Will White House ambitions fracture tea party?
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Mike Lee attends a Tea Party Express event Wednesday at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City.
Politics Rand Paul predicts no infighting among the conservative senators.
Mike Lee, Rand Paul, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio went to the Senate as young tea-party upstarts. Now three of the four are eyeing bids for the White House and political observers are predicting some brutal infighting. But Paul said Monday he doesnt anticipate that will cause problems among the group.
"I think it shakes out over time," said the Kentucky senator who, according to a new national poll last week is the Republican presidential frontrunner, albeit still more than 30 months from the next presidential election.
"I dont know if thats good luck or bad luck at this point," Paul said in an interview. "Its better than not being noticed, I guess."
Paul was in Salt Lake City to help Lee raise money for his Senate re-election bid in 2016. And he and his family also took some time to do some snowboarding.
Lee said for now none of his three colleagues have said theyre running, so hes staying neutral.
"Im a huge fan of Rand Paul and a huge fan of the other two, as well," said Lee. "Well see what happens."
"But dont be thinking we wont be trying to twist his arm," said Paul.
Cruz was in Salt Lake City in September, just before the federal government shutdown, raising money for Lee.
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