Rick Santorum: Rand Paul trying to put the genie back in the bottle.
Hugh Hewitt interview w/ Rick Santorum.
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Senator Rand Paul
Senator Rand Paul pre-Oakland County Lincoln Day Dinner welcome.
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MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, a possible Republican candidate for president in 2016, whipped up the faithful in a visit to New Hampshire on Friday, lighting into President Barack Obama and the states mostly Democratic congressional delegation.
Headlining a Unity Breakfast in Manchester, Paul maintained that Obama had overstepped his authority by leaving Congress out of key decisions including the use of military force in Iraq and Syria.
Does this not scare the you-know-what out of you? Paul asked to cheers from the 350 Republicans, including the entire slate of statewide candidates and most of the candidates they defeated in Tuesdays primary.
Later Friday, Paul endorsed Scott Brown for U.S. Senate against incumbent Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen. Brown is the former senator from Massachusetts who moved to New Hampshire in December and won Tuesdays primary to set up a run against Shaheen. Paul faulted Shaheen for supporting Obamas agenda, including health care overhaul, but tied it all to one theme.
The top of the list is his disregard for the constitution, Paul said.
Paul implored Republicans to work together after a sometimes testy primary, saying they could win in November and help retake control of the Senate.
I dont see division. I see unity and I smell victory, he said.
At the University of New Hampshire, Paul and Brown tailored their message to the students, warning that todays policies will affect their lives on topics including job creation, student loans, higher tuition, immigration and foreign policy.
We really have a problem in our country, Paul said, leaning toward a familiar theme of government overreach. We have a country where the government has run amok.
Paul has visited the important early-voting state several times during the past two years. He says hell decide whether to run for president in the spring.
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Rand Paul, 'I smell victory'
MANCHESTER Even though New Hampshire has gone from red to purple on the political spectrum, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, a possible candidate for president in 2016, said if Republicans continue to grow the party, theres no reason they cant win big in November.
I dont see division. I see unity, and I smell victory, Paul said at a Republican Unity Breakfast in Manchester on Friday morning that featured all of the states top Republican candidates and Sen. Kelly Ayotte, who isnt up for re-election. ... Subscribe or log in to read more
MANCHESTER Even though New Hampshire has gone from red to purple on the political spectrum, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, a possible candidate for president in 2016, said if Republicans continue to grow the party, theres no reason they cant win big in November.
I dont see division. I see unity, and I smell victory, Paul said at a Republican Unity Breakfast in Manchester on Friday morning that featured all of the states top Republican candidates and Sen. Kelly Ayotte, who isnt up for re-election.
We have a great crowd this morning but weve got to be bigger, Paul said.
Theres a lot of things we can do as a party to grow our party much of it is about attitude and compassion.
Paul used immigration as an example: We have to change our attitude on immigration. Theyre good people who want to work hard.
And the party needs to reach out more to minorities, he said.
Without that, were never going to win, he said.
Later Friday, Paul endorsed Scott Brown for U.S. Senate against incumbent Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen. Paul faulted Shaheen for supporting President Barack Obamas agenda, including health care overhaul, but tied it all to one theme.
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New Hampshire Senate candidate Scott Brown picked up the endorsement Friday of Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., in a move that could help the Republican challenger cash in on the senator's appeal among the state's independent-minded voters.
The libertarian-leaning Paul endorsed Brown at a University of New Hampshire event.
On the sidelines, Paul told Fox News that Brown is a candidate that Republicans -- and libertarians -- can get behind. "I think there is a significant freedom-loving, liberty-loving group in New Hampshire. That's why I like it here," Paul said.
New Hampshire also happens to hold the first-in-the-nation presidential primary, and is a must-visit state for potential 2016 candidates -- like Paul.
In the state's Senate race, Brown is challenging Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, and polls show a tightening contest.
"He's right there and can win," Paul claimed.
Brown, a former Massachusetts senator, secured the party nomination earlier this week. But the Kentucky senator notes Brown will need to pull the prized independent vote to defeat Shaheen in November.
"The way you win an election is you have to unify your base ... and as everybody knows in New Hampshire, there's about a third of the public that's independent," he said. "I think that's where Scott's greatest strength is."
Paul told Fox News he will be back in New Hampshire in the next few weeks for an event. Brown turned to Paul and offered, "You can stay at my house."
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