Rand Paul Has More Harsh Words for His Own Party
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Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(DETROIT) — Senator Rand Paul said Thursday, “The Republican Party brand sucks.”
The comment is extreme even for the Kentucky Republican who has complained publicly that his party has done a poor job trying to be more inclusive of those who traditionally vote for Democrats.
During his visit to suburban Detroit, Paul, who is likely running for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination, compared his party to an admission once made by Domino’s Pizza that said roughly, “Hey, our pizza crust sucks.”
He then went on to say, “The Republican Party brand sucks and so people don’t want to be a Republican and for 80 years, African-Americans have had nothing to do with Republicans.”
Paul believes that when the GOP starts building a presence in communities it has shunned in the past, “We’re going to win votes like we’ve never won before.”
In response, Republican National Committee spokesman Sean Spicer said the party is proud of the effort it’s made to reach out to minorities.
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