Senator Rand Paul joining 2016 US presidential campaign
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Senator Rand Paul, a favorite of the conservative tea party movement and frequent antagonist of leaders of his own Republican Party, declared his candidacy for US president on Tuesday.
Paul, a first-term senator from Kentucky, will kick off his White House campaign Tuesday with a rally in his home state. He begins the 2016 race as the second fully declared candidate, behind Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, but he could face as many as 20 rivals for the Republican nomination before the primary process starts in January.
Two other Republicans who are expected to soon enter the race, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, are considered early front-runners. Whoever becomes the Republican nominee is widely expected to face Hillary Rodham Clinton in the general election. The former secretary of state, who is the heavy favorite for the Democratic nomination, is expected to announce her candidacy in the next two weeks.
