Sources: Rand Paul to enter GOP presidential field April 7

[question everything]

Source: MSNBC

Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul is expected to announce plans to join the party’s 2016 presidential field on April 7, multiple sources inside Paul’s camp told msnbc on Tuesday. The announcement, scheduled to take place in Louisville, Kentucky, will serve as the official campaign launch for Paul, who has spent months traveling to early voting states to assess whether his largely libertarian message will catch fire with the party’s conservative base.

“This will be an official announcement, not an exploratory committee,” said a source close to Paul who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss his plans. “Everything will happen pretty quickly over the next couple of weeks,” another source close to Paul told msnbc.

Doug Stafford, executive director at RandPAC, Paul’s political action committee, had no comment.


Read more: http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/sources-rand-paul-enter-gop-presidential-field-april-7

[LibDemAlways]

1. The clown bus is getting crowded. Good.

[billhicks76]

9. Hillary Better Not Screw This Up

She needs to get ahead of him on Cannabis legalization and criminal justice reform. Letting a Republican steal that issue would be pathetic. But I expect little from our own corporate sell-out. If Rand gets the nod then we could be in trouble sacrificing the Anti-Nepotism advantage. Although his father is in politics it's not the same as Bush or Clinton.

[Suich]

2. Oh, goody!

I shall mark that on my calendar!!!

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. Six days late, but no big deal.

Fools are a year-round thing on the GOP side.

[LiberalElite]

8. That just reminded me -

of those 365 page-a-day joke, cat, dog, baseball trivia, whatever calendars. There should be enough GOP fools to fill up one of them.

[Thor_MN]

4. Will he and Walker be trading hair loss treatment tips?

[Raine1967]

5. Did Kentucky change its rules? ETA:

I can't remember where I heard or read it but I was under the impression that he would have to abdicate his Senate seat to run for President. I also recall that he was trying to get that rule changed so if he lost he could still remain senator.

Can anyone help me on this?

My ETA:

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/03/mitch-mcconnell-grapples-with-rand-pauls-plan-116133.html

Paul is poised to make an unprecedented move in Kentucky: running for the Senate and the White House at the same time, despite a clear ban in state law preventing him from appearing on the ballot twice. If Paul’s presidential bid catches fire, it could put his seat — and Republicans’ Senate majority — at risk.

The odds of a political disaster appear to be small, but it’s enough of a cause for concern that McConnell and his confidants have engaged in extensive private discussions with Paul to avoid the doomsday scenario. McConnell has privately suggested that Paul initiate a lawsuit to immediately clarify whether he can pursue both offices, an action Paul resisted because of the cost of such a suit. The two have discussed whether a placeholder Senate candidate could file for office, in the event Paul’s presidential bid were to take off, though pulling that off would be tricky.

Oh… this could be interesting.

[mopinko]

13. wouldnt have to abdicate, just cant run for both. so, buh-bye sen paul.

yipee. a good day.

[joshcryer]

16. Yep, you're correct.

He actually thinks he can garner that youth vote.

[Jefferson23]

6. The man who supports private tyranny and is a phony baloney no matter how you slice

it. He believed that he would be made a slave if he was forced to give care as a doctor
under any federal health plan. He is a snake oil salesman.

[longship]

10. Plus, he wears a weasel on his head. nt

[global1]

7. He Should Have Chose April 1st - April Fools Day.....nt

[kacekwl]

11. This clown

knows damn well he can never come close to winning. This is a money making scheme and all the poor saps who donate to his campaign are being fleeced. Same with all the others , Carson , Rubio , Perry etc.

[YOHABLO]

14. Yeah, they run for the publicity. They want to keep their name out there..

It's all so laughable.

[DeSwiss]

12. Let the Aqua Buddha questions commence!

[davidpdx]

15. The clown car takes off...............