2016 GOP field piles on Clinton

The 2016 Republican presidential field on Sunday greeted Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton’s entrance into the race with skepticism.

{mosads}Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) led the charge by releasing several anti-Clinton items in his campaign store, which offers bumper stickers, posters and T-shirts emblazoned with the slogan “liberty, not Hillary.”

The Kentucky lawmaker continued his attack by tweeting an animated image to his followers. It mocked Clinton’s use of a private email server as secretary of State, showing a mobile phone deleting messages addressed to her.

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— Dr. Rand Paul (@RandPaul) April 12, 2015

Paul additionally released his first television ad attacking Clinton on Sunday. The minute-long clip states that Clinton is a “path to the past, a road to yesterday, to a place we’ve been to before.”

Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas), the only other official top-tier 2016 GOP candidate, said Republicans knew “exactly what to expect” from the former secretary of State.

“Hillary Clinton represents the failed policies of the past and there’s going to be a very clear choice to make in 2016,” he said in a statement.

“We know that a Hillary Clinton administration would be no different than an Obama administration,” he argued. “There would be more scandals, more corruption, more lawlessness and more abuse of power.”

Potential GOP candidates joined in with their own critiques.

Former Gov. Jeb Bush (Fla.) sent a fundraising email linked to Clinton’s announcement despite not having an official campaign of his own.

“We must do better than Hillary,” he said in the call for donations.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said voters were looking for new leadership Clinton could not provide.

“@HillaryClinton has the same Washington-knows-best mentality people around the country are looking to move beyond,” he tweeted.

Americans want leaders from outside of Washington, D.C. with big, bold ideas which is what we’re doing at @OurRevival. – SKW

— Scott Walker (@ScottWalker) April 12, 2015

Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina argued Clinton did not deserve the distinction of serving as America’s first female president.

“She does not have a track record of leadership or trustworthiness,” Fiorina argued in a video posted on her Facebook page.

“She’s not the woman for the White House,” she added.

Former Sen. Rick Santorum (Pa.) chimed in that a Clinton presidency would harm the U.S. working class. The former first lady, he argued, did not represent average Americans with her fiscal policies.

“I believe we need a president who puts the American worker first, not the corporate interests the Clintons have aligned with,” he said in a statement.

Santorum on Thursday released a TV spot criticizing Clinton. It insinuates she threatened America’s safety by using a private email account and server during her tenure at the State Department, saying it was vulnerable to hackers.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.) said Clinton could not separate herself from her time in the Obama administration. He said many of President Obama’s worst failures were related to ideology they shared.

“Hillary Clinton owns the president’s foreign policy & she owns his domestic policy,” he tweeted. “How would she be different?”

The middle class is getting screwed by the administration’s domestic agenda & I believe it would be more of the same with Clinton.

— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) April 12, 2015

Former Gov. Rick Perry (Texas) also launched a fundraiser off Clinton’s candidacy. The 2012 GOP presidential candidate began seeking donations through his Rick PAC organization.

America can’t afford another 4 years of the Obama-Clinton agenda. Stop Hillary. Sign the petition: http://t.co/Yw9QVKavD9

— Rick Perry (@GovernorPerry) April 12, 2015

Updated at 4:26 p.m.