Breaking: Rand Paul Quits Presidential Race
Kentucky Tea Party Libertarian To ‘Suspend’ Campaign
Rand Paul is out.
The Kentucky Senator and opthamologist has suspended his campaign and will focus on his Senate re-election campaign after suffering dismal results in Iowa and in the national polls. Paul finished fifth in the Iowa caucuses.
BREAKING: RAND TO DROP OUT, PER 3 SOURCES
— Alex Isenstadt (@politicoalex) February 3, 2016
Rand Paul Issues a Statement on His Presidential Campaign pic.twitter.com/Vcr20H1Fbs
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) February 3, 2016
Sadly, you won’t be able to buy his campaign kick-off eye chart any more:
But this teddy bear is still for sale:
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