Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said that Jesse Benton, the former campaign manager for Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), will be part of Paul’s campaign team in 2016.
Benton, served as McConnell’s campaign manager for much of the 2014 cycle until he resigned amid questions about the role he allegedly played in a 2012 Iowa pay-for-votes bribery scandal.
Paul, in an interview with WHAS11, said that he thinks “Jesse is honest, he’s good at politics and I don’t think he’s done anything wrong.”
It wasn’t clear from Paul’s comments if he was referring to his Senate re-election campaign or the presidential campaign he’s rumored to be gearing up for.
The important thing to know about Benton is that he’s long been tied to the Paul family. He previously was Ron Paul’s campaign manager when the then-Texas congressman ran for president in 2008 and 2012. He was also caught on audio saying that he was holding his nose to help McConnell so he could help Paul down the line.
“Jesse is married to my niece and was a big help in the Kentucky election here in 2010 and a big help for Sen. McConnell,” Paul said. “And, yes he’ll help us.”
Paul also suggested that the federal investigation into the bribery scandal that resulted in Benton leaving McConnell’s campaign may have been tainted by politics.
“You know I think one of the considerations when you look at any of this is that we are with an administration where there has been a lot of politically motivated investigations,” Paul said. “And I think that has to be one consideration.”
Well, yeah. Hell, he was working for Paul while he WAS on the McConnell campaign. He hated McConnell, and even let it slip out a few times. He was only there as part of a deal between Paul and McConnell…McConnell will give Paul his support for a run at the White House, Paul would help McConnell with the tea partiers by “giving” him Benton.
Oh, and just to be clear…the law in Kentucky has not be overturned or re-written for baby Paul. Paul will be relinquishing his senate seat in order to run his grift trai…I mean presidential campaign. Expect to see lots of public pouting on that point, however, before Paul grudgingly accepts he can’t run for both.
And unto Washington another Turd Blossom is born.
Lesson from this: these folks once in the GOP system - remain in the system. Sean Noble in AZ is another such person. That is why these folks get away with making outrageous statements and the “resign in disgrace” - what they do is get a vacation and then show up in some other GOP paid job.
“You know I think one of the considerations when you look at any of this is that we are with an administration where there has been a lot of politically motivated investigations…”
Cool story, bro! Is that the same excuse you’ll give when you decide to just ignore the Senate torture report?
So this means that randy already knows he has to play the pay for votes thingy. Guess it was smart to hire the best in the business when it comes to cheating the American values system. Seems to me he just bought a used car from a washed up used car salesman. Good luck randy, going to be fun watching you slowly fade away back into the private rip off scheme system you came from.