Rand Paul to announce run for President April 7

Rand Paul will announce his intention to run for president on April 7th in Louisville. After Rand Paul declares his candidacy for the 2016 presidency, he will begin a five-state, five-day announcement tour. This according to the Washington Times.

Rand Paul to announce run for President April 7

Rand Paul will formally declare his candidacy for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination with a five-state, five-day announcement tour next month, Republicans knowledgeable about the Kentucky senator’s plans told The Washington Times.

Mr. Paul will make his announcement first in Louisville at noon on April 7, then head to New Hampshire on April 8, Charleston, S.C., on April 9, Iowa City on April 10 and Las Vegas on April 11.

Traditionally, presidential candidates enter the race by declaring in their home state and then flying to at least two of the first four states that hold presidential preference contests the following year.

“It takes a significant campaign war chest and logistical planning and know-how to design and execute a three-state announcement tour,” said Michael Karem, whose experience in doing national campaign advancement extends back to Ronald Reagan’s first presidential nomination run in 1975.

This is of course no surprise. Rand Paul has basically been running for president since he was first elected to the Senate in 2010.