Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) dodged a question from “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert about his low poll numbers on Wednesday night by focusing on a list he always tops: worst dressed.
“You’re a little bit down the (poll), you know. You’re behind Rubio and Carson and Christie, but you’re above Bush, Kasich and Huckabee,” Colbert told Paul. “The numbers in someway don’t really matter. What matters on this list is you’re all over 25 points behind a guy who builds golf courses for a living. Did you think actual governing experience would be a liability the way it is right now?”
Paul pauses and then grabs a different notecard from Colbert’s desk.
“There’s another list on the other side of your card and it says I was at the very top of this one,” Paul said an effort to slightly change the subject.
Which list, that isn’t a poll, does Paul top?
“Worst dressed,” he said.
Paul didn’t answer Colbert’s initial question or his low poll numbers. Real Clear Politics has him polling at 3 percent nationally.
Watch the interview, from CBS, below:
Dork!
Takes pride in topping the worst dressed list, but critiques Rubio’s boots?
And Randa, you really shouldn’t take fashion advice from Whoopi Goldberg.
Ha Ha…that was good one! And handled just like a professional formula politician. Which is what Sen. Paul is. A pol. There is nothing different about him and I guess the GOP primary voters don’t see him as the “most interesting man in American politics”. He’s rogue image is a media creation. He’s just a run of the mill GOP’er.
Is Paul really polling ahead of Bush? I didn’t think that was the case, at least not a few weeks ago. Has this changed?
Don’t really watch Colbert,but I see it didn’t take long for him to become no different than the other late night host,IMHO.
John Stewart had to retire to really understand what was going on with the folks he use to make fun of,and see in real time how bad it really is.This he found out with his fight for the Zadroga Act.I find nothing funny in Colberts interactions with Paul,Trump,Clinton even.