The Kentucky senate race is heating up, says the statist Associated Press:
Former Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul accused GOP leaders in Washington of meddling in Kentucky’s U.S. Senate race by trying to handpick the party nominee. U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas made the statement in advance of his Saturday visit to Louisville, where he will campaign for his son, Bowling Green eye surgeon Rand Paul.
Ron Paul was aiming the barb at Republican Senate candidate Trey Grayson, the beneficiary of a fundraiser held at the National Republican Senatorial Committee in Washington last September. More than 20 sitting Republican U.S. senators attended the event. “For Republican senators to get together in Washington and try to dictate the race, that’s a badge of honor for a person who wants to challenge the Washington establishment,” Paul said.
Rand Paul has tried to establish himself as an outsider candidate. His father’s statement was intended to bolster that image. Grayson campaign manager Nate Hodson countered by calling Rand Paul the hand-picked candidate of “out-of-state Libertarian crusaders.”
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1:09 pm on January 28, 2010
