Tampa: Huckabee y Paul

Ex Gobernador Mike Huckabee, de Arkansas.



Senador Rand Paul, de Kentucky.

Vicepresidenciables en el CPAC de Chicago: Rand Paul

Rand Paul apoya a Romney

Senador Rand Paul en Hannity (Fox News): "Mi primera opción siempre ha sido mi padre. Él es todavía mi primera elección. Pero ahora que el proceso de nominación ha terminado, esta noche, estoy contento de poder anunciar que apoyo al Gobernador Romney."

Importante apoyo en la tarea de unir al partido. Veremos si Boston le da protagonismo en la campaña.

El ObamaCare une al GOP

Ex candidatos presidenciales como Michele Bachmann unieron sus fuerzas ayer con futuros presidenciables como Paul Ryan, Allen West o Rand Paul, en un mismo rally contra el ObamaCare.

Rand Paul: sería un honor que Romney me ofreciera la VP

Puede que esta sea la respuesta a la anterior pregunta.

Kentucky’s junior senator says it would be an honor to be considered as a possible running mate for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

Senator Rand Paul first discussed his higher aspirations at the beginning of this year. He said he wouldn’t close the door on being a Vice Presidential candidate. After a speech in Louisville today, Paul held that door firmly open, saying he wants to be part of the national debate.

Paul’s name has swirled as a possible pick that would give Romney points with the Tea Party. When asked directly what he would say if Romney made the offer, Paul tried to punt.

“I don’t know if I can answer that question, but I can say it would be an honor to be considered,” he said.

Paul’s father Ron Paul is also running for president, and is reportedly close to Romney.

Los acontecimientos apuntan a Rand Paul

Según Bernie Quigley en The Hill:

(...) The invasion of Libya presents the perfect possible political moment to him. Father Ron railed daily against the invasion of Iraq, but America at first required vengeance. We are not a commonly vengeful people, but will respond, as the bard Toby Keith so poignantly put it at the time, with “a boot in the ass” when we are injured, and that more than anything perhaps represented the heartland feelings about the Iraq war and 9/11. But Ron Paul had what might be called a “higher law” vision and it has now captivated almost 40 percent of younger Republicans.

We feel this time an active dislike but no particular vengeance against Libya about any specific hurt. Ron Paul’s arguments against the Iraq invasion might be listened to more thoughtfully when they come today from son Rand.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) says the 49 percent support of the Tea Party shows Americans are disinterested in it. But President Obama’s approval rating is much lower. And the times are moving toward Rand. Invariably, widespread social movements like the Tea Party move to one champion and representative. She or he has not yet been found. But it will not be any of the so-far-announced Republicans, nor will it be one like Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker or Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, who primarily serve the Republican traditions. The traditions are eroding. The world is beginning again. It may be Rand Paul. (...)

¿Un escenario tipo "Pat Buchanan" para Rand Paul?

Steve Kornacki hace el paralelismo:

(...) Rand Paul could potentially deliver such a performance. In a crowded field likely to underwhelm the GOP base, it's not hard to imagine Paul -- with his brash style and message of absolute ideological purity -- standing out in debates and winning over more Republican voters than his father, who still struggles with basic television skills.

The best-case scenario for Paul would probably be replicating what Pat Buchanan achieved in 1996: a surprisingly strong showing in Iowa (he nabbed 23 percent, good for second place), followed by a startling win (with just 29 percent of the vote) in New Hampshire -- at which point a panicked GOP establishment rallied around the strongest non-Buchanan candidate (Bob Dole) and denied him the nomination.

If this doesn't seem like much to shoot for, just remember that for a few weeks in the winter of 1996, Buchanan's rise was the biggest news story in America. It didn't last long and it's largely forgotten now, but it probably provided Buchanan enough thrills to last the rest of his life. And while he was riding that post-New Hampshire wave, he surely believed the ultimate prize was within his reach -- even if his party was never going to let it happen.

And anyway, even if Paul failed to do as well as Buchanan, his campaign would still be a delight to watch: Just imagine what his debates with Mitt Romney will be like when the subject turns to healthcare (...)

Rand Paul sólo garantiza que no competirá contra su padre

The Post and Courier:

(...) Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., visited Charleston Monday to talk about his possible presidential bid, how to rein in the national debt and the current military action in Libya.

Paul, a tea party favorite who won his Senate seat last fall, is visiting several early presidential voting states independently of his father, 2008 presidential contender and current U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas.

"The only decision I've made is I won't run against my dad," Rand Paul said.

He has upcoming trips planned to Iowa and New Hampshire, in part, he said, because "I want the tea party to have an influence over who the nominee is in 2012." (...)