Rand Paul Begins 2016 Presidential Campaign, Aiming at 'Washington Machine'
He rallies in Louisville ahead a trip across the early primary and caucus states of New Hampshire, South Carolina, Iowa, and Nevada.
It’s Official: Rand Paul Announces 2016 Candidacy
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LOUISVILLE—Kentucky Senator Rand Paul formally began his presidential campaign on Tuesday, saying at a rally that “the Washington machine that gobbles up our freedoms and invades every nook and cranny of our lives must be stopped.”
“Too often, when Republicans have won, we’ve squandered our victory by becoming part of the Washington machine,” he told supporters at Galt House, a historic hotel overlooking the Ohio River, as he became the second Republican and second freshman senator to formally join the 2016 presidential race. “That’s not who I am.”