Sen. Rand Paul, R. Ky., opened his presidential exploration tour Friday with a series of speaking engagements in Iowa.
Paul will then address a party banquet in New Hampshire and round out May with a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California. He returns to Iowa in June, then heads to a South Carolina fundraiser.
March’s CPACPresidential Straw Poll has Paul winning the GOP nomination with 25 percent of the vote, just two points ahead of the next candidate, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. Last month’s Public Policy Polling numbers also show Paul beating Rubio with a similar margin.