Kentucky GOP Endorses Rand's Plan To Run For Senate, President In 2016

[DonViejo]

Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS

By ADAM BEAM Published MARCH 8, 2015, 8:18 AM EDT

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul took his first step toward running for president with state party leaders on Saturday endorsing his plan for a presidential caucus in 2016.

The move clears the way for Paul to run for president and for re-election to his Senate seat without breaking a state law that bans candidates from appearing on the ballot twice in the same election.

The state GOP's central committee must still sign off on the proposal in August. But, more importantly for Paul, Saturday's vote by the Republican Party of Kentucky's executive committee was an early endorsement of his unusual plan for dual campaigns ahead of a wide open Republican presidential primary.

"I just want to be treated like many other candidates around the country who have not been restricted," Paul told reporters after the vote.

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Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/rand-paul-2016-two-elections

[Fiftyone]

1. Rand will lose to Jeb

The latter has more money.

[still_one]

2. Along with Ralph Nader's endorsement of Rand Paul

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6330921

[blkmusclmachine]

13. Nader WANTS another Republican Prez, no doubt about it.

[blackspade]

3. The headline should have been...

"Republicans do an end run around the KY Constitution"
Cheaters gonna cheat.

[Cosmocat]

7. fucking infurating

Hillary Clinton used a private e-mail account and it is a SCANDAL!

The follow the rules, follow the constitution poster boy pulls this shit, and it won't matter one bit.

[blkmusclmachine]

14. IOKIYAR

[tanyev]

4. Huh. Thought he virulently opposed constitution shredding.

[blkmusclmachine]

15. HA!

[The Real Deal]

5. Under Kentucky law, Rand cannot run for Senate or for President at the same time..

so hopefully he abandons the Senate and focuses on losing the nomination for the President.... and then TRIES to get back on Senate run, but is DQ'ed.

[greymattermom]

6. HA, it's their plan to get rid of him

Let's hope he runs for president.

[penndragon69]

8. It makes me happy

That the ultra red Indiana leg. told gov Pence that he could ONLY run for 1 office and not both.
So PLEASE, Gov. Pence, run for president so we can get rid of your worthless,
teabagger ass for good !

[Gothmog]

9. This plan only works for the primary and not the general election

Rand can not appear on the November ballot as both the GOP nominee for POTUS and Senator

[Zambero]

10. Good enough. Allow him to lose twice then.

Don't "restrict" the poor guy.

[tomsaiditagain]

11. like a snowball in hell

Not a chance

[maindawg]

12. Appearing as a presidential type pol

absolutely gives him a distinct advantage in his senate race. This is a crime in progress. Rand cant play by the rules. He is a dishonest person at his core. A fake doctor who never even graduated college. A plagiarist and a layer. I hope the rest of the senate candidates in KY scream bloody murder.
The press should only ask him about this one issue and make him address it over and over so that this is his issue.

[blkmusclmachine]

16. ^This.^

[jamzrockz]

17. Come on guys

He did not go against the US or Kentucky constitution, he still cannot have his name in the general election as running for both senate and presidential candidate. This just makes it possible for him to clear the republican primaries without having his name as presidential candidate.

I don't know who wrote this article but there is nothing the republican committee can do to undermine the Kentucky constitution when it comes to the general elections