Sen. Rand Paul (R – Ky.) said on CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday that the Republicans will likely take control of the Senate this year because of the collective disappointment in President Barack Obama.
“I think the wind is at our back. This election is going to be a referendum on the president,” Paul said. ” Even he acknowledges that his policies will be on the ballot and he will be indirectly on the ballot.”
He said America is disappointed in Obama because he promised he would be “beyond” parties and be a “unifier,” but that the country is more divided than ever.
Paul said he’s tried to work with the president on criminal justice issues, and asked Obama to work with Republicans and bring “American profits back home.”
“I was disappointed that he chose to attack American corporations, attack American businesses instead of saying ‘Yes, I will help you bring jobs home and we’ll do it together,'” he said.
He then connected former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Obama, knocking her for her suggestion that corporations don’t create jobs. Clinton aides later said she meant to say tax breaks for corporations don’t create jobs.
He said those kind of statements have the country “ready for new leadership.”
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