The GOP Needs Kentucky to Step UpTwo senators, decades of influence, almost no results. The Bluegrass State must deliver real Republican victories.The Last WireKentucky sends two Republicans to the United States Senate. One performs resistance. The other performs control. Neither delivers outcomes. One sells liberty as a brand while federal power expands unchecked. The other manages decline with procedural precision while conservative priorities stall. The result is a state with enormous political leverage and almost no practical influence on Republican governance.
Rand Paul has built a career on ideological consistency. He speaks fluently about civil liberties, limited government, and fiscal restraint. His objections are principled. His rhetoric is polished. His visibility is constant. What is missing is results. After fifteen years in the Senate, Paul’s legislative record remains thin. One meaningful law stands to his name, the FDA Modernization Act 2.0 passed in 2022. Whatever its merits, a single legislative success over a decade and a half does not constitute effective representation.
Paul’s broader body of work consists largely of bills that sound correct but go nowhere.
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