VP Rand Paul is the answer to the GOP’s Ron Paul problem

[trey4sports]

Being selected as McCain's VP put Sarah Palin into the national conversation, and had she chosen to run, would start out as the front-runner. And no sensible person ties her to McCain's policies, they understand McCain selected her to appeal to the right and to women voters.

If Rand were selected as VP nominee, and Romney lost, Rand would be the prohibitive favorite going into 2016.

If Romney won, there is a good chance of a 50/50 split in the Senate and Rand would have the tie breaking vote for anything that split on party lines.

i doubt there'd be many senate ties. I think the more important thing is that Rand would hold a lot of leverage over Romney. Now, i know the vp is largely symbolic, but Rand has the ability to call out the president (which would hurt him politically) if he is pushing bad ideas.

[Tudo]

We are renewing our passports. I already have a company overseas for a decade now and am assured that as part of our "negotiations" I could become the Irv Rosenfeld of a small southeast asian country and I have to tell ya if they put that in writing I might consider it now whereas I never considered it before. This is already too much now and at my age I'm not going to do what I did in the late 60's/early 70's and since the younger generation doesn't seem to have the same chutzpah I'm feeling pretty discouraged.

[Galileo Galilei]

here's another possible solution... what if there's a brokered convention and Rand Paul ends up being the nominee for President?

That could happen.

[Galileo Galilei]

He was right about it killing Rands career. Romney is going to carry the same policies of Obama and the economy is only going to get worse(if we make it till the election...). Knowing how dumb the majority of Americans are, Rand will be associated with Romneys failed policies even thow he was in a virtually powerless position.

not true, you are making assumptions.

[Galileo Galilei]

Can we stop posting these ridiculous VP threads? NOBP

Ya know, a lot of people figure Ron is not going to get the 1144 delegates and might need some other argument to keep enthused. Put down comments certainly don't keep me enthused.