While Grayson is considered the frontrunner in the Republican primary, "Paul will make things interesting for sure," said Al Cross, a veteran political writer in Kentucky and director of the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues at the University of Kentucky. Some Republicans aren't quite sure about Grayson, Cross noted, because he started his political life as a Democrat. He will have money to spend.
He will have a message to deliver, some people will find him a more authentic Republican conservative candidate than Grayson," Cross said. Paul, however, has no traditional political base in Kentucky, and Grayson is more of a mainstream conservative like the state's other senator, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Paul, like his father, is a strict constitutionalist who believes in traditional Republican principles like small government and a free-market approach to the economy.
And another thing he has in common with his father: He's also a doctor. Paul has worked as an eye surgeon in Bowling Green, Kentucky, for the past 18 years.
He says his being a political outsider should be a plus for voters. If your primary goal is to continue your career, you tend to do things that are good for you, but not necessarily good for the country," he said. He's also been a vocal advocate for smaller government and is the chairman of Kentucky Taxpayers United. He says the government needs to stop borrowing money, because "we cannot borrow our way into prosperity.
We have to understand where does the money come from. But debt leads to inflation," he said. Instead, he said, people need to look at the country's economic problems in the same way they view their personal budget.
They come in to me, and I say, 'Would you borrow money to buy a gift for your grandkids? But you don't borrow money to give people cash for clunkers.
Ron Paul said his son's political aspiration came as no surprise to him. And I think that's what you're sensing with these town hall meetings," Rep. Paul said. They want to like you, and they want to trust you. But it's up to the politician who's running to stand for something, and that's what energizes your base, your supporters, and raising your money. Ron Paul, who has served in Congress for 12 years, first sought the presidential nomination in , running as a Libertarian.
Ron Paul, R-Texas, has built a national following largely by preaching an isolationist foreign policy. Stick with your own kind, says Stick with your own kind, says the maverick presidential candidate. Who keeps track of all these finances? Campaign aides said they discussed the possibility that involving so many family members could create the impression that nepotism was driving hiring decisions, but ultimately they saw no problem with the practice. There is something important about having a family element involved in a campaign.
Having people around you that you can unconditionally trust. Even after releasing a video on his Web site in March indicating that he no longer expected to win the Republican nomination, Paul has continued to collect and spend.
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