LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Now that Rand Paul's candidacy for the U.S. Senate has gained momentum, he's beginning to pick up support from the Republican establishment.
He had run his campaign in Kentucky as the consummate outsider: a grassroots candidate drawing support from regular Joes and Janes. Now, Paul is considered the man to beat in Kentucky. Paul, the son of former Republican presidential candidate and Texas congressman Ron Paul, tried to win favor among state GOP bigwigs by staging a "take back the House" rally Friday in Lexington.
Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson had been the early favorite for the GOP nomination in the race to replace Sen. Jim Bunning, who Republican leaders urged not to seek re-election because they feared he couldn't win. But Paul has worked his way ahead in the polls.
