Rand Paul: Running for President #39;not Really a Lot of Fun #39;
Rand Paul says running for president isn #39;t one of his favorite things. Paul hasn #39;t announced his 2016 candidacy for the White House, but he already knows that the trail wouldn #39;t be a...
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In 2012, Texas Republican Rep. Ron Paul was a force to be reckoned with in the presidential race. His group of supporters - including many young voters - was limited, but passionate. Though he wasn't considered a serious contender for the Republican nomination, he had a strong showing in both the Iowa caucus and New Hampshire primary, finishing third in Iowa with 21.5 percent of the vote and second in New Hampshire with 22.9 percent.
Now his son, Texas Sen. Rand Paul, is contemplating his own presidential bid. Both men come from the libertarian wing of the party, though Doug Wead, who has worked for both Pauls, calls the elder Paul a "classic libertarian" and the younger one a "practical libertarian."
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And while Ron Paul was generally viewed as someone who ran for president to prove a point, his son could be a serious contender for the nomination. What he has to do is navigate the tricky dance of keeping his father's supporters engaged and on his side while attracting a whole other group of voters who might not have given Ron Paul a chance.
"His dad's base is not going to be enough,so he's got to find ways to expand the base and become, if not the favorite of different factions of the party, at least acceptable," University of New Hampshire Political Science Professor Dante Scala told CBS News. "He has to do that in such a way that doesn't make his father's base voters feel as if they're being betrayed or that Ron Paul's legacy is being compromised."
Politics isn't the first arena where Paul has followed in his father's footsteps. Like Ron Paul, who had a medical career that preceded his first run for office, Rand Paul also started out in the field of medicine. He was always active in politics, serving in the Young Conservatives of Texas club during college at Baylor University. He left for Duke University to attend medical school before completing his undergraduate degree, and he opened an ophthalmology practice in Bowling Green, Kentucky, after he completed his residency.
All the while, though, Paul was helping his father with his congressional campaign and 2008 presidential bid, and he started a group called the Kentucky Taxpayers Union in his home state. His rise coincided with the rise of the tea party in 2009, and in 2010 he defeated Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson, the establishment pick for Kentucky's vacant Senate seat, to become a senator.
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Rand Paul's balancing act: What to do with Ron Paul's legacy?
Sen. Rand Paul has been looking for a way to run for president and for re-election to the Senate at the same time in 2016, and his complex strategy got a boost Tuesday when Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) shelved his qualms and agreed to support his colleagues proposal to get around state law to run for both offices.
In a shift first reported by the Lexington Herald-Leader, a McConnell aide said the senator had decided to support Mr. Pauls proposal that the Kentucky GOP establish a presidential selection caucus in March separate from the states May primary for other offices. That would allow him to be in both contests without violating a state law that prohibits candidates from appearing twice on one ballot.
Mr. Paul has asked the Kentucky GOP to consider the proposal when its central committee meets March 7 about a month before the senator is expected to announce his presidential candidacy. He is also up for re-election to the Senate in 2016 and has said he wants to run for both offices a pragmatic nod to the fact that he is still considered a long shot for the White House.
In asking the party to allow him to run for both offices, Mr. Paul cites laws in other states such as Wisconsin, which allowed Rep. Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) in 2012 to run both for re-election to the House as he also ran as his partys vice presidential nominee.
Mr. McConnell, whose top political priority is retaining GOP control of the Senate in 2016, had remained silent on the Paul proposal. Some Republicans have raised questions about whether holding a caucus would complicate other state races, cost too much money, or make it harder for the party to hold onto his Senate seat. If Mr. Paul were to win the partys nomination in summer of 2016, it would be too late for the GOP to put another Senate candidate on the November ballot.
After Mr. McConnell discussed the issue at length with Mr. Paul Monday, Mr. McConnells chief of staff Brian McGuireon Tuesday issued a statement saying Senator McConnells initial reaction to the caucus proposal could best be described as respectful skepticism, but after a lengthy discussion of the details with Senator Paul he has become convinced that switching from a primary to a caucus is worth his support.
Not only would it be helpful to the senators presidential campaign but, as a one-time event paid for with funds that hed raise, would do no damage to the state party or interfere with this years state races, Mr. McGuire said.
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Interview du snateur Rand Paul sur les vaccins.
Le Snateur Rand Paul du Kentucky a voulu faire savoir lundi que le dbat sur l #39;opportunit de permettre aux parents plus de choix en matire de vaccination ...
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Interview du snateur Rand Paul sur les vaccins. - Video
Republican Sen. Rand Paul is standing by his statement that most vaccinations should be "voluntary," telling CNBC that a parent's choice not to vaccinate a child is "an issue of freedom."
In an interview with the network Monday, Paul said that vaccines are "a good thing" but that parents "should have some input" into whether or not their children must get them.
And he gave credence to the idea - disputed by the majority of the scientific community - that vaccination can lead to mental disabilities.
"I have heard of many tragic cases of walking, talking normal children who wound up with profound mental disorders after vaccines," he said.
Paul's comments came the same day that Gov. Chris Christie said that parents should have "a measure of choice" in whether children are vaccinated. The New Jersey governor, who -- like Paul -- is considering a 2016 run, later issued a statement clarifying that he believes that "there is no question" that children should be vaccinated for diseases like measles.
Earlier Monday, Paul said on Laura Ingraham's radio show that "most" vaccines should be voluntary.
First published February 2 2015, 2:05 PM
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