How Rand Plans to Win in 2016: Inside Rand Paul’s Presidential Campaign Machine

[Valli6]

Extensive coverage of Rand Paul's finely-tuned campaign operation, contrasted with those contrived reports of it's "downward spiral". This is a long piece so click on the link to read the rest.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-governm...ent-2164588041

INSIDE RAND PAUL’S PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN MACHINE:
HOW THE KENTUCKY SENATOR PLANS TO WIN IN 2016
by MATTHEW BOYLE 29 Jul 2015

Sen. Rand Paul has built one of the most impressive presidential campaign operations for any of the so-called outsider GOP candidates in 2016, pulling together a consortium of heavy-hitting politicos, grassroots leaders and a team that’s designed to go the distance all the way to the Republican convention if that’s what it takes to win.

Paul’s been the subject of a variety of liberal media attacks this week, from the likes of Politico, Mother Jones and Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight blog, but in each case not one person spoke on the record to them. Breitbart News has, over the past 24 hours and throughout the course of the campaign, spoken with more than a dozen of Paul’s presidential campaign staffers, interviewed the candidate multiple times, and attended scores of Paul presidential campaign events. This level of access will bring forth an accurate look inside Paul’s campaign for president that’s based on actual interviews, on-the-record statements and in-depth reporting from the ground—not from a desk in Washington, D.C., or northern Virginia.

“This campaign is built for the long haul,” chief Paul for President strategist Doug Stafford—a longtime Paul aide who worked on his 2010 U.S. Senate campaign and as his U.S. Senate office Chief of Staff—said in an email to Breitbart News on Tuesday evening in response to the liberal media attacks.

All of our efforts are aimed at when the voters first go to their caucuses and primaries in 2016. This is a marathon, not a sprint. No one will have bolder ideas or a better organization when the rubber meets the road. The Washington spin machine has never understood how campaigns work, nor does it stick to reporting facts and news. Instead it seeks to manufacture division and feed its own storyline ideas. We won’t play their games and we won’t be distracted from the goal of helping make sure Rand Paul is the nominee of the party and the next president of the United States.

(much more) http://www.breitbart.com/big-governm...ent-2164588041

[cindy25]

3% in Florida is not good, not with Trump at 26 and Jeb at 20.

[CPUd]

Rand does not have a shot at winning FL (and never has), unless Jeb and Rubio drop out before then.

[AuH20]

Comments aren't good. People rightfully irate about McConnell. And then there are troll comments that make absolutely no sense.

[jct74]

Comments aren't good. People rightfully irate about McConnell. And then there are troll comments that make absolutely no sense.

Breitbart commenters are never very rational. It's always been a cesspool as long as I can remember.

3% in Florida is not good, not with Trump at 26 and Jeb at 20.

Where was that in the article?

[Brian4Liberty]

[Brian4Liberty]

The leftist establishment media is working overtime to sabotage the Rand campaign...

Paul is also, according to RealClearPolitics polling averages, faring best by several points against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in national polls—and he’s actually besting her in several polls released over the past several months in swing states like Pennsylvania, Colorado, Virginia, New Hampshire, Arizona, Washington, and Iowa. That’s probably why the Democratic National Committee (DNC), according to The Hill, has made Paul its top target in 2016.

“Paul ranks as the DNC’s top target, with 203 mentions. Christie follows with 202 attacks, and Bush trails closely behind him with 199,” The Hill wrote in early July. “With a slew of declared candidates and even more potential contenders, the DNC has spread its fire wide. The DNC has hit 17 potential Republican contenders over the last year.”

All of that and more is why it’s so odd that Politico—a normally respected news outlet when it comes to political matters—would spend more than 2,300 words on a story designed to make it look like Paul’s presidential campaign is falling apart.
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http://www.breitbart.com/big-governm...o-win-in-2016/

[Matt Collins]

3% in Florida is not good, not with Trump at 26 and Jeb at 20.

Florida is irrelevant

[Mad Raven]

Every time I read Doug Stafford, I think Doug Stamper, Frank Underwood's Chief of Staff.

[squirl22]

hope a lot of people here read that article. a lot of people here are easily swayed by the msm even though they claim to be independent minded people.