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Here’s why Rand Paul would probably be beating Hillary Clinton right nowThe 2012 Republican autopsy report said that Mitt Romney failed to win the presidency because the GOP lacked support from independents, young people and minorities, among other groups. In other words, the party needed to broaden its appeal.2016 Republicans then nominated Donald Trump. The GOP nominee has narrowed the party’s appeal with each of these groups.Severely.Clinton has led Trump with independents in poll after poll. USA Today reported this month that “Young voters flee Donald Trump in what may be historic trouncing, poll shows.” Even though Clinton leads Trump with independent and Millennial voters, both groups don’t like the Democratic or Republican nominees by significant margins.Many independents and young people in 2016 have been more attracted to Libertarian Gary Johnson.How might a libertarian Republican candidate be faring right now?Earlier this month, Red State’s Brandon Morse and The Libertarian Republic’s Jordan LaPorta took note of Rand Paul’s recent Kentucky senate race polling, showing the Republican senator is not only beating his Democratic opponent Jim Gray by double digits, but that Paul is the clear choice of independents and even many Democrats in his state.Read More At: http://rare.us/story/heres-why-rand-paul-would-probably-be-beating-hillary-clinton-right-now/