LONDON, Ky. (AP) – Robert Abner knew Rand Paul wanted his vote. He just thought it was for president.
Abner came to a campaign event to see Rand Paul the presidential candidate, the guy who goes after Donald Trump on Fox News. But this wasn’t Iowa. This was central Kentucky, and the event was one of Paul’s stops as a U.S. senator seeking re-election.
“I didn’t know that until this morning,” Abner said.
Lost amid the crowded GOP presidential debate stages and attention-grabbing YouTube videos is that other high-stakes 2016 race: the battle for control of the U.S. Senate. Rand Paul has his hands in both, as he runs for president and re-election to the Senate.
The candidate for two offices at once handles questions about the endeavors by saying he’s running for re-election by doing a good job in the Senate. He suggests that whichever office he might win next year, he’s working for the same policy goals.