Sen. Rand Paul on Saturday predicted that Texas would turn blue within a decade if the Republican Party doesn’t become more inclusive.
“What I do believe is Texas is going to be a Democrat state within 10 years if we don’t change,” Paul (R-Ky.), who grew up in Texas, said at a dinner held by the Harris County GOP. “That means we evolve, it doesn’t mean we give up on what we believe in, but it means we have to be a welcoming party.”
What's this? Rand Paul pitching a pro-immigration message in Texas? I bet that went over well.
“We won’t all agree on it,” he said. “But I’ll tell you, what I will say and what I’ll continue to say, and it’s not an exact policy prescription … but if you want to work and you want a job and you want to be part of America, we’ll find a place for you.”
There was some quiet applause in the massive hotel ballroom, in which hundreds of Republicans — a mix of high-dollar donors, activists and state officials — were gathered. But Paul remarked that the response was “kind of tepid.”
You don't say. So if you're wonder what the change of heart is it's simple: Randian free-market utopias need ditch diggers too after the minimum wage is gone, right?
I bet he just made a major enemy of Malkinvania. Time for popcorn!
One of the first things I learned about Kentucky politics back in about 1970 was that a large portion of registered Democrats are Republicans at heart. They register as Democrats so they can vote for the biggest jerk in the usually crowded Democratic primary, where there is no run-off. (e.g. Wallace Wilkinson)
ReplyDeleteThe Republicans, on the other hand, have better party discipline, and they usually anoint a candidate in some "quiet room" who runs unopposed in their primary, saving their campaign cash for the general election.