Rand Paul's First Challenge: Defeat Ted Cruz
Ideologically, the two men are fairly similar, and that's the problem.
It’s Official: Rand Paul Announces 2016 Candidacy
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One of the best sub-plots to the 2016 presidential race will be the Republican party battle between Kentucky Senator Rand Paul and Texas Senator Ted Cruz.
Both seen as conservatives just outside the mainstream of the party, Paul and Cruz will compete for support from the same voter demographic during the GOP primary, meaning that only one of these men will likely have a realistic shot at challenging establishment candidates like Jeb Bush. Splitting a voting block could leave both candidates vulnerable to their challengers, so these ideological allies have already begun trying to distance themselves from one another.