Rand Paul sweet talks crowd at SXSW, tries to woo techies and millennials<article>
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<strong>AUSTIN—</strong>You know we’ve reached peak South by Southwest when a Republican senator from Kentucky chooses that event as the launch pad for his personal brand. (Ok, maybe it is pretty fitting after all, seeing as it’s a giant launch pad for anything and everything you can think of.) Senator Rand Paul took the stage on Sunday to talk tech shop with moderator Evan Smith from the Texas Tribune.</p><p>
He didn’t use the panel as an opportunity to announce a presidential campaign for 2016, but he kind of hinted that it would be coming around the corner. His actions scream of candidacy: He just opened an office in Texas, he’s experimenting with social media, and he’s making the press rounds. He certainly knew how to butter up the crowd in Austin. </p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2897624/rand-paul-sweet-talks-crowd-at-sxsw-tries-to-woo-techies-and-millennials.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Rand Paul sweet talks crowd at SXSW, tries to woo techies and millennials
