Tea Party Boosted by Rand Paul Kentucky Republican Primary Win

Congratulations Mr. Paul!!!! And thank you Kentucky for picking the true conservative to represent the GOP in the November elections!!!

By John McCormick and Catherine Dodge


May 18 (Bloomberg) -- The Tea Party movement claimed a victory with Rand Paul’s Republican primary win for U.S. Senate in Kentucky, one of four states holding elections today.

The Associated Press declared Paul, 47, the winner over Secretary of State Trey Grayson, 38, who was backed by Kentucky’s Republican establishment, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Paul was ahead in the race over Grayson, 59 percent to 37 percent, with close to 40 percent of the vote counted, according to the AP.

Paul, an ophthalmologist and son of Representative Ron Paul of Texas, was embraced by Tea Party activists as part of their quest to promote a limited-government agenda. He touted support from the Tea Party in many of his campaign speeches.

Results from primaries in Pennsylvania, Arkansas and Oregon will also offer a broad measurement of anti-incumbent sentiment among the electorate. Two incumbent U.S. senators, both backed by President Barack Obama, are facing primary opponents who could deny them re-nomination in a year that’s becoming tough for incumbents.

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