I just watched the first Republican debate without a liberty candidate since 2008

Anne Fri, 01/15/2016 - 22:48

2016 has been, for libertarians, basically Rand Paul verses every other Republican—and his opponents are all awful.

Republicans being awful is not new. Republican debates without a libertarian to inject some sanity into the discussion is something we haven’t had to endure for three elections in a row.

This reality slapped me in the face hard last night.

Reason’s Robby Soave took the words out of my mouth on Friday when he said of the Rand-less debate “It’s a sad stage without him”:

"Paul’s absence from the stage deprived the spectacle of any semblance of sanity.

While many libertarians—including many of my colleagues at Reason—have dinged Paul for seeming at times insufficiently committed to the cause and too eager to make in-roads with big government conservatives, his faults appear incredibly small when set against the horrors of a Paul-less GOP slate

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I can't wait to see if Ron stumps for Rand in the final weeks in Iowa.  Man would that be sweet.

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But perhaps it would be best to roll out Ron for a big event in NH. It sounds like Rand has a solid base and ground game in Iowa.  NH I'm not so sure of and it would be sweet if he could win Iowa and also do well in NH for a full head of steam and momentum heading into the other states.

Just a thought, however.  I think getting Ron involved would help no matter what.  We'll see what happens.

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Would definitely energize the supporters. Be great to see the two Doctors on the stage together.

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Like everything else, there may be a bright side to this besides the msm coverage given and Rand dominating social media.

After viewers were treated to a pissing contest between which candidate would bomb ISIS the hardest last night, viewers may now appreciate Rand's considerably different solutions to ISIS and other issues in upcoming debates. They may even call it "a refreshing change".

I STILL STAND WITH RAND!

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That is a sweet thought for sure, but I still run into the ill informed Faux News crowd that calls him an isolationist. They are soooooo hard a nut to crack.

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