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To the editor: Doyle McManus pretty much sums up what kind of presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) would be just another politician. ("The new Rand Paul vs. the old Rand Paul," Op-Ed, Oct. 24)

As Paul desperately tries to shed his libertarian past and become a moderate, more electable candidate by adopting ideas such as being an interventionist, giving foreign aid to Israel and saying he would have voted for the Civil Rights Act, he may discover new hurdles lie ahead. Those who enthusiastically supported his dad may now shy away from him, and moderates will find other more consistent and principled candidates to follow.

The road to the White House in 2016 may have already passed up the junior senator from Kentucky.

Ralph S. Brax, Lancaster

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To the editor: It's interesting, but not surprising, that Paul did a complete 180 on so many issues that are crucial to being considered a viable candidate for president.

Let's remember, his father, Ron Paul, was a RINO (Republican in name only) who espoused the libertarian point of view on most issues. Rand Paul espoused those same views for most of his public life.

Ron Paul never made it past first base in his tries to become president with his libertarian views, and Rand Paul wisely sees that so now he is no longer an isolationist, no longer believes in the right to discriminate and so on.

The real question is, does Rand Paul truly believe in what he is now saying? My answer: Like father, like son.

Bob Bergman, Newbury Park

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DETROIT Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) acknowledged Wednesday a problem that many Republicans admit only privately: their party brand sucks.

The weakness, Paul added, is particularly serious when it comes to appealing to black voters.

Remember Dominos Pizza? They admitted, Hey, our pizza crust sucks. The Republican Party brand sucks and so people dont want to be a Republican and for 80 years, African-Americans have had nothing to do with Republicans, he said.

Why? Because of a perception, he said. The problem is the perception is that no one in the Republican Party cares.

For some time, he has been trying to shift perceptions by repeatedly speaking to African-American audiences and touting his proposals to reform the criminal justice program and rebuild blighted inner city neighborhoods.

Were also fighting 40 years of us doing a crappy job, of Republicans not trying at all for 40 years, so its a lot of overcoming, he said. You got to show up, you got to have something to say and really we just have to emphasize that were trying to do something different.

Paul has sponsored six bills that seem especially relevant to concerns within the African-American community about issues such as the criminal justice system.

One of those bills is the Redeem Act, which would help juveniles with criminal records get jobs and avoid reoffending. It is co-sponsored by Sen. Cory Booker (N.J.), the Senates only black Democrat.

Another bill sponsored by Paul would give federal judges greater flexibility in sentencing. A third would eliminate the disparity between punishments for cocaine- and crack-related crimes.

We look at incarceration and we see a disproportionate number of people of color in jail and then when we see statistics on drug use, it seems to be about equal among all the different races, he said. Blacks and Hispanics seem to populate our jails more.

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