Let me preface this by saying I think Rand Paul is a major contender for the 2016 republican nomination. I dont think Ron ever was considered a big enough contender that the establishment felt threatened. Ron sure made some noise and the movement in the grassroots was remarkable, but for whatever reason you want to list he wasn't a threat(at least until IOWA).
Rand Paul will hold a lot of those people that followed his father, his grassroots will probably be just as good as Ron's and he is a contender. In the past 2 republican primaries Ron was basically on his own for a lot of his views with respect to the other candidates. If the establishment views Rand as a threat isn't establishing a controlled opposition to themselves the next option.
Is Ted Cruz that controlled opposition to siphon the liberty vote off Rand or to discredit his ideas? Or is he just coat tailing off Rands success from the filibuster over domestic drone programs?
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