Paul said the election is about the freedom of choice. “It’s about whether or not the politicians in Washington think that you are smart enough to make your own choices,” he said.

“It’s about whether you want people who believe in the freedom of choice or you want people who are arrogant enough to make those choices for you. I think there is no question, we need a change this year.”

In a statement released Wednesday afternoon, Warner﻿ campaign spokesman David Turner said that by campaigning with Paul, Gillespie “just confirms that he would stay true to his history as a self-described partisan warrior.”

Paul and Gillespie stand against raising the federal minimum wage, and “Ed Gillespie has made it clear he would stand with Rand Paul and add to the gridlock in Congress,” Turner said.

Of President Barack Obama, Paul said: “The worst thing about this president is his absolute disregard for the Constitution, his usurpation of power and his fundamental misunderstanding of the checks and balances of the government.”

Paul said, “The checks and balances are so important for our country. Our Founding Fathers said when the executive legislates, that is a form of tyranny.”