May 22, 2010
Republican Senate candidate Rand Paul and his wife Kelley acknowledge supporters at a party unity rally in Frankfort, Ky.
Ed Reinke-AP
May 19, 2010
Paul arrives at his campaign headquarters in Bowling Green, Ky. after winning his party's primary.
Ed Reinke-AP
May 19, 2010
Rand Paul sits in a makeshift kitchen at his campaign headquarters.
Ed Reinke-AP
May 18, 2010
Paul, center, is accompanied by his wife Kelley, his father and mother Ron and Carol and his son William upon arriving for his victory party in Bowling Green, Ky.
Ed Reinke-AP
May 18, 2010
Rand Paul, surrounded by his family, addresses supporters at his victory party.
Ed Reinke-AP
May 5, 2010
Dressed in half a suit after running from his son's soccer game, Dr. Rand Paul waits to be a guest on a Fox News program in Bowling Green, Ky.
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
May 5, 2010
Paul sees patients at his eye surgery practice. Paul is not the first this year to stir up anti-establishment passions by blaming leaders in Washington for the nation's ills.
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
May 5, 2010
Paul waits for a table at a Mexican restaurant with his sons, Robert, 11, and Duncan, 14. At a recent rally Paul told supporters, lawmakers "stay too long, they lose their way and as they do they become corrupted by the system."
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
May 7, 2010
Paul is attentively listened to by members of the Pineville Chamber of Commerce. Paul's campaign stops are often feisty affairs at which supporters hoot and cheer as he weaves his personal biography and his list of grievances with Washington into a seamless, popular call to arms.
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
May 7, 2010
Surrounded by his staff, Paul looks at a new political ad promoting his campaign. Paul is running in the primary against Trey Grayson, who has been endorsed by Mitch McConnell -- the so-called king of Kentucky politics.
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
May 7, 2010
Paul has a heated discussion with the owner of a coal machinery company, John Combs, in Pineville, Ky.
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
May 7, 2010
Paul speaks to a constituent during a tea party gathering in Pineville. Paul rails against what he describes as Washington's unsustainable spending, crippling debt and career politicians with no term limits.
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
May 7, 2010
Paul is welcomed by the Pineville Chamber of Commerce before speaking to the group of business owners. Paul founded the anti-tax organization Kentucky Taxpayers United.
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
May 6, 2010
Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson answers questions during a radio interview in London, Ky. A few months ago it was inconceivable that Sen. Mitch McConnell couldn't push his handpicked candidate to victory. Now, Grayson finds himself trailing behind Paul.
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
May 6, 2010
Grayson campaigns at a retail event at a Harley Davidson store in London, Ky. He rejected the idea that the election has become a referendum on McConnell or his ties to the minority leader.
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
May 6, 2010
Grayson campaigns at a prayer event in Mount Vernon, Ky. The view among some Paul supporters is that Grayson would be little more than a yes man for McConnell. “We're sick of McConnell,” one constituent said.
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
May 6, 2010
The crowd bows in prayer during an event in Mount Vernon, Ky. Grayson is exasperated that his record of fiscal and social conservatism is going unnoticed amid the anti-Washington roar of his opponent's campaign.
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
May 8, 2010
Grayson at his daughter Kate's 7th birthday party at the Florence Mall in Florence, Ky.
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
May 8, 2010
Grayson is nose to nose with his daughter Kate at her birthday party. Grayson notes that much of Paul's momentum is due to a steady stream of out-of-state donations supplied by his father's vast and loyal network of supporters. “He's actually got more DC ties than me,” Grayson said.
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
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