Rand Paul makes first 2015 trip to Iowa , home of first presidential candidate . His father , ex-Texas Rep. Ron Paul , built a solid foundation of supporters in Iowa during his 2008 and 2012 campaigns , a base