When Rand Paul was running for President he was one of the most outspoken critics of Donald Trump. While Ted Cruz was ignoring Trump, and hoping to gain his supporters in the future, Paul was taking Trump head on every chance he got. Rand Paul’s most visceral attacks include his famed appearance on
the Nightly Show. You can see that segment above which was clipped together with other comments by
NowThis. These criticisms have made it impossible for Rand Paul to ever support Donald Trump if he wins the Republican nomination. Rand Paul needs to join the #NeverTrump movement and make it clear that he will never vote for Donald Trump.
In
the very first debate Rand Paul called out Donald Trump on his hypocrisy and followed that up with more criticism in every subsequent debate. He has been one of the most steadfast detractors trying to expose Donald Trump for the big government liberal that he really is. There is no logical way that a libertarian Constitionalist like Rand Paul could ever support Donald Trump or the nativist authoritarian policies he supports. It would violate every single small government principle that Paul believes in.
The only reason Rand Paul hasn’t declared he’ll never vote for Donald Trump is fear of the Republican establishment backlash. They have always threatened Republicans that would seek to split the party or not support the establishment nominee. Although, breaking ranks would not be as controversial this time as it may have been in previous years. His fellow Senator Ben Sasse and
dozens of other elected Republicans have already publicly announced they’ll never vote for Donald Trump and seen no noticeable consequences. The dam has broken and more and more Republicans are declaring they’ll seek a third option in November every day.
As a result of these successful mutinies, the implied penalty for Republicans breaking their loyalty pledges has evaporated. It was always a bluff by the Republican establishment but that bluff has been called once and for all. Rand Paul has no retribution from the Republican establishment to fear.
Now that this weight has been lifted, Rand Paul can join the #NeverTrump movement and make it official that he’ll never vote for Donald Trump. There is nothing to hold him back any longer. Rand Paul can take his rightful place at the head of the movement and organize the millions of Republicans that will be looking for a third party in November. It’s high time that Rand Paul joined the #NeverTrump movement and put the issue to bed.
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