"It's tea party vs. GOP establishment in Kentucky". Rand Paul (Ron's son) vs. Trey Grayson

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(McConnell's protege) for GOP senate nomination.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gQVREKmjiAG7r_74Bs--OoD5dyugD9FLDU183

Fresh off its successes in Florida and Utah, the movement is a driving force behind the Senate candidacy of Rand Paul, the son of liberterian presidential candidate Ron Paul. The younger Paul, a small-town eye doctor with no elective experience, is up against the GOP establishment — well-funded primary rival Trey Grayson, Kentucky's secretary of state, who has the backing of the biggest GOP name in the Bluegrass State, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell.

A Paul win in Tuesday's primary would be the strongest sign yet that the tea party activists are on a roll after defeating three-term Sen. Bob Bennett in Utah last Saturday and forcing once popular Florida Gov. Charlie Crist to abandon the GOP for an independent Senate bid last month. Polls show Paul with a double-digit lead but nearly 20 percent of likely Republican voters undecided. The winner will face one of two prominent Democrats, Lt. Gov. Daniel Mongiardo or Attorney General Jack Conway.

Grayson has the backing of McConnell, former Vice President Dick Cheney and Rep. Hal Rogers, a political favorite in heavily Republican southeastern Kentucky. The 38-year-old also espouses conservative policies of limited government spending, opposition to abortion and support for gun rights — and he's not ready to cede the activists' votes to Paul.

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has endorsed Paul. Evangelical leader James Dobson railed against Republican leaders and switched his support to back Paul.