Kentucky Senator and Republican presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) argued that if the GOP embraced criminal justice reform “we’ll win the Independent vote again, and win” at Monday’s Voters First Presidential Forum in New Hampshire.
Rand stated, “I’m a different kind of Republican. I think we need a new GOP. I’m a Republican who actually is leading Hillary Clinton in five states won by President Obama. Why? Because I have going places Republicans haven’t been in years. I’ve been to Detroit, Chicago, Philadelphia, Ferguson, with a message that liberty, low taxes will help poverty, will help joblessness. And that a low tax, a low, flat rate, will bring jobs back. And that if we get rid of the regulations America will be great again. And I think this message is resonating. I’ve also been for criminal justice reform. I think we’ve way — we’ve locked up way too many poor kids, and what we need to do is have justice where everybody’s treated the same under the law. And I think if we did that, we’ll win the Independent vote again, and win. I’m the only Republican leading Hillary Clinton in Pennsylvania. And it’s because I am different. So, I embrace the fact that I’m different than the other candidates. We haven’t been winning, and if we try the same thing over again, we’re not going to win. So, I am one who will put forward a plan and message that is distinct.”
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