Rand Paul just left the presidential race. What are your thoughts? I like him, but he never had a chance and it will help clear the field

oh well. I like him too but he just never garnered enough support. Maybe in 8 more years he might win but today most people are left leaning and theres just no chance for someone who is a classical liberal. The political arena is too polarized.

I just started crying. This primary season just went to shit. Rationality is dead. Well I guess we're stuck with the Rubio. Come on guys lets invade the world!!

That sucks. Rand seemed like a pretty good candidate. It's not the end of the world, however.

On a similar note: Why do so many people act like he's the messiah of the Republican party? I've seen Rand supporters on multiple sites who seem to be losing their minds over this news.

This was not the libertarian year. One day.....it will be

Can't wait for all the new conflicts we'll be involved in. So many dead over stupid things, sounds like a plan. What will it be? Iranian Nuclear Plants, Russian Peninsulas or Tibetan Monasteries?

Why do so many people care about shit republicans when no republican will ever beat Hillary?

Why do so many people want Hillary to win when she's the most corrupt candidate in this entire election?

Because being a warmongering conservative doesn't matter as long as you're a democrat.

Why do so many people act like he's the messiah of the Republican party?

Because he's the only fiscal conservative. Literally you can't go 2 seconds without some GOP establishment or tea party candidate claiming they are the most fiscal conservative person in the god-damn universe yet they continue to increase deficit spending to appease Israel and the Washington War Machine. The only person in the Republican party who's stood up consistently for a small government and a balanced budget is Dr. Randal Howard Paul. He doesn't care that he's one of the only libertarian Republicans, he doesn't care the liberty movement is only about 15% of the GOP, he doesn't care that people like Rubio call him an isolationist (when is far from being so), and he doesn't care about partisan politics. Rand Paul is honest, rational, pragmatic, and humble. Rand Paul will save the GOP...maybe in 2020. He's religious without being evangelical. He's liberal enough to see the merit in prison reform and marijuana decriminalization. And he's conservative enough to realize that the purest form of American Conservatism called for stronger states and a smaller federal technocracy.

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Bah, don't make me laugh. In 2020 Yeezus will be more influential in the debates than the Republican party.

I don't see how a wack ass idiot who fell off a while ago would have any influence.

Just wait and see. Libertarianism is growing in full force in America. If either Rubio or Clinton take the White House you can expect the budget deficit to grow, the debt to increase, the economy to be more federally centralized, and more US troops in the Middle East, Europe, and Asia. All this will send voters in droves to the most fiscal conservative and non-interventionist candidates (cue applause for Rand Paul). If not 2020 then by 2024.

As soon as I saw he dropped out, I laughed for a good ten minutes. Tis truly a great day!

Because being a warmongering conservative doesn't matter as long as you're a democrat.

Tupac are you a registered independent?

About time he dropped out, everyone polling below Carson should leave.

Jim Gilmore is still running. The guy who got 12 votes is still running.

He got a whole 12? I thought he only got 4. Seriously though, why is he still running?

To increase his book sales.

Ron Paul was my favourite American presidential candidate in 2008 and 2012. Rand was pretty good, too. But they both had no chance. Ending militarism? No way.