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Rand Paul schedules three rallies in Idaho next week

Presidential candidate Rand Paul has scheduled three “Stand with Rand” rallies in Idaho next week, one at the Shuler Performing Arts Center at North Idaho College on Aug. 26 at 6:30 p.m.; one at the BSU Student Union Aug. 27 at 11:30 a.m.; and one at the Nampa Civic Center also on Aug. 27, at 2:45 p.m. Paul already was scheduled to appear at a regional Idaho GOP BBQ event on the evening of Aug. 27 in Idaho Falls.

His campaign couldn’t be reached for comment, but the campaign website now lists the three Idaho rallies along with an array of others, including one in Spokane at 2:30 p.m. and in Seattle at 8:30 a.m. on the same day as the Coeur d’Alene rally. A campaign staffer said Paul is currently in Haiti performing eye surgeries; an email sent to his press spokesman Sergio Gor yielded an out-of-office message saying, “Thank you for your message. I am traveling internationally with very limited access to email.”

CNN reported on Saturday that Paul is launching an initiative called “300 in 30” in which he’s targeting college campuses in a bid to launch student chapters of his campaign at 300 college campuses in 30 days. Paul’s western states chairman is Idaho Rep. Raul Labrador, but Labrador’s campaign office also didn’t immediately respond to a request for information about the Paul events.

In a July 28 article entitled “Inside Rand Paul’s Downward Spiral,” Politico reported, “He once was a serious contender for the White House. Now, his campaign is fighting over what went wrong.” You can read that article here, which reports that “deep fundraising and organizational problems have left his campaign badly hobbled.”

In addition to his other Idaho appearances, Paul reportedly will hold a fundraising event at the Coeur d’Alene Resort.



Betsy Z. Russell
Betsy Z. Russell joined The Spokesman-Review in 1991. She currently is a reporter in the Boise Bureau covering Idaho state government and politics, and other news from Idaho's state capital.

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