Rand Paul Taps House GOP’s Troublemakers to Boost 2016 Campaign

[jct74]

Rand Paul Taps House GOP’s Troublemakers to Boost 2016 Campaign
The libertarian has targeted like-minded representatives, including those in a key primary state.

BY TIM ALBERTA
April 5, 2015

Rand Paul is in the House.

While other presidential contenders have thus far been sluggish in soliciting help from Capitol Hill, Paul, the first-term senator from Kentucky, has already enlisted some of Congress's leading rabble-rousers to assist his White House run.

Paul will officially launch his campaign Tuesday in Louisville, before embarking on a four-day tour through the first four states—Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Nevada— on the GOP nominating calendar. During the launch, or soon after, the senator is expected to announce endorsements from a host of House Republicans who will help his campaign in some capacity. Among them: Reps. Justin Amash of Michigan, Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Raul Labrador of Idaho, and Mark Sanford of South Carolina.

Both Sanford and Labrador, multiple sources said, will appear with Paul at rallies next week. Sanford will join the senator at Thursday's event in Charleston, his home district, at the USS Yorktown. Labrador, who last month denied rumors of his imminent endorsement of Paul, is scheduled to campaign with the senator at a to-be-determined time and place, according to sources with knowledge of Paul's rollout.

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read more:
http://www.nationaljournal.com/2016-elections/rand-paul-taps-house-gop-s-troublemakers-to-boost-2016-campaign-20150405

[Bergie Bergeron]

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[TheTyke]

Holy moley!!! If this article is correct... This is way beyond what even I suspected.... the amount of groundwork they have laid is simply staggering. Every victory we've earned is going to count and be leveraged in this race, against the establishment.

The liberty movement is going to war.

[r3volution 3.0]

Among them: Reps. Justin Amash of Michigan, Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Raul Labrador of Idaho, and Mark Sanford of South Carolina.

Awesome.

Is it just me, or is it supremely impressive that a man takes a mistress in Rio.

..maybe I belong to another century.

[invisible]

Getting endorsements out of Bridenstine, Huelskamp, Yoho, Jones, Lee, etc, as well as plenty of state level endorsements, would be awesome! Endorsements out of both Bridenstine and Watts would virtually guarantee a win in OK. Lee has the potential to do wonders in NV and UT. Hopefully Sanford's endorsement will help tip the scales in a difficult place like SC (remember booing the golden rule). NH and OK are both chock full of potential state level endorsements.

[eleganz]

This is the second time national journal used this bullshit picture of Rand within DAYS


http://cdn-media.nationaljournal.com/?controllerName=image&action=get&id=46100&format=nj2013_8_columns

[RonPaulFanInGA]

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[economics102]

This is the second time national journal used this bullshit picture of Rand within DAYS


http://cdn-media.nationaljournal.com/?controllerName=image&action=get&id=46100&format=nj2013_8_columns

I don't get it. What's the problem with that picture?

[Mr.NoSmile]

That word- troublemakers. These are folks we could probably expect to be in Paul's corner, anyway, but they aren't who you think of when people think about House Republicans- they think of your Paul Ryans, your Kevin McCarthys, the ones with big name recognition within the entire GOP and not just the ones seen as 'fringe' that have the libertarian folks fired up, but not the king makers.

[Millennial Conservatarian]

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I generally support Israel (whatever that means) but this alone restored my faith that Rand is just playing these NeoCons and is truly his father at heart. He's way too intelligent and enlightened to get on his knees for that liar.

[William Tell]

There's is speculation that Sanford won't be the only official from South Carolina—home of the third Republican nominating contest in 2016—to back Paul. According to GOP sources, Reps. Mick Mulvaney and Jeff Duncan, both favorites of the most conservative wing in Congress and in their home state, are seen as leaning toward endorsing Paul. (Both Mulvaney and Duncan denied that they've made up their minds, although Mulvaney said he shot a video for his "buddy" Paul that will be shown at Thursday's Charleston event.)

"They are very popular and could play a big role around the state," Mallory Factor, a top Paul organizer in South Carolina, said of Mulvaney and Duncan. "If those guys were to support him for president, it would contribute a lot to Senator Paul potentially winning South Carolina."

Wow, so 3 potential endorsements from South Carolina Congressmen? That could be a game changer.

[Valli6]

I'm wondering if Sen. Mike Lee's new book ties into Rand's campaign somehow?
It goes on sale April 7th, and the subject matter sounds totally relevnt.

Our Lost Constitution: The Willful Subversion of America's Founding Document
http://www.amazon.com/Our-Lost-Constitution-Subversion-Americas/dp/159184777X/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1427729782&sr=8-1

(I posted more about Lee's book here: http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?471934-Sen-Mike-Lee%92s-new-book-OUR-LOST-CONSTITUTION%92 )

[William Tell]

I wonder if Cruz has attempted to get any Congressional endorsements? I remember reading articles about how he worked with the Tea Party guys down the aisle in the House. A lot of those guys are endorsing Rand.:D

[libertyplz]

Yea, looking forward to tomorrow and seeing who comes out for Rand (both those that are elected and just those attending his event)! Glad to see Amash and Massie playing an important role (figured they would be) along with some others.

[LatinsforPaul]

Wow, so 3 potential endorsements from South Carolina Congressmen? That could be a game changer.

Don't forget popular SC State Senator Tom Davis too....

https://twitter.com/senatortomdavis/status/584334242445975553

[William Tell]

Don't forget popular SC State Senator Tom Davis too....

https://twitter.com/senatortomdavis/status/584334242445975553

I didn't, just took him for granted.:o No offense to Tom, but he's such a great guy he just gotta support Rand, ya' know?;) :p

[eleganz]

I don't get it. What's the problem with that picture?


Sorry but he looks like the fourth stooge in that pic. National Journal has been consistently using it for a reason and its not to make Rand look presidential.