Paul Knocks ‘Royal Bush Family’

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Sen. Rand Paul, R-KY, had to contend Thursday with reports that his White House run is teetering in the face of poor fundraising, low morale, and unimpressive poll numbers.

“The bottom line is, we’re actually pretty pleased with where we are,” Paul said Thursday on “The Laura Ingraham Show.” “We’ve continued to be in the top tier of candidates. We’re raising millions of dollars.”

Paul also pointed to a poll giving him a lead over Democrat Hillary Clinton in five states that President Barack Obama carried. He also took the opportunity to lob several shots at Bush.

“Could things be better? Sure. We wish we had as much money as the royal Bush family, but we don’t. And, I don’t think anyone is going to,” Paul said.

“Could things be better? Sure. We wish we had as much money as the royal Bush family, but we don’t. And, I don’t think anyone is going to,” Paul said. “But I don’t think he’s going to be able to buy the presidency, and I don’t think he’s made himself inevitable by having $100 million.”

Mark Halperin, co-host of Bloomberg’s “With All Due Respect,” said Thursday the rise of Donald Trump rise has hurt conservative candidates like Paul, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker the most.

“I think the two winners are [former Florida Gov. Jeb] Bush and [Ohio Gov. John] Kasich, because they are going for a different constituency,” he said on “The Laura Ingraham Show.”

Kasich declined an opportunity to knock his primary rivals Thursday also on “The Laura Ingraham Show,” but he did express his take on the factors fueling Donald Trump’s rise.

“People in the country are frustrated,” Kasich said. “They have very little regard for anything connected to the government. They don’t trust the government. Some people think the government is actually working against them. And I understand that.”

Kasich touted his records, which includes 18 years on the House of Representatives Armed Services Committee and chairman of the Budget Committee in the 1990s when the United States had balanced budgets, “which we haven’t done since we walked on the moon.”

Kasich said voters want more than criticism. “People are fundamentally, in human nature … upbeat,” he said. “They want to be positive. They want to see solutions.”