Rand Paul has a new ad in the Kentucky Republican Senate primary, slamming his rival Trey Grayson for having voted for Bill Clinton in 1992, and alleging that Grayson and President Obama are “dangerous allies.” Grayson’s spokesman fired back, the Lexington Herald-Leader reports — by slamming Rand Paul for supporting his father, Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX).
The Paul ad blasts Grayson on national security. “He admitted to voting for draft-dodger Bill Clinton,” the announcer says. “Worse, listen to what Grayson said about Barack Obama.”
The ad then cuts to video of a video statement that Grayson reportedly made in January 2009, in honor of President Obama’s inauguration. “I look forward to doing my part as Secretary of State, and as a citizen, to working with President Obama…” Grayson says, before the video quickly cuts away to the announcer’s voice.
“Trey Grayson — dangerous allies,” the announcer says.
“Kentuckians deserve to know who Rand Paul voted for in the 1988 presidential campaign, when he was the top aide for Ron Paul’s pro-choice, anti-Reagan campaign for president,” said Grayson spokesman Nate Hodson. “Or, who he voted for in the 2008 Republican Presidential primary, when he campaigned across the country for his dad’s shut-down-Gitmo, legalize-marijuana, cut-and-run-in-Iraq-and-Afghanistan, blame-America-for-9/11 campaign for president.”
Rand Paul told the paper that he did indeed support his father, though he doesn’t agree with him on everything: “It’s hard for me to imagine anyone not voting for his own father. Trey must have different family values than I do if he’s questioning me voting for my dad.”
Here’s the Paul ad:
