Did Rand Paul sacrifice his presidential campaign becasue he stood on his principles?

Peter Weber writes at The Week,

Rand Paul just sacrificed his presidential campaign for his libertarian principles.


...his chances of becoming the 2016 Republican nominee just went from unlikely to long-shot.

Shutting down American espionage and surveillance capabilities, even for a few days, is too off-brand for the GOP — especially at the moment.

...Paul didn't attend the GOP caucus meeting before Sunday's session, and Republicans walked out on him en masse when he started speaking.

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