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Rand Paul's Rookie Mistake

What caused the GOP’s Kentucky Senate nominee to stumble so badly in his first brush with the national press? Mark McKinnon on what went wrong—and why Paul has to raise his game to win.

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Rand Paul sits in his Bowling Green office during an interview with a local college newspaper on February 8, 2008. (Photo: Evan F. Sisley / Sipa)
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What caused the GOP’s Kentucky Senate nominee to stumble so badly in his first brush with the national press? Mark McKinnon on what might have gone wrong—and why Paul has to raise his game to win.

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