As the rest of America speculates and fantasizes about the players and prospects of this fall’s NFL season, it’s only appropriate for the concerned citizens of our nation to do the same regarding the 2016 presidential draft and the contenders each party has to offer as candidates.
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Round one: Rand Paul vs. Elizabeth Warren
Both candidates are likely first round draft picks. Paul, though he has not yet confirmed his intention to run, is being called the “Democrats’ Enemy #1.” When the junior senator from Kentucky visited Iowa recently, the Dems sent out ten press releases denouncing his speeches there and probably his khaki pants, too.
Warren, a rookie senator from Massachusetts, has going for her the fact that she isn’t Hillary Clinton, and is, if not more liberal than Hill-dog, then at least not preemptively excusing past mistakes by labeling them “Hard Choices.” Warren has said repeatedly that she isn’t planning to run in 2016, but she has a lot of support from lefties who adore her equal pay crusade and also from poor people who don’t understand how Wall Street works.
Warren wins with:
Women, liberals who aren’t gung-ho about Hillary, “fellow” minorities interested in promoting affirmative action, socialists
Paul wins with:
Libertarian-minded voters, young people who supported Ron Paul back in the day, people who like privacy, members of the Aqua Buddha Society
Qualifications
Warren’s strengths: She’s a woman.
Warren’s weaknesses: Rumor has it Obama would back Warren over Hillary come 2016. It’s just a rumor, but with Obama’s approval ratings the way they are, any association with the president and the road he’s led us down could hinder Warren more than it could help her.
Warren has served in government in various appointments since 2008, but is new to the political game, having just been elected in 2012.
Paul’s strengths: He’s the opposite of Elizabeth Warren. He’s famous for his 13-hour stance against the NSA, and nobody likes being spied on, not even liberals, because if we knew what they were actually up to… (<cough>IRS</cough>).
Paul’s weaknesses: The GOP establishment is skeptical of him. He’s a bit of a granola Republican, with his fair share of libertarian views. He’s inexperienced, and has only run for office once. But he’s been doing plenty of campaign conditioning during the off-season, and is ahead in early Republican polls. Plus, he can always ask dear old dad for advice.
Take-away
The political tide of our country appears to be turning, with the American public poised to implement a GOP-controlled Senate. Rand Paul has made a name for himself as a sensible candidate with practical ideas that are appealing to both sides of the political spectrum. He’s also steered clear of very much controversy. For Democrats, Elizabeth Warren embraces with great gusto every “solution” the left tries to sell to the middle class. It’s just a matter of whether the middle class buys it again.