Paul aide tells libertarian GOPers to avoid Rubio

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fter a fifth place showing in the Iowa caucuses, Kentucky Sen. Rand Pauldropped out of the Republican presidential campaign on Wednesday and set his eyes on winning re-election to the U.S. Senate.

The development raised a question about which candidate will swoop up Paul’s ardent supporters in the libertarian wing of the Republican Party. Paul won 4.5 percent of the vote in Iowa.

Grand Rapids-based GOP consultant John Yob, who served as Paul’s national political director, said Wednesday that Florida U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio should not be considered by Paul supporters.

“Liberty-leaning voters have good options but will reject Marco Rubio because of his spending policies that would bankrupt the country and his ever changing positions on important issues,” Yob said in a statement to The Detroit News.

Yob suggested Paul voters should hold out and see how the remaining field of candidates shakes out....

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