolationist the rest of them. Just stick to the thing that separates him in the first place.
He might as well distance himself more than he has already.

[Keith and stuff]

I wonder how he defines performing well in Iowa? Top 3? Also, no mention of fundraising in NH...

The Rand supporting PACs are putting almost all of their money in IA. The PAC lead by the former YAL folks put everything in IA. I think they are hoping for top 2 in IA to boost the campaign.

[nikcers]

I see it as - Iowa will be a success if the straw poll at the caucus destroys poll predictions.

http://i.imgur.com/LrSkFpH.png