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U.S. Sen. Rand Paul speaks with Evan Smith of the Texas Tribune at South by Southwest Interactive on Sunday. Photo by Texas Tribune.

In his continued campaign to reach nontraditional GOP voters, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul stopped in Austin on Sunday to speak with the hip, young and plugged-in at the South by Southwest Interactive conference.

While the crowds he speaks to are unconventional, part of his message criticizing Democratic rival Hillary Clinton and President Obama, was standard issue.

Asked how technology might transform the Oval Office for the next president, Paul volunteered, One of the key differences, and probably what my advice would be for whoever wins, is dont use your private email server.

The dig at Clintons use of private email as Secretary of State came as he acknowledged that he keeps a private email account and that he doesnt necessarily favor governments penchant for stockpiling emails.

But the rules are different for Congress than they are for the executive branch, and so are the national security concerns, Paul said.

And the email controversy plays up deeper perception problem for Clinton, he said.

The Clintons kind of think the law is for you ordinary people. Theyre somehow above the law, Paul said. Theres a certain arrogance and hypocrisy that is going to difficult for her to overcome.

Clinton has said she did not break any law, and that she has turned over 55,000 pages of emails. Others also have defended her use of a private email, saying other secretaries of state had similar practices.

Paul, who was one of the 47 Republican senators who signed a letter to Iran warning about its nuclear negotiations with the president, said he thought the letter would help Obama deal from a position of strength. He said he reasoned that negotiators could say that the president had to force certain issues otherwise Congress would not agree to the deal.

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