re: Chris Matthews: Democrats' Dilemma If Rand Faces Hillary In 2016

Actually wouldn't mind Paul as president but he has zero chance at the nomination. He suffers what Democrats have suffered in national elections and that's a perception of weak on defense. After the 80s, Dems started attempting to cure this Achilles Heel with saber rattling and wars. Clinton with Kosovo and attacks on Iraq. Senators hoping to be president voting for the Iraq War (check the votes, House Dems voted against it as did most of Dems in the Senate without nation ambition. Then we have Obama with Afganistan, drones, Libya.

But the rep primary voters are a lot more hawkish than the. General electorate. Paul has as much chance of winning the nomination as Mondale and Dukakis had of winning the presidency. Well actually less chance for the above reason.