Mother Jones: Rand Paul's campaign is going so badly that he may lose twice

Rand Paul's campaign is going so badly that he may lose twice http://t.co/QqHn0CJgdK pic.twitter.com/tDBDEXfCNJ

— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) August 23, 2015

Russ Choma writes:

Cash is not an abundant resource for Rand Paul's struggling presidential campaign these days. But the Republican Kentucky senator seems prepared to buy his way out of his most recent problem, promising to pay for an early Kentucky presidential [caucus] vote in order to save his chances of keeping his Senate seat if the presidential bid falls through...

This is no small commitment for Paul, whose fundraising has been lackluster. Based on campaign finance filings made by nearly all the campaigns and super-PACs in July, Paul ranks ninth of the 21 candidates (Republican and Democratic) who filed fundraising numbers. He reported having just $4.2 million in cash on hand. Considering that three other Republican candidates had at least twice that much in their coffers, Paul's financial situation is precarious. He's not getting much help from outside, either. The largest super-PAC supporting Paul is America's Liberty PAC, which has raised just $3.1 million. That's $100 million less than the amount Jeb Bush's super-PAC has raised. And two weeks ago, the super-PAC's top two operatives were indicted on campaign finance charges. (They pleaded not guilty yesterday.)

Observers of Rand's campaign tell me, he may be vulnerable in Kentucky in his reelection bid, Further, the state of Kentucky is likely to challenge the GOP switch to a caucus from a primary. Who is going to pick up that tab?

With this looming, and legal fees for Tate and Benton apparently being picked up by the 2012 Ron Paul campaign, Rand,could truthfully run on the theme that he, and his team, have already brought full employment in America to one sector, the  high priced legal talent sector.

 -RW