FRANKFORT — By effectively ending his presidential campaign before Kentucky's primary, Ron Paul has prevented a potentially awkward situation for his son, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Bowling Green.
Despite the popularity of Rand Paul, a Tea Party darling who rose from relative obscurity to become one of Kentucky's most popular political figures, Ron Paul was expected to take a shellacking from presumed GOP nominee Mitt Romney on Tuesday.
The elder Paul hasn't campaigned in Kentucky, and his son hasn't publicly urged Kentucky voters to get behind his father.
Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2012/05/20/2194786/ron-paul-exit-spared-rand-paul.html#storylink=cpy
Despite the popularity of Rand Paul, a Tea Party darling who rose from relative obscurity to become one of Kentucky's most popular political figures, Ron Paul was expected to take a shellacking from presumed GOP nominee Mitt Romney on Tuesday.
The elder Paul hasn't campaigned in Kentucky, and his son hasn't publicly urged Kentucky voters to get behind his father.
Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2012/05/20/2194786/ron-paul-exit-spared-rand-paul.html#storylink=cpy
