- Trump running would be another Perot incident
I doubt a Trump campaign could ever generate any traction or broad support as Perot did. Trump is a notorious self-promoting, egotist, blowhard. Perot was viewed quite differently.
Ultimately, Perot ran a bizarre campaign, for example, dropping out of the race shortly before the election and the way it mishandled his hastily chosen VP candidate, the hero James Stockdale, causing him to win just enough votes to cause Bill Clinton to win the Presidency with a minority of the vote.
- Ron Paul is too old (75) and has never been in office!
As mentioned, he's been in congress for decades now.
But, he is too old for that job.
And I don't think he's really sophisticated enough to navigate through the media. His son, however, is.
- Rand Paul is too Independant to be a Republican.
...but he IS a Republican and he DID win the Senate seat.
The establishment of the GOP needs to be replaced with citizens like Paul and other "tea party" type candidates who put principle and the constitution above party and established power.