Kentucky Senator is expected to announce his candidacy for President of the United States later on Tuesday, April 7th
"Defeat the Washington machine. Unleash the American dream." — Rand Paul Campaign Slogan
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) is widely expected to announce his White House bid later today, Tuesday, April 7, 2015 —and some of the themes of his campaign already have become clear.
According to a Colin Campbell report in the Business Insider, “On Sunday, Paul's team released a video, titled "A Different Kind of Republican Leader," previewing his big announcement.... The nearly three-minute video, which looks and sounds more like the coming attractions in a movie trailer than a campaign ad, presents four basic messages about Paul's upcoming campaign. “Above all, it's clear he wants to be seen as a "different" candidate willing to buck conventional wisdom in order to tackle the country's problems....” (See “What Rand Paul wants you to think about his 2016 campaign” by Colin Campbell, 4/6/15, The Business Insider [http://www.businessinsider.com/rand-paul-presidential-campaign-theme]).
Campbell and the Business Insider gathered some of Senator Rand Paul's specific campaign themes below:
1. Paul is new and exciting.
The video's beginning declares a "different kind of Republican will take on Washington" on Tuesday. Ominous, dramatic music plays to build the tension.... "It's time for a new way. A new set of ideas. A new leader," Paul tells a cheering audience at the end. "Above all, it's time for a new president."
2. Paul will run against Washington.
Though he works in Congress, Paul is unquestionably set to campaign against the ways of Washington. Besides the vow to "take on Washington," Paul's video features clips of the libertarian-leaning senator railing against the political establishment....
3. Paul will conduct extensive outreach to minority voters.
Paul wants everyone to know he won't ignore African-American voters, even though they often cast their ballots for Democrats.... The video also suggests Paul has found a message he thinks will help him reach out to minority voters. The montage includes Fox News anchor Chris Wallace noting that Paul established an outreach center in Detroit, Michigan.... "Liberal policies have failed our inner cities!" Paul declares at another point in the video.... As senator, Paul took a number of steps to reach out to minority voters. He spoke at multiple historically black universities and introduced legislation with Sen. Cory Booker (D-New Jersey) designed to reduce sentencing disparities between white and minority drug offenders....
4. Paul can win.
Paul has repeatedly sought to portray himself as a more electable alternative to some of his hard-right rivals in the 2016 primary. Throughout the video, Paul continually reinforces this message by quoting multiple pundits touting his ability to win.... "He's got the organization on the ground right now. He's in all 50 states," [Former National Republican Chairman Michael] Steele says at one point....
RAND PAUL IS A DIFFERENT KIND OF CANDIDATE
Taken as a whole, one has to look at Senator Rand Paul and say that he would be the most distinctive and unique of the Republicans likely to run for president in 2015 & 2016. Colin Campbell put it like this: “Above all, it's clear [Senator Rand Paul] wants to be seen as a "different" candidate willing to buck conventional wisdom in order to tackle the country's problems.”
12 comments:
Hello. Number 3 above is misleading. Senator Cory Booker has already endorsed Hillary Clinton for president in the 2016 election. In a letter published by CNN yesterday Cory Booker is one of 27 Senators who have already signed on to support HRC.
How is that misleading anyone with a brain???
RESPONSE: THE "HILLARY BULLIES" EDITION
THE COMMENT ABOVE IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF A CLINTON CAMPAIGN STRATEGY TO "END DEBATE" IN THE 2016 CAMPAIGN BY THE BRUTE FORCE OF BURYING OPPOSING CANDIDATES AND THEIR EVENTS WITH AN AVALANCHE OF HILLARY CLINTON NON-SENSE AND GIBBERISH, AND IN MANY INSTANCES MISINFORMATION
BY LATE JANUARY, HILLARY HAD SOME KIND OF GOOD WISHES FROM 27 out of 46 DEMOCRAT SENATORS --- HAS HILLARY PILED UP ANY MAJOR ENDORSEMENTS SINCE HER E-MAIL DISASTER ?
That 27 out of 46 Democrat Senators have "endorsed" Hillary is NOT NEWS --- I don't know why CNN would publish a letter about that "yesterday" [I could not find such a letter by CNN; and that item was actually reported by CNN on February 3, 2015].
Since the report about 27 out of 46 Democrat Senators being on board for Hillary was made one month before Hillary Clinton's multi-faceted E-Mails disaster, an interesting issue is whether the E-Mails thing effected her so-called "support."
