Bunning Is Out, Is Rand Paul In?

Posted on July 28th, 2009 by Daniel McCarthy

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The Huffington Post anticipates Rand Paul will soon officially announce his bid for the Kentucky Senate seat currently held by retiring Republican Jim Bunning. The Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza had pegged Bunning’s as the Senate seat second most likely to change parties in 2010, owing to the incumbent’s bizarre behavior. Even with Bunning gone, Cillizza lists Kentucky as one of the hottest races for the upcoming cycle, “Because Secretary of State Trey Grayson (R) is entirely unproven on the big stage –not to mention the fact that he could have a primary challenge from, among others, Rand Paul, the son of Texas Rep. Ron Paul (R).”

And the one Senate race Cillizza ranked ahead of Kentucky’s, before Bunning dropped out? It’s the one for Chris Dodd’s Connecticut seat, which another Ron Paul revolutionary, Peter Schiff, is sizing up. Today brought more bad news for Dodd, with the Associated Press reporting that Dodd had been warned his special arrangement with Countrywide Financial Corp. was a sweetheart deal. A very interesting race is shaping up in the Nutmeg State.

Addendum: Don’t miss Rand Paul’s recent article for TAC, “The Public Trough.”

Filed under: Politics

7 Responses to “Bunning Is Out, Is Rand Paul In?”

  1. CaptCooke, on July 28th, 2009 at 5:36 pm Said:

    If Rand Paul can win the Kentucky Senate seat, he’s the GOP dark horse candidate to watch.

  2. Bergie, on July 30th, 2009 at 3:52 pm Said:

    Rand Paul is having a moneybomb on August 20th, the day of his father’s birthday ! Pledge at runrandrun.com

  3. Matthew, on July 30th, 2009 at 4:08 pm Said:

    If I have anything to say about it, Rand Paul is in. He has my full financial support.

  4. Han Solo, on July 30th, 2009 at 5:01 pm Said:

    RUN RAND RUN!

    WE NEED ABOUT 500 MORE OF YOU IN OFFICE!

  5. barbara g., on August 2nd, 2009 at 5:28 pm Said:

    Money Bomb for Peter Schiff Aug 7th shiffforsenate.com

    Please donate!

  6. Brad, on August 9th, 2009 at 7:04 pm Said:

    Already donated to Schiff’s cause… Will be donating to Rand’s cause on the 22nd with my fellow Liberty-minded compatriots.

    I was born and raised in Kentucky and can think of no better representative for my home state than the good doctor from Bowling Green!

    Let’s give ‘em hell.

  7. Brad, on August 9th, 2009 at 7:12 pm Said:

    Make that August 20th.

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