Rand Paul to kick off 2016 bid April 7 with ambitious five-state tour

[jct74]

Rand Paul to kick off 2016 bid April 7 with ambitious five-state tour
Kentucky senator shows organization muscle with debut

By Ralph Z. Hallow
Sunday, March 22, 2015

Rand Paul will formally declare his candidacy for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination with a five-state, five-day announcement tour next month, Republicans knowledgeable about the Kentucky senator’s plans told The Washington Times.

Mr. Paul will make his announcement first in Louisville at noon on April 7, then head to New Hampshire on April 8, Charleston, S.C., on April 9, Iowa City on April 10 and Las Vegas on April 11.

Traditionally, presidential candidates enter the race by declaring in their home state and then flying to at least two of the first four states that hold presidential preference contests the following year.

“It takes a significant campaign war chest and logistical planning and know-how to design and execute a three-state announcement tour,” said Michael Karem, whose experience in doing national campaign advancement extends back to Ronald Reagan’s first presidential nomination run in 1975.

Five-state inaugural swings take even more money and advance-work skills, veterans of national campaigns say.

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[philipped]

Beautiful.

[francisco]

Kentucky senator shows organization muscle with debut

I really like the sound of that.

I hope that the grassroots can develop the same kind of muscle, too. Success will require both a strong official organization and an energized grassroots.

Let the r3VOLution continue!

[eleganz]

I can imagine a series of big Paul announcements after Cruz makes his, so he gets significantly less coverage.

[RonPaulFanInGA]

I can imagine a series of big Paul announcements after Cruz makes his, so he gets significantly less coverage.

I don't think Cruz is relevant enough that Paul is going to feel the need to make moves calculated against him.

[NACBA]

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By Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times - Sunday, March 22, 2015

Rand Paul will formally declare his candidacy for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination with a five-state, five-day announcement tour next month, Republicans knowledgeable about the Kentucky senator’s plans told The Washington Times.

Mr. Paul will make his announcement first in Louisville at noon on April 7, then head to New Hampshire on April 8, Charleston, S.C., on April 9, Iowa City on April 10 and Las Vegas on April 11.

Traditionally, presidential candidates enter the race by declaring in their home state and then flying to at least two of the first four states that hold presidential preference contests the following year.

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[rich34]

Damn it'll be great if Kentucky is successful at moving up their nominating contest before Super Tuesday.

[Jan2017]

What about including a late night talk show or two post-"announcement" . . .
great for getting a big - really big - audience to hear the candidate himself.

maybe Jimmy Fallon or whoever does political satire ala Jay Leno nowadays ?

[clint4liberty]

The Presidential Announcement in Louisville, Kentucky is at the Galt House, if you wish to attend. I will plan on arriving at least by 10 AM.

[tsai3904]

You can find more info (location and time) about the events in KY, SC and IA here:
http://www.eventbrite.com/o/7993459258

[eleganz]

How is there no details on the Nevada announcement? I want to go to that and help promote the event but there is no eventbrite or FB event page that I can find.

Anyone?

[mosquitobite]

You can find more info (location and time) about the events in KY, SC and IA here:
http://www.eventbrite.com/o/7993459258

I'm signed up!

[Gage]

How is there no details on the Nevada announcement? I want to go to that and help promote the event but there is no eventbrite or FB event page that I can find.

Anyone?

It will be announced soon.

[jct74]

Rand Paul to launch 2016 bid with rallies in Kentucky, early primary states

By Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times - Monday, March 30, 2015

Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky will announce his official Republican presidential nomination bid in April at sites that highlight youth, national defense and his “keep government out off my back” philosophy.

He will start his five “Stand with Rand” announcement rallies in his home state then he and his top campaign aides will fly in a chartered aircraft, with no press aboard, to the only four states that are scheduled to hold their presidential preference nomination contests in February.

The grand kickoff will come at noon on Tuesday, April 7, in the grand ballroom of the Galt House Hotel in Louisville. Another noon speech is on tap the next day, this time in a historic building in Milford, New Hampshire. It exudes plenty of limited-government symbolism, from it’s setting in a small New England town about 45 minutes drive-time from Manchester to its direct democracy tradition as a town hall.

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