Orlando Watson, a former aide to Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is starting a new job as the Republican National Committees communications director for black media. Its unclear if this is a step by the Republican Partys central organ toward emulating the Paul familys somewhat successful outreach to African-American voters, but it might be. Following in the footsteps of his father, former Texas Rep. Ron Paul, the Kentucky senator is gearing up for a presidential bid and is moving past previous controversies by courting black voters with denunciations of drug prohibition, in addition to promoting education reform and free market economic policies. usnews/news/articles/2013/10/22/former-rand-paul-aide-accepts-challenge-of-boosting-gops-black-outreach
Posted on: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 13:25:31 +0000