Rand Paul Summons Political Operatives for 2016 Strategy Session

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Rand Paul Summons Political Operatives for 2016 Strategy Session
The closely guarded gathering ahead of Paul's likely presidential run will happen only eight days after the midterms.

BY SHANE GOLDMACHER
October 22, 2014

Sen. Rand Paul is summoning his top strategists and political advisers to Washington one week after the November election for a strategy session over his widely expected 2016 presidential bid.

The gathering of Paul's top lieutenants in the nation's capital has been quietly organized by Doug Stafford, his chief political strategist, who began reaching out to key figures in Paul's political world earlier this month, multiple sources told National Journal.

Stafford has told invitees to reserve Nov. 12 on their calendar both during the day and into the night. Paul himself is expected to attend some of the meetings.

"This is the come to Jesus before the planned launch," said one Paul insider, who has been invited to the gathering.

The meeting of the Kentucky Republican's kitchen cabinet has been kept under wraps, with most of the invitees not even told who else will be there. Stafford has yet to circulate a formal official agenda, though few on "Team Rand," as Stafford sometimes calls the group, need to be told the talk will focus on a presidential run.

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http://www.nationaljournal.com/poli...operatives-for-2016-strategy-session-20141022
 
Matt Collins said:
geeze... did this have to be leaked? :confused:
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Sounds like Paul and Stafford might already have some trust issues with certain people involved and trusted with information, leaking information. Nothing surprising here really, as it is politics.
 
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jjdoyle said:
Sounds like Paul and Stafford might already has some trust issues with certain people involved and trusted with information, leaking information. Nothing surprising here really, as it is politics.
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I see nothing in the article saying the information was leaked, just that they are doing it quietly and not announcing who will be attending or the agenda. I can't imagine they really expected such an event to take place in secret.
 
specsaregood said:
I see nothing in the article saying the information was leaked, just that they are doing it quietly and not announcing who will be attending or the agenda. I can't imagine they really expected such an event to take place in secret.
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The comment I replied to said "leaked", and the article didn't specify who gave the information by name, just "said one Paul insider".
 
jjdoyle said:
The comment I replied to said "leaked", and the article didn't specify who gave the information by name, just "said one Paul insider".
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yeah, the article itself doesn't say leaked. just the usual self-important person wanting to make it seem like they had some sort of secret information. lol
 
Matt Collins said:
geeze... did this have to be leaked? :confused:
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Are you on some other planet?

Explain how this can be viewed as inappropriate or "leak".

If anything its a political strip tease:



I'm not officially announcing that I'm running for president yet... but my dad thinks I am and I'm assembling a team of my most trusted advisors for 24 hour for a super secret gathering in DC; why did you want some of this?

http://th06.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/f/2012/275/a/3/strip_tease_by_sniperstalker-d5gld2w.png

don't mind the british undies
 
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Even if this was leaked, is anyone really surprised that he might be in the beginning stages of putting a team together for a presidential run? Why is it a big deal?
 
Matt Collins said:
Why would an army general want his strategy made public?
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This isn't releasing his strategy, this is releasing the fact that he's developing a strategy - which the enemy generals already knew.

P.S. And, another thing, there are leaks and there are "leaks" (wink wink).
 
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To inspire fears in the hearts of his enemies.

And this isn't a strategy being exposed, this is a meeting of the minds being exposed. So this is really more like the enemy knowing that an army general is meeting with his top lieutenants and advisers.

Sounds like a prime time to off most of your political opposition though. Hope they don't all fly on the same plane...
 
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