WHAT MIGHT BE NEWS in the "fact" of the 26/47 support in the Democrat caucus in the Senate is that no new Democrat Senators appear to have gotten onto the Hillary bandwagon in over two months, and certainly not since she fell on her face over her E-Mails.
BTW, contrary to what "Anonymous... 6:58 AM" had to say, there is nothing misleading in "...Number 3 above..." as reported in my main post above. And if there were, it would be the fault of Colin Campbell and the folks at the Business Insider --- you know, members of the vast anti-Hillary media conspiracy.
To first "Hello" comment.
Everybody has endorsed Hillary but nobody is supporting Hillary.
Just like in 2008.
A cursory reading of #3 in the post could easily mislead one into thinking that Senator Cory Booker was in any way aligned with Rand Paul. The fact is he is not. Cory Booker is a civil rights activist and a staunch advocate of progressive Democratic policies. Additionally, the entire NY NJ Democratic elected officials caucus is among Hillary's strongest supporters in Washington. Thus, the comment clarifying the blogger's post was entirely appropriate. Moreover, since this blogger has chosen to unfairly and outrageously bash Hillary at every turn he should expect that his mis-statements will be corrected.
... but there was no misstatement of any kind...
What are you going on and on about Cory Booker and the rest of New York/New Jersey Democrat officials for Hillary Clinton? It looks like you're as thin-skinned and insecure as Hillary herself; the question is why?
And you are completely wrong when you say it is misleading for somebody to think Cory Booker is in any way aligned with Rand Paul; because he certainly is, even if it's only on one piece of legislation.
UPDATE: THE “WHO IS JOHN GALT” EDITION
THERE ARE TWO FULL-FLEDGED CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES — AND NEITHER OF THEM IS NAMED “BUSH” OR “CLINTON”
RAND PAUL ANNOUNCES FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES FROM THE “GALT HOUSE” HOTEL — JOINING FELLOW REPUBLICAN TED CRUZ AS THE ONLY CANDIDATES IN THE RACE THUS FAR
TED CRUZ WELCOMES RAND PAUL'S ENTRY INTO THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE WITH KIND REMARKS
In a lengthy and detailed article about Rand Paul, The New York Times reported that “...Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky officially declared himself a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday [4/7/15], promising a crowd of cheering supporters that he is ready to shake up Washington and disprove those in his own party who doubt that a fiercely libertarian conservative can be a serious contender. *** ‘The Washington machine that gobbles up our freedoms and invades every nook and cranny of our lives must be stopped,’ Mr. Paul told a jubilant audience at the Galt House hotel. “I want to be part of a return to prosperity.’...” (See “Rand Paul Announces Presidential Run” by Jeremy W. Peters & Alan Rappeport, 4/7/15, NY Times [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/08/us/politics/rand-paul-republican-presidential-nomination.html?_r=0]).
The Times went on to note, “Mr. Paul, 52, becomes the second Republican to enter the 2016 campaign, following his colleague in the Senate, Ted Cruz of Texas....”
The Times also reported that “... [a]s Mr. Paul made his announcement, Mr. Cruz welcomed his Senate colleague into the race and praised his talent and passion.... ‘His entry into the race will no doubt raise the bar of competition, help make us all stronger, and ultimately ensure that the G.O.P. nominee is equipped to beat Hillary Clinton and to take back the White House for Republicans in 2016,’ Mr. Cruz said....”
Why are Hillary Clinton and Hillary’s supporters so terrified about Rand Paul?
The answer is really very simple. Rand Paul is on the short list of Republicans who are already beating Hillary Clinton in some head-to-head polling; and he is doing very well against her across the country to boot.
The biggest blow in polling to the Hillary Clinton Campaign came about a week ago when Rand Paul beat Hillary Clinton head-to head in Pennsylvania, which up to that moment was looked at like a reliable bedrock of Hillary Clinton’s base. As of March 31st, Rand Paul got 45 percent in Pennsylvania to Clinton's 44 percent. That compared to a 53 - 34 percent Clinton lead on February 3rd [http://www.quinnipiac.edu/news-and-events/quinnipiac-university-poll/2016-presidential-swing-state-polls/release-detail?ReleaseID=2180].
And now, even the HuffPost Model Estimate of forty (40) polls by nine (9) different pollsters nationwide currently has Hillary Clinton ahead by only single digits over Rand Paul. Here are the HuffPost numbers: Hillary Clinton - 49.8% to Rand Paul - 42.1% with Undecided - 8.0% [ “POLL CHART – 2016 General Election: Paul vs. Clinton”; http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/2016-general-election-paul-vs-clinton#!selected=Clinton,Paul,Undecided]. The most notable statistical fact in the HuffPost Model Estimate is that Hillary Clinton dropped below the 50% mark against Rand Paul on 3/30/15 and that dropping trend has continued for a whole week.
Hillary’s terror about Rand Paul is caused by this: at this stage of the race, Rand Paul’s numbers are looking great and Hillary’s numbers are not; and, if Rand Paul can hold his lead over Hillary in Pennsylvania, Hillary Clinton can never be President of the United States.
And you always have to bring it back to Hillary. Trust me Hillary supporters would love to have a run against Randy in the general election. The guy's a joke. The establishment Republicans can't stand him. And the jokes mocking him are already trending on Twitter. Hillary will trounce him and have tons of fun doing so. So enjoy your brief moment of GOP excitement. Rand will crash and burn soon enough. Who's next to tumble out of the Reoublican clown car? Ben Carsan? Or Walker? It's like a parade of imbeciles.
Such talk!
Hillary's people are losing it... and over Rand Paul, would you belive!
To bad, so sad....
"And you always have to bring it back to Hillary...."
Is the person who posted that comment nuts?
The post by the blogger Galewyn M was 100% about Rand Paul, and the first comment was by some wackadoo Hillary Clinton hysteric wanting to correct something about Cory Booker and saying that he supports Hillary Clinton along with some other Democrat Senators. That's who brought everything back to Hillary.
UPDATE: THE “RAND PAUL MIGHT BE THE REAL CHANGE THAT AMERICA HAS BEEN WAITING FOR” EDITION
FIRST DAY ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL — RAND PAUL FIRMLY PUTS THE MAIN STREAM MEDIA IN ITS PLACE — MEN, WOMEN AND CERTAINLY WHATEVERS
PUSHES BACK ON HANNITY — WON’T TAKE ANY CUTESY CRAP FROM SAVANNAH GUTHRIE OR FROM AN AP REPORTER NOT SATISFIED WITH PAUL’S FIVE-MINUTE ANSWER ON THE ABORTION ISSUE
THE WASHINGTON POST, CHUCK TODD AND MEGYN KELLY ALL PILE ON RP — BUT KELLY ALSO DEMURS ABOUT THE “SEXIST” MALE DEFENSES OF WOMEN REPORTERS LIKE SAVANNAH G
CAN WE ALL AGREE WITH GOP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE RAND PAUL THAT: “THANKFULLY, OUR NATIONAL MEDIA DOESN’T GET TO PICK AND CHOOSE OUR REPUBLICAN PARTY’S PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE....”
On his first day on the campaign trail, which was largely a big media day, the GOP’s newest candidate has shown that he does not suffer fools gladly, even if some people think that they are important news personalities or arbiters of how candidates need to answer questions.
People like Chuck Todd, or the Washington Post’s Katie Zezima and Vanessa Williams, or Republican consultant Katie Packer Gage (whoever that is), even Fox News’ Megyn Kelly might not like how Rand Paul pushes back on what he thinks is inferior interviewing; but as far as I’m concerned, how Rand Paul responded and what he had to say was long over do. And frankly, I completely agree with him when he says, “Thankfully, our national media doesn’t get to pick and choose our Republican Party’s presidential nominees....”
Here’s the Drudge Report Main Headline at Midnight tonight: “RAND SLAMS MEDIA; PRESS TURNS TOUGH AFTER OBAMA SLUMBER — DRUDGE REPORT”
(See 4/8-4/9/15 Drudge Report [ http://www.drudgereport.com/] with link to the WaPo story mentioned below [http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/on-first-official-day-on-the-trail-rand-paul-turns-a-prickly-performance/2015/04/08/2be3a326-de35-11e4-a1b8-2ed88bc190d2_story.html]).
And it was much the same headline coverage by the rest of the MSM as well: “Rand Paul Gets the TV Spotlight and Turns It on Interviewers in Testy Encounters” – New York Times; “Rand Paul rips slanted media coverage” – The Boston Herald; “On first official day on the trail, Rand Paul turns in a prickly performance” – Washington Post....
As long as Rand Paul keeps channeling his inner Sarah Palin, with her rants against the “lame stream media,” he’ll do well with a big chunk of the Republican base, even as he takes on the Neo-Cons and others in the foreign adventures-interventionist wing of the Grand Old Party.
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