The Emergence of Rand Paul

The Paul Legacy
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The Paul Legacy
With his dramatic win, Paul tapped into the same kind of voter discontent that boosted his father Ron's run for the presidency in 2008. During that campaign, Rand frequently spoke for his father at rallies and events, like in New Hampshire in January 2008, above, when he met with the media in the "spin room" during one of the early presidential debates.

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