Politico: Rand Paul doesn’t run with the herd

[jct74]

Rand Paul doesn’t run with the herd
At GOP cattle calls and candidate forums, Paul is often notably absent.

By Kyle Cheney
6/12/15 5:47 PM EDT

It’s practically a campaign-trail cliché: An Iowa interest group or deep-pocketed donor demands an audience of presidential contenders, and the candidates dutifully answer the call, flocking to assorted pig roasts or single-issue summits to test their messages and shake hands with potential supporters.

But not Rand Paul.

The Kentucky Republican was noticeably absent from last week’s so-called Roast and Ride, a rollicking get-together hosted by Paul’s colleague, Sen. Joni Ernst, in Iowa. He turned down an invitation to former Gov. Mitt Romney’s gathering of presidential candidates in Utah this weekend in favor of a swing through Southern California. He skipped last month’s Southern Republican Leadership Conference in Oklahoma City (and his PATRIOT Act filibuster kept several other senators from attending as well). Earlier this year, he also took a pass on a prominent Iowa agriculture summit and a gathering of White House wannabes hosted by Iowa Rep. Steve King.

While Paul’s rivals for the Republican nomination have ricocheted from one high-profile Iowa gathering to the next, Paul’s been mounting a quieter series of solo events, skipping the impersonal cattle calls to burnish his image as a man untethered from conventional campaigning.

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[Michael Landon]

Nice article. I want to see him in Duluth Minnesota, or at the very least, somewhere in northern Minnesota. Ron never came up here and a large segment of the Republican Party base in Minnesota comes from the northern part. W Bush made a stop in Duluth.

- ML

[Ronin Truth]

If you ain't the lead sled dog, the view never changes.

[erowe1]

W Bush made a stop in Duluth.

During the primaries?

[specsaregood]

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[Michael Landon]

During the primaries?

I'm not sure... I think so, it sounds like he was in Duluth twice, once in November 2000 and once in July 2004.

http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=64566

- ML

[RabbitMan]

I'm not sure... I think so, it sounds like he was in Duluth twice, once in November 2000 and once in July 2004.

http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=64566

- ML

November 2000 is definitely General Election time...

[timosman]

he’s got to engage the grass roots beyond his father’s loyal sycophants

Nice article

[garyallen59]

Nice article. I want to see him in Duluth Minnesota, or at the very least, somewhere in northern Minnesota. Ron never came up here and a large segment of the Republican Party base in Minnesota comes from the northern part. W Bush made a stop in Duluth.

- ML

I knew a lady who came from Duluth. Bitten by a dog with a rabid tooth.