Paul setting up infrastructure for future campaigns?

[ElectionsGuy]

Yep, I bet he runs again in either 2020 or 2024.

[ElectionsGuy]

Yep, I bet he runs again in either 2020 or 2024.

I don't think he is considering 3 runs or even a run that late. He isn't as interested as Taft was in shifting  the GOP. Rand will probably retire after two terms. Also, I think he would be far more pure on the issues if he was considering a future run. By 2020 or 2024, we will have more millenials elected in Congress. If Amash runs for Senate, Ron's base will rally behind him over Rand.

The reason I said or is because if a Republicans wins in 2016 he/she will have no real primary in 2020.

[ElectionsGuy]

Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, and Scott Walker are the three candidates in this cycle who are most likely to run in 2020 should Jeb Bush lose the general election.

If Bush wins the general election, by 2024, Paul will likely be the only one still in office - Walker would have great difficulty winning a third term and Rubio is not running for re-election to the U.S. Senate, though there is speculation he will run for Governor of Florida in 2018.

If he wants to be president, running for Governor in '18 will make no sense. Be governor for 2 years and campaign for president during the 2nd? It makes more sense to take on Bill Nelson.