re: #216 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

It would have to be a close race for that to be convincing to the party as a whole, and I don’t see either coming that close in the national election. Maybe Santorum, but a Paul nomination would lead the party to a loss not seen in politics since Mondale.

Right now, the GOP’s biggest nightmare seems to be that Paul wins Iowa but craps out in the later primaries, then goes third party rather than bowing out. They’ve all got images of Ross Perot dancing in their heads right now.

I bet he doesn’t go 3rd Party, because Rand may be in line for a VP slot in ‘16, and Ron won’t want to burn his bridges with the GOP.