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Paul Will Introduce War Resolution

November 24, 2014 at 7:37 am EST By Taegan Goddard 48 Comments

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) will introduce a measure in the U.S. Senate next month to declare war on the Islamic State, the Daily Beast reports.

“The move is part of Paul’s ongoing campaign to position himself as a foreign-policy heavyweight ahead of the Republican presidential primaries, when he is expected to mount a campaign for the nomination. But it may simply be dismissed as a tit-for-tat gesture as Republicans complain of executive overreach in the aftermath of President Obama’s executive order on immigration.”

[speech_bubble type=”std” subtype=”a” icon=”pwdome.jpg” name=””]A very clever move that helps quell doubts about Paul’s desire to use the military abroad while at the same time reasserting congressional authority.[/speech_bubble]

Filed Under: Foreign Affairs Tagged With: ISIS, Rand Paul

Bonus Quote of the Day

November 20, 2014 at 9:00 am EST By Taegan Goddard 61 Comments

“History will treat him unkindly on this if he thinks he can become king.”

— Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), in a Fox News interview, about President Obama’s use of executive authority.

Filed Under: White House Tagged With: Rand Paul

Rand Paul Hires Key Ted Cruz Staffer

November 18, 2014 at 12:22 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 5 Comments

“Vincent Harris, Ted Cruz’s top digital operative, is leaving the Texas senator’s team to work for Sen. Rand Paul’s political operation, as the jostling for staff ramps up ahead of the 2016 GOP presidential primary contest,” CNN reports.

Filed Under: 2016 Campaign Tagged With: Rand Paul, Ted Cruz

Paul Presidential Campaign Seems Certain

November 15, 2014 at 7:56 am EST By Taegan Goddard 3 Comments

Politico: “Over steak and ravioli at The Liaison hotel on Capitol Hill on Wednesday night, about 50 aides, advisers and supporters of Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) got pumped up for a presidential campaign they now believe is a 95 percent certainty. The senator introduced his wife, Kelley, and we’re told a final check-in with his family is his last hoop before settling on a presidential campaign. Paul is still saying he’ll decide this spring, with April the target for a fly-around announcement in the early states.”

Filed Under: 2016 Campaign Tagged With: Rand Paul

The Most Right Wing Nominee Ever?

November 12, 2014 at 2:34 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 17 Comments

Former Obama campaign manager told OZY that Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) would be “the most right-wing” presidential candidate in history if he won the GOP nomination in 2016.

Said Messina: “I think if you look at his statements and you look at his record he would be the most right-wing candidate any major party has nominated, including Barry Goldwater. He is that far off the spectrum.”

He added: “I think his chances of winning swing votes in battleground states are my chances of being the starting quarterback for the Denver Broncos.”

Filed Under: 2016 Campaign Tagged With: Jim Messina, Rand Paul

Quote of the Day

November 10, 2014 at 12:14 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 26 Comments

“I think all the polls show if she does run, she’ll win the Democrat nomination. But I don’t think it’s for certain. It’s a very taxing undertaking to go through. It’s a rigorous physical ordeal, I think, to be able to campaign for the presidency.”

— Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), quoted by Politico, “none too subtly” suggesting that 67-year old Hillary Clinton may be too old to run for president.

Filed Under: 2016 Campaign Tagged With: Hillary Clinton, Rand Paul

An Inside Look at Rand Paul’s Rollout

November 10, 2014 at 8:00 am EST By Taegan Goddard 11 Comments

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) “has made key decisions about how to launch his presidential campaign for the 2016 Republican nomination, including a plan to headquarter his effort in Louisville and opting to run for re-election to the Senate at the same time he moves forward with the national race. Coming off a midterm campaign blitz in 35 states, Paul has summoned a few dozen advisers – a mix of veterans of his father Ron Paul’s insurgent campaigns and more mainstream GOP leaders — for a closed-door summit at a Washington hotel on Wednesday to discuss his future plans,” Politico reports.

“Within the next few weeks, Paul is set to announce that he’ll run for reelection to the Senate in 2016 – a race that he is likely to run simultaneously with a presidential campaign… If Paul won the presidential nomination, he might focus on that race and drop the Senate campaign.”

Filed Under: 2016 Campaign Tagged With: Rand Paul

McConnell Endorses Paul for President

November 7, 2014 at 11:11 am EST By Taegan Goddard 8 Comments

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) endorsed Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-KY) widely expected 2016 presidential run, adding an important establishment name to the effort, the Lexington Herald Leader reports.

Said McConnell: “I don’t think he’s made a final decision on that. But he’ll be able to count on me.”

Filed Under: 2016 Campaign Tagged With: Mitch McConnell, Rand Paul

Bonus Quote of the Day

November 5, 2014 at 10:36 am EST By Taegan Goddard 43 Comments

“She’s said to be the front-runner for the nomination for their party. So really elections are about who the leadership is in a party, and it’s about either accepting or rejecting those leaders. And frankly, I think that yesterday was a repudiation of Hillary Clinton.”

— Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), quoted by The Week, on the meaning of the midterm elections.

Filed Under: 2014 Campaign Tagged With: Hillary Clinton, Rand Paul

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Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.

Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.

Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.

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