Rand Paul might have been doomed
from the start, perhaps he carries the curse his father was under every time he
ran for President.
That’s why on Wednesday the third of
February Paul announced to supporters and the world he would be withdrawing
from the race for the White House.
Though Paul is out of the race he
has declined to endorse another candidate at this point. However, that hasn’t
stopped one of his major donors from endorsing one of the other candidates.
Tech entrepreneur Scott Banister has
long been an ally to the liberty movement. The angel investor, IronPort
founder, and PayPal board member donated
$3 million to a Rand Paul supporting Super
PAC, and has been a vocal supporter of the libertarian Republican.
Now that Rand Paul is out of the
presidential race, Banister has thrown his support behind Ted Cruz. Cruz is a
self-described constitutional conservative who earned the endorsements of both
Rand and Ron Paul in his 2012 Texas Senate race.
Cruz’s relationship with the Paul’s
soured somewhat during the campaign, particularly as he employed more hawkish
undertones on foreign policy, and
didn’t show up for Rand Paul’s recent Audit
the Fed vote in the Senate.
To many Paul supporters however,
Cruz seems like a logical second choice despite his imperfections. At the very
least, he has stood
against the U.S. pursuing regime change
abroad, and demonstrated some degree of willingness
to reform the NSA.
The reactions are mixed on this. As
Rare noted many voters who lean more Libertarian are off put by Cruz’s
hawkishness. They’re afraid his rhetoric regarding what to do in the middle-east
could very well incite World War III. On the other hand other voters see Cruz
as a solid conservative with strong, constitutionally minded values that pick
up where Paul left off.
Though it remains to be seen where
Paul’s support will end up you can be sure of one thing. Cruz certainly will
enjoy the support of Bannister.
What’s your take on all of this? Fire
away below in the comments. Tags: endorsements, Rand
Paul, Ted Cruz
Comments
As a long-time Ron Paul fan, it was
easy for me to trust that Rand Paul knows what must be done to turn this
country around. Ron Paul warned the
Congress for 30 years and was dead-on with his predictions. I can trace every problem we have back to
every unconstitutional act the federal government has ever committed. This treason needs to be completely
reversed.
I switched to Trump early. He put
the real issues front and center and has proven to be immune to political
correctness. This will be necessary,
because Congress is 80% Liberal.
As a Constitutional Conservative, I
like Ted Cruz and am completely comfortable that Trump and Cruz will ensure a
GOP victory in November.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party
Leader
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