Rand Paul Could Stumble As Front Runner If His Britches Don't Fit

The race for the seat being vacated by the retiring two term United States Senator and baseball hall of fame pitcher Jim Bunning has had a lead change.  Rand Paul has come from far behind and is now the front runner according to a recent poll.  But his lead may be in jeopardy if he tries to run in britches that don't fit.

After a recent article appeared on NKy.com in which Trey Grayson unloaded on Rand Paul for refusing to endorse Mitch McConnell for GOP senate leadership, the turn of events had begun to favor Paul for remaining his own man, rather than being what some have said about Grayson's relationship with McConnell being that of "an owned man".

But then Paul's official campaign wrote a comment to the NKY.com article in which they said this:

"Everyone is talking about Rand Paul, especially the fading Grayson campaign. Their incessant claims of cornering the market on all things Kentuckian are as tiresome as their endless butt-kissing. Trey's big talking point is that he is a 5th generation Kentuckian as if that qualifies him for anything more than being a glorified clerk in Frankfort." [NKy.com]

When a United States Senate candidate puts in writing the phrase "endless butt kissing" one must ask, what is going on here?

Paul went on to describe a Constitutionally established office in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the current holder of that office, Secretary of State Trey Grayson as a "glorified clerk".  Again, what is going on here?

Wouldn't the use of that kind of language be more easily explained if it had come from one of Dr. Paul's overzealous supporters rather than his official campaign?  Does that kind of rhetoric match the dignity, decorum and respect required of one seeking a seat in the most respected deliberative body in the world, the United States Senate?

The answer to the question might have been revealed in Paul's response to one of Joe Arnold's questions when Paul said that when he entered the race he really didn't expect to get more than about 10% of the vote. 

What seems to have happened is that Paul came into this race wearing a pair of pants fitted to his expectations when suddenly he finds himself in the lead.  In that position he needs to be more careful. 

The risk of him stumbling increases unless he stops running with the style of someone who has grown too big for his britches.

Comments

[Marc Carey]

To JP:

I confirmed before posting this article that the comment on NKy.com was in fact placed there by David Adams, Paul's campaign manager, and not posted as an alias for someone else.

[JP]

Uh...a blog comment isn't an official statement from anybody, a "campaign manager" included. I think Grayson's campaign posted that comment. They can put any name and picture on it they want.

They're scared. Very scared.

[Douglas in Oakland, CA]

How dare he use such vile language!

BTW the U.S. Senate is probably ground zero for the most butt-kissing per capita anywhere on the planet.

[Brent]

His idiotic campaign manager will blow it if anyone blows it. He used to write for a blog so somehow he feels obligated to talk trash online without the approval of Rand.

He needs to take that comment down and apologies and learn how to shut his mouth up. Ron Paul probably wouldn't have won, but his campaign could of did a hell of a lot better if it wasn't for incompetent staff. I hope Rand doesn't suffer the same thing.

[Hmmm]

It's seems like David Adams has grown too big for his britches. All he wants to do is quote himself and not Rand. The more he can see his name in the media he gets his rocks off.

[Tracy Saboe]

Thanks for this.

I'll mention this at Rand Paul Forums. It'll get to the campaign that way hopefully.

We don't need to get into a taunting match.

TRacy