A suspect breaks in to Rand Paul's campaign headquarters in Manchester and steals several items.

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Police said Rand Paul’s headquarters on Bridge Street were broken into overnight.Click to watch News 9's coverageThe burglar or burglars struck between 11 p.m. Tuesday and 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, when a campaign worker showed up to open the office, police said.Someone forced in a back door at the election headquarters.The break-in was an unwelcome distraction as Paul tries to break into the Republican top tier in New Hampshire.With less than two weeks to go before primary day, Paul's volunteers and campaign staff were hard at work -- even though they're down some equipment right now.Computers, iPads and other items were taken -- along with some of the campaign's supply of snacks, campaign officials said."These are tools that we use every day to manage our data, look up voter data and contact our supporters online," said Matt Chisholm, Rand Paul's New Hampshire communications director.While there was initially some uncertainty, the campaign said no sensitive data was taken.The campaign plans to replace the stolen items and continue the high-intensity grind to Election Day."The work continues," Chisholm said. "We're still full phone bank, contacting voters today. We're going to keep chugging."Paul had one of the earliest starts in the 2016 field, building campaign infrastructure nationwide.But like the rest of the Republican field, Paul has struggled to find an answer to the Donald Trump phenomenon.Dedicated supporters see Paul as the candidate who has remained true to his values."He's the most consistent on principle, which is important to me," said Nathan Fatal, of Students for Rand Paul. "But also in a way that doesn't get in the way of being pragmatic."For now, pragmatism in the Queen City means buying some new laptops and continuing to work for that coveted break-out so many candidates are seeking in New Hampshire.Manchester police said that they have increased patrols around candidate officers in the city in recent weeks following incidents in Massachusetts, where Donald Trump’s office was vandalized.12967056