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This is part of an "Insiders" series that Politico is doing on the large field of prez candidates.
Rand Paul 2016 Foreign policy views are a liability insiders say - POLITICO
Considerably more detail at the article, especially some insight as to what to expect of the Perry camapaign when he announces next month.
I strongly recommend that you read the article before commenting.
Your view: are Paul's FP views a liability, or not? Be specific.
Rand Paul 2016 Foreign policy views are a liability insiders say - POLITICO
A majority of early-state insiders believe it’s helpful for Rand Paul to differentiate himself from the Republican field through his views on foreign policy and national security. But over the course of the campaign, many say, those same positions will prove to be a serious liability.
This week’s survey of the POLITICO Caucus — a bipartisan group of the most influential operatives and activists in Iowa and New Hampshire —found that 61 percent of those polled overall said that the Kentucky senator’s anti-interventionist and libertarian-oriented positions are helping to distinguish him in a pack of nearly 20 candidates.
Yet that number dropped to 48 percent among Republican respondents alone.
In a reflection of the ideological distinctions between the Republican parties in New Hampshire and Iowa, New Hampshire Republicans were more inclined to look favorably on Paul’s “odd-man-out” status than Iowa Republicans: 60 percent of Granite Staters who responded said it’s helpful to break with the party; while only 37 percent of Hawkeye State Republicans said the same. In both states, many insiders said Paul’s stances likely preclude him from being the GOP nominee.
“It helps him stand out, but it also puts a low ceiling on his support. Not enough to win the nomination,” said a New Hampshire Republican, who like all members of the POLITICO Caucus was granted anonymity in order to speak freely...
Considerably more detail at the article, especially some insight as to what to expect of the Perry camapaign when he announces next month.
I strongly recommend that you read the article before commenting.
Your view: are Paul's FP views a liability, or not? Be specific.