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22-09-2013, 11:55 PM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2424654/Vogue-profile-casts-Rand-Pauls-wife-Kelley-secret-asset-winning-political-power.html
Senator Rand Paul sits down for a Vogue interview and family photo shoot... and his wife is cast as his 'secret asset' to winning political power
- Republican Senator Rand Paul, of Kentucky, was profiled in Vogue's October issue
- His wife, Kelley, is described as 'more than merely a pretty image-softener,' but a 'secret asset' to his political aspirations
- The couple has three sons
- Rand Paul's mother says he won't launch his presidential campaign until after the 2014 midterm elections
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul's wife, Kelley, is his chief cheerleader and 'secret asset' to winning political power, according to a new Vogue magazine profile of the Republican rising star.
The profile, written by Washington Post reporter Jason Horowitz, describes the blonde and quick-witted Kelley as 'more than merely a pretty image-softener' for the 'famously dour' senator.
'Paul is more likeable when Kelley's around,' Horowitz writes.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/09/18/article-2424654-1BE64F61000005DC-850_634x555.jpg
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul's wife, Kelley, is his chief cheerleader and 'secret asset' to winning political power, according to a new Vogue profile
She also collaborates on his speeches, joins him on the campaign trail, and until recently, worked as a political consultant for one of Paul's chief Republican rivals, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz.
Kelley, 50, recently left the consulting firm she was working for, the Strategy Group for Media, presumably to avoid a potential conflict of interest in working for Cruz as her family prepares to possibly launch a presidential campaign.
She now works on the board of Helping a Hero, a charity that helps wounded war veterans find housing. Horowitz notes that her work with the charity helps counter charges that Paul doesn't care about veterans issues since he's unilaterally against military conflict.
Kelley is wary of Paul's political aspirations, however, telling Horowitz that she's not totally sold on the idea of her husband running for president.
'In this day and age, it's mostly about character assassination,' she said. 'When I think of the tens of millions of dollars in opposition research that they'd be aiming right at us and our family - that's what it's about.'
Rand Paul's mother suggests in the interview that her son's presidential campaign already 'feels real,' even though she says he won't announce it until after the 2014 midterm elections.
'Rand says he won’t declare that he’s going to run until after 2014,' Carol Paul said. 'Groundwork has to be set.'
She added that her son thinks it's 'terribly early' to start a campaign.
Rand Paul and Kelley have three sons between the ages of 14 and 20. He is the son of former U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, who ran a failed campaign for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/09/18/article-2424654-1BE6F542000005DC-455_634x797.jpg
Kelley Ashby and Rand Paul attend the TIME 100 Gala, TIME'S 100 Most Influential People In The World reception at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 23, 2013 in New York City
It's looking very good, unlike his father who was always an underdog, the younger Paul has managed to position himself in a more mainstream light and has been one of the most vocal Republicans against not just President Obama but also the likes of John McCain and the Bush-era Republicans who have backed Obama on issue after issue. The GOP nomination ought to be the easier part - if Hiliary Clinton decides to run as the Democrat nominee the it's going to be an uphill batte for the GOP come 2016 although it must be said, that if anybody can pull independents or Democrats to the Republican Party then it'll be a Paul and not a Bush.
He looks Presidential and he sounds Presidential - something that won the nomination for Romney.
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The original vogue article (which I didn't post because it's rather long) is well worth a read for anybody who is interested though. A pretty superb analysis which you can find here: http://www.vogue.com/magazine/print/republican-senator-rand-paul-for-president/
Thoughts?
Senator Rand Paul sits down for a Vogue interview and family photo shoot... and his wife is cast as his 'secret asset' to winning political power
- Republican Senator Rand Paul, of Kentucky, was profiled in Vogue's October issue
- His wife, Kelley, is described as 'more than merely a pretty image-softener,' but a 'secret asset' to his political aspirations
- The couple has three sons
- Rand Paul's mother says he won't launch his presidential campaign until after the 2014 midterm elections
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul's wife, Kelley, is his chief cheerleader and 'secret asset' to winning political power, according to a new Vogue magazine profile of the Republican rising star.
The profile, written by Washington Post reporter Jason Horowitz, describes the blonde and quick-witted Kelley as 'more than merely a pretty image-softener' for the 'famously dour' senator.
'Paul is more likeable when Kelley's around,' Horowitz writes.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/09/18/article-2424654-1BE64F61000005DC-850_634x555.jpg
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul's wife, Kelley, is his chief cheerleader and 'secret asset' to winning political power, according to a new Vogue profile
She also collaborates on his speeches, joins him on the campaign trail, and until recently, worked as a political consultant for one of Paul's chief Republican rivals, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz.
Kelley, 50, recently left the consulting firm she was working for, the Strategy Group for Media, presumably to avoid a potential conflict of interest in working for Cruz as her family prepares to possibly launch a presidential campaign.
She now works on the board of Helping a Hero, a charity that helps wounded war veterans find housing. Horowitz notes that her work with the charity helps counter charges that Paul doesn't care about veterans issues since he's unilaterally against military conflict.
Kelley is wary of Paul's political aspirations, however, telling Horowitz that she's not totally sold on the idea of her husband running for president.
'In this day and age, it's mostly about character assassination,' she said. 'When I think of the tens of millions of dollars in opposition research that they'd be aiming right at us and our family - that's what it's about.'
Rand Paul's mother suggests in the interview that her son's presidential campaign already 'feels real,' even though she says he won't announce it until after the 2014 midterm elections.
'Rand says he won’t declare that he’s going to run until after 2014,' Carol Paul said. 'Groundwork has to be set.'
She added that her son thinks it's 'terribly early' to start a campaign.
Rand Paul and Kelley have three sons between the ages of 14 and 20. He is the son of former U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, who ran a failed campaign for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/09/18/article-2424654-1BE6F542000005DC-455_634x797.jpg
Kelley Ashby and Rand Paul attend the TIME 100 Gala, TIME'S 100 Most Influential People In The World reception at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 23, 2013 in New York City
It's looking very good, unlike his father who was always an underdog, the younger Paul has managed to position himself in a more mainstream light and has been one of the most vocal Republicans against not just President Obama but also the likes of John McCain and the Bush-era Republicans who have backed Obama on issue after issue. The GOP nomination ought to be the easier part - if Hiliary Clinton decides to run as the Democrat nominee the it's going to be an uphill batte for the GOP come 2016 although it must be said, that if anybody can pull independents or Democrats to the Republican Party then it'll be a Paul and not a Bush.
He looks Presidential and he sounds Presidential - something that won the nomination for Romney.
http://www.ezimba.com/work/130923C/ezimba11350311803900.png
The original vogue article (which I didn't post because it's rather long) is well worth a read for anybody who is interested though. A pretty superb analysis which you can find here: http://www.vogue.com/magazine/print/republican-senator-rand-paul-for-president/
Thoughts?