Dear Senator Paul,
You were my first choice for president when you first announced. I was impressed with your work in the Senate on criminal justice reform, on shrinking the size of government, and defending individual liberty. Like most on the center-right, I strongly supported your filibuster on using drones to kill Americans on American soil. I believe the country owes you a debt of gratitude for leading the effort to prevent a misguided air war with Syria in 2013 that would’ve only helped al-Qaeda and ISIS in the long run.
I had high hopes for you, but alas you’ve turned into a disappointment. You were too content to rest on your laurels on opposing the Iraq War, the Libya War, and preventing war in Syria. You really didn’t have any answers on ISIS. That doesn’t excuse your opponents, who also don’t have any answers on ISIS, but they talk tough and that’s what people want to hear. Your campaign overall has been light on ideas and heavy on nastiness and bitterness. You’ve also been running a Trump-lite campaign as of late with demagoguery on refugees and now Ted Cruz birther stupidity. This is a far cry from a man who promised to be a “different kind of Republican.”
Like most GOP voters, I broke up with you months ago but you still keep trying to get us back. As Michael Van Der Galien pointed out today on PJ Media, it’s not us like you and your few remaining hardcore supporters seem to believe. It’s all on you.
The reason Rand’s campaign hasn’t taken off is simple: he’s not the guy his father was. Ron Paul had many faults, but he was able to stir the passions of thousands if not millions of voters. Not so with Rand: he’s too bitter, too angry, too opportunistic and too fond of the establishment.
When I speak to people who have met you and aren’t already hardcore supporters of yours, the two most common words I hear when I ask about you are “rude” and “arrogant.” You seem to lack the “happy warrior” mentality your dad had and all of his crazy baggage and ideas. You’re the worst of both worlds.
It’s time for you admit that this race is over for you. It’s time for you to throw your support behind the guy who agrees with you the most on the issues and can win and go back to the U.S. Senate. There once again you can hopefully rediscover what made you liked among so many Americans. The office of president just isn’t your place right now and that’s fine. We need good Senators who actually put some thought into the issues and are grounded by Constitutional principles too.
This time back in the Senate should also give you the chance to learn people skills and how to make your ideas relate to the average person.
Or you can stay in the race and remain a national laughing stock. This temper tantrum you’re throwing over your debate exclusion is only adding to this. If you have any sense of decency, this race of yours would end sooner rather than later. It’s time to get out of the presidential race.
AAN Staff
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