Rand Paul Knocks Chris Christie's Conservativism, Says There's Room In The Party For Moderates
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) took another shot Monday at New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), a potential opponent for a 2016 Republican presidential nomination.
Paul said he considered himself "new" enough to be called an outsider. He said Americans would like to see a candidate who's held a real career, outside of politics. Paul served as an ophthalmologist before running for Senate in 2010.
"I don't know that a governor is necessarily an outsider," Paul added, referring to Christie. Christie, reelected as governor this month, was U.S. attorney for New Jersey before he was elected and earlier worked as a private lawyer and lobbyist.
When asked whether he felt Christie was conservative, Paul said, "depends on how you define that. If you have a very loose definition, probably."
Paul explained that support for Obamacare and Medicaid expansion were, "at best, moderate decisions."
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