Rand Paul to announce presidential campaign April 7

Joseph Gerth | The (Louisville, Ky.) Courier-Journal

Sen. Rand Paul will announce he is running for president during an April 7 rally at the Galt House in Louisville.

Supporters close to Paul, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that Paul's campaign apparatus has begun making phone calls to supporters in Kentucky and around the country to invite them to the event.

One source said that while Paul could announce on that day that he would not seek the Republian nomination, "you could knock me over with a feather if that's what he does."

Paul, who has traveled numerous times to early caucus and primary states like Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, has said that he planned to make his decision next month and that he would make the announcement in Louisville.

"I have gotten a phone call on it and I was told that there was going to be some type of announcement or event," said Nate Haney, chairman of the Jefferson County Republican Party. "I have my suspicions that he's going to announce for president."