FREEPORT (AP) — Republican presidential hopeful Rand Paul is returning to the Maine location where his father drew a big crowd in 2012, the year Ron Paul’s supporters took over the state convention.
Rand Paul is holding a campaign rally and fundraiser at a restaurant owned by Linda Bean across the street from the family-owned retailer, LL Bean, in Freeport, Maine.
In January 2012, his father drew a crowd more than 1,000 people in the dead of winter, underscoring his support before a strong showing in Maine’s presidential caucuses.
Ron Paul resonated with the libertarian wing of the Maine Republican Party and came in second behind Mitt Romney in Maine. Later, his supporters took over the state convention and sent a slate of Paul supporters to the national GOP convention.
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