Rand Paul’s primary opponent appears to have given up on his “Rand Paul is an outsider” campaign and is now trying to pin the outsider label on himself.
From Politico:
“To get a sense of just how much clout the Club for Growth has gained at the party leaders’ expense, look to Kentucky and the race to fill the seat of retiring Republican Sen. Jim Bunning.”
“Both of the leading Senate Republican primary candidates there are vying for the club’s endorsement — and neither wants one from the National Republican Senatorial Committee.”
“”I think our race is shaping up a lot like the other races: There is a sort of establishment candidate and a conservative who wants to defend a party platform that is against bank bailouts and a lot of the things going on in Washington,” said primary candidate Rand Paul, the son of Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul ofTexas.”
“Paul, who has been active in Kentucky Taxpayers United, a local fiscal conservative group, said, “We hope we hit a chord” with Club for Growth officials. “I feel we represent the conservative alternative in our primary,” he said, adding that his chief opponent, Trey Grayson, was feted at an NRSC fundraiser in September.”
“But Nate Hodson, Grayson’s campaign manager, hotly disputed that assessment of the primary.”
“”There is no establishment candidate in this race. There is no incumbent. We reject the label. We reject it completely. We are not the establishment candidate,” said Hodson.”
Grayson probably wishes he had his “Rand Paul is an outsider” comment back now that his pollster is telling him to eschew his role as establishment candidate.
Related posts:
