The Next Senator from Kentucky and the New Leader of the Tea Party (Photo)
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UPDATE: RAND PAUL WINS!!!
Paul -- 59%
Grayson -- 37%
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In Kentucky, Grayson had the support of McConnell as well as other establishment figures. But Paul countered with endorsements — and the political energy that flowed along with them — from tea party activists, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina, a conservative eager to push his party rightward in advance of the broader fall campaign.
According to his website, Paul, 47 and an ophthalmologist, is a "career doctor, not a politician." He favors a balanced budget and paying off the national debt over time, but the website mentions no specifics.
He opposes all federal bailouts of private industry and government subsidies for alternative energy sources such as solar and wind power.
He has called Washington lobbyists a "distinctly criminal class" and favors banning lobbying and campaign contributions by anyone holding a federal contract exceeding $1 million.
The race marked the third time that tea party activists, a collection of disparate groups without a central political structure, have placed their stamp on Republican races.
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Dr. Pitchfork here. Anyone who opposes all federal bailouts and calls Washington insiders for what they are -- a "distinctly criminal class" -- is my kind of candidate. Rand has been predicting a "Tea Party tidal wave" for some time. Looks like it's coming.
By Dr. Pitchfork
Move over, Sarah Palin. Tomorrow night, Rand Paul will be the new, de facto leader of the Tea Party movement. In the Kentucky Republican primary for the US Senate, Tea Party candidate Rand Paul holds a double-digit lead in the polls over former Democrat and all around establishment hack, Trey Grayson.
The results of tomorrow's primary will look something like the following photo:
Yep, the fat cats (and the establishment Republicans who protect them) are about to get tea-bagged. And they know it.
In addition to being a rock solid fiscal and constitutional conservative, Rand has made THE BAILOUTS a centerpiece of his campaign, and he can be expected to bring his anti-bailout focus to both the Tea Party and to the national political stage. Watch Rand in just about any public speech or television appearance -- the bailouts are usually the first thing he talks about. Grayson, meanwhile, has been all too cozy with the kind of insiders and lobbyists that work for AIG, and with bailout Republicans like Mitch McConnell. The mainstream media have had their eyes on this race for a while. With Rand spreading his message as the GOP candidate, expect the MSM to begin connecting the Tea Party with voter anger over the bailouts.
Hats off to the people of Kentucky and to all the Kentucky Tea Party groups who have helped make this happen.
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Video: Rand Paul takes on the bailout machine...
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