Rand Paul garnered 26% support in a poll of likely Kentucky Republican voters in the 2010 Unites States Senate race. While trailing the establishment candidate by 11 points in this poll, Rand Paul’s support was very strong for a first-time candidate. Particularly interesting was Rand Paul’s support among younger voters, aged 18 to 34, where he led the mainstream candidate by a wide margin of 43% to 13%.

This is exciting news for the Rand Paul campaign, especially considering Rand Paul announced his exploratory committee only three months ago, and has been actively campaigning for only a few weeks. His opponent has been campaigning statewide for nearly eight years.

“I’m excited to have this level of support this early in the game,” said Rand Paul. “This clearly shows that even people who are not career politicians have a chance to win a nomination in this great country. We’re excited for the future of this race and can’t wait to tell our story to the people of Kentucky.”

Rand Paul’s next big event is a planned fundraising “Money Bomb” where the campaign plans to raise one million dollars in one day on Thursday, August 20th.

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