Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) er tilsynelatende den republikanske Tea Party-koalisjonens fremste håp foran presidentvalget i 2016. Washington Post kjørte i går en lengre artikkel om hvordan senatoren nå gjør sitt ytterste for å heve profilen sin blant konservative kristne i håp om å få innpass i den mer etablerte delen av GOP.
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«Paul’s play for evangelical support is part of a broader effort by the rookie senator to court the Republican establishment — much of which views him with suspicion — and become a mainstream political player in a way that his father never was. The younger Paul, for instance, does not even call himself a libertarian, but rather a “libertarian Republican.”
As he openly considers a run for president in 2016, Paul’s rebranding effort is a test of both his political skills and the state of the modern Republican Party. For Paul, the question is whether he can win over the establishment without upsetting his tea party base. For the Republican Party, Paul again raises the question of whether anyone can gain the trust of both sides.»
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