Rand Paul The Kelly File*Sen Ted Cruz Announces He #39;s Running For White House
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Rand Paul, right, believes hed be better at expanding the Republican Party than Ted Cruz.
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) Rand Paul said he would be better at expanding the Republican Party than Ted Cruz.
Paul, the Kentucky senator, was reacting Monday night to Cruzs announcement he will run for president. We kind of come from the same wing of the party, Paul said on Fox News, as quoted by the Hill. What makes us different is probably our approach to how we can make the party biggerIt isnt just about rousing a base, said Paul. Paul is expected to announce his own bid for the Republican nomination in two weeks.
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Capitol Report: Rand Paul makes his case against Ted Cruz
Rand Paul casthimself as a more electable Ted Cruzduring his appearance on"The Kelly File" Monday, one of the first potential opponents to remark on Cruz's candidacy.
Cruz announced he would run for presidentMonday during a speech at Liberty University in Virginia, positioning himself as a conservative who would fight government overreach.
"I didn't find much I disagreed with," Paulsaid of Cruz's speech. "If you look at our voting records, you'll find that we're very, very similar. I guess what makes us different is probably our approach as to how we would make the party bigger."
Paul said he and Cruz came "from the same wing of the party," but that polling showed him doing better against Hillary Clinton.
According to a Real Clear Politics average, Clinton beats Paul 50-41, a closer margin than any potential Republican 2016 candidate but Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), who would lose to Clinton 49-41. Cruz would lose to Clinton by 50-39, Real Clear Politics found.
Paul said a potential winner couldn't win an election by just "throwing out red meat" and said he would be able to both excite the base and expand the party, "taking those principals of liberty" and a "unique brand of conservatism" and bringing them to a new audience.
When compared against Cruz, Paul has a higher percentage of Republican primary voters who say they could see themselves supporting him -- 49 percent to 40 percent -- and his libertarian leanings are more appealing to many young voters than Cruz's stance on social issues.
During Cruz's announcement speech at Liberty University, several students wearing shirts in support of Paul sat in the front row. Paul said he wasn't sure who orchestrated the students but said he was "glad to see them there and organized and excited about the possibility of them running."
Hesaid he'd make an announcement concerning his run April 7 and said he would "aggressively go after the Clintons" and their "corruption."
Hunter Schwarz covers the intersection of politics and pop culture for the Washington Post
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The Fix: Rand Paul is the electable Ted Cruz, says Rand Paul
Sen. Rand Paul, the Kentucky Republican and libertarian, Monday argued that hes the most electable GOP presidential candidate in 2016 and suggested that fellow GOP Sen. Ted Cruzs appeal wouldnt reach beyond the partys core voters.
Mr. Paul couldnt say exactly that hes running for president, because he hasnt declared himself a candidate. But during a Monday night Fox News interview, Mr. Paul took a series of shots at Mr. Cruz on the day the Texan launched his presidential campaign. (Mr. Paul did say hell have some kind of announcement April 7th.)
This isnt just about rousing the base. Its about exciting the base by being for the principles of liberty, but its then taking those principles of liberty, not diluting them, and taking them to new people and bringing them into the party, Mr. Paul said. Thats the way you win general elections.
He continued: Ted Cruz is a conservative, but it also goes to winability. And people will have to make a decision, which is the Republican who can not only excite the base but also bring new people into the party without giving up their principles.
Its hardly the first time Mr. Paul has taken shots at would-be 2016 Republican presidential candidates. Hes he a regular critic of Jeb Bush, a likely rival for the GOP nomination, and squabbled with GOP Sen. Marco Rubio in December over Cuba policy. He fought with Rick Perry, the former Texas governor, about Middle East foreign policy last summer.
So it was no surprise Monday that Mr. Paul took a few other unprovoked shots at Mr. Cruz on his big day. Mr. Paul noted that attendance at Mr. Cruzs Liberty University campaign announcement speech was required by the school. And 11 hours after Mr. Cruz made the case that Republican primary voters should choose a candidate who appeals to the base, Mr. Paul said he would try to grow the GOP to include African Americans and voters in liberal enclaves.
Ive spent the last couple years trying to go places Republicans havent gone and maybe not just throwing out red meat but throwing out something intellectually exciting to people who havent been listening to our message before, he said.
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