Rand Paul is getting more black support than almost any other Republican

[jct74]

Rand Paul is getting more black support than almost any other Republican

Matt Naham, Rare Staff
Posted on May 19, 2014 2:57 pm

Senator Rand Paul continues to poll competitively against Democrat consensus candidate Hillary Clinton in swing states like Maine, New Hampshire and Colorado.

Another poll released over the weekend, not surprisingly, showed Paul beating Clinton in his home state of Kentucky by a slim four percent margin (48-44).

But the new Bluegrass Poll also revealed that Paul’s ongoing minority outreach efforts might be working with African-Americans in his home state. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that “29 percent of the African Americans surveyed said they would back the tea-party senator.”

Compare that number to John McCain, who received only four percent of the African-American vote in 2008 and Mitt Romney, who won six percent of the black vote in 2012.

In his 2010 race for U.S. Senate, Paul received only 13 percent of the black vote against Democratic candidate Jack Conway.

Why the sudden increase in black support? National Review’s Eliana Johnson writes:

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[francisco]

Good picture at the link, too.

Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) greets student at Carpe Diem-Aiken charter school in Cincinnati, Ohio.

 

[ssunlimited]

Looks like he's getting ready to be the commander-in-chief

 

[boat6868]

Damn...that's a great picture.

 

[singe22]

Its not gonna happen in our community

 

[thoughtomator]

Amazing how much respect you get when you give it first.

 

[UtahApocalypse]

The problem with showing Rands strength against democrats is that the republican establishment doesn't want to win.

 

[philipped]

The problem with showing Rands strength against democrats is that the republican establishment doesn't want to win.

And it'll be more and more evident as time goes on that the GOP is not on Rand's side till we the people turn it into a Randslide.