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12-02-2014, 07:00 AM
December 1, 2014 Rand Paul's brain trust has spent months developing an exhaustive political and legal battle plan to ensure he can run for both Senate reelection and the White House in 2016—despite a Kentucky law that suggests otherwise.
http://cdn-media.nationaljournal.com/?controllerName=image&action=get&id=42440&format=nj2013_10_columns
They have developed backup plans for their backup plans in an all-out effort to safeguard Paul's Senate seat should he falter in the presidential sweepstakes. The contingencies range from changing Kentucky into a presidential caucus state to filing a lawsuit challenging the law, from daring Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes to keep him off the ballot to taking her out next November if she does.
The path remains murky, but Paul will take the first step on Tuesday, when he will formally announce he is running for reelection, even as he lays the groundwork to launch a presidential bid next year.
"He's made the decision to run for reelection. Any decision beyond that will come in the spring," said Paul spokesman Dan Bayens.
http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/inside-rand-paul-s-plan-to-run-for-senate-and-president-at-the-same-time-20141201
http://cdn-media.nationaljournal.com/?controllerName=image&action=get&id=42440&format=nj2013_10_columns
They have developed backup plans for their backup plans in an all-out effort to safeguard Paul's Senate seat should he falter in the presidential sweepstakes. The contingencies range from changing Kentucky into a presidential caucus state to filing a lawsuit challenging the law, from daring Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes to keep him off the ballot to taking her out next November if she does.
The path remains murky, but Paul will take the first step on Tuesday, when he will formally announce he is running for reelection, even as he lays the groundwork to launch a presidential bid next year.
"He's made the decision to run for reelection. Any decision beyond that will come in the spring," said Paul spokesman Dan Bayens.
http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/inside-rand-paul-s-plan-to-run-for-senate-and-president-at-the-same-time-20141201