Rand Paul Stands Apart in His Pitch for Koch Brothers Cash

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http://www.nationaljournal.com/polit...-cash-20150126

Three Republican presidential hopefuls talked policy Sunday night at a panel sponsored by a group affiliated with the Koch brothers in hopes of winning over the influential billionaires' network of mega-donors. And while Sens. Marco Rubio of Florida and Ted Cruz of Texas seemed eager for approval from the influential audience, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul clashed with his colleagues on established GOP lines.

The panel, hosted by the Kochs' Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce in Palm Springs, Calif., and broadcast online in a show of transparency, offered a chance for the likely 2016ers, all first-term senators, to publicly vie for the far-reaching network's approval. Marking one of the first face-to-face forums in the contest, it gave a glimpse of the policy tensions that will arise if all three senators run.


For a presidential hopeful courting big-money donors, Rand Paul didn't seem too eager to please, frequently being greeted with awkward silence by the crowd while Rubio and Cruz saw applause.

[Inkblots]

For a presidential hopeful courting big-money donors, Rand Paul didn't seem too eager to please, frequently being greeted with awkward silence by the crowd while Rubio and Cruz saw applause.

It will be interesting to see if the sorts of donors the Kochs have been organizing will ultimately prefer platitudes over practical policy. History and quotes like that suggest they will, but hope springs eternal.

[specsaregood]

It will be interesting to see if the sorts of donors the Kochs have been organizing will ultimately prefer platitudes over practical policy. History and quotes like that suggest they will, but hope springs eternal.

Keep in mind the entity making this report.

[francisco]

Three Republican presidential hopefuls talked policy Sunday night at a panel sponsored by a group affiliated with the Koch brothers in hopes of winning over the influential billionaires' network of mega-donors. And while Sens. Marco Rubio of Florida and Ted Cruz of Texas seemed eager for approval from the influential audience, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul clashed with his colleagues on established GOP lines.

The panel, hosted by the Kochs' Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce in Palm Springs, Calif., and broadcast online in a show of transparency, offered a chance for the likely 2016ers, all first-term senators, to publicly vie for the far-reaching network's approval. Marking one of the first face-to-face forums in the contest, it gave a glimpse of the policy tensions that will arise if all three senators run.


For a presidential hopeful courting big-money donors, Rand Paul didn't seem too eager to please, frequently being greeted with awkward silence by the crowd while Rubio and Cruz saw applause.

But...but...but...I thought he was pandering!