and Paul is being positioned as the leader of the new, Libertarian Party.
When the DemocRats are destroyed, we are not left with a Republican uniparty in charge.
American politics has seen the comings and goings of multiple parties, but we always devolve back to two.
The best strategy here is to set a party in motion that will replace/divide the winning Republican party.
Thus, what you see in Rand's various stances. He often agrees and sometimes disagrees.
We move the new party divide to somewhere that is Pro-American and ready to negotiate on issues. We position things so that the new "center" is somewhere acceptable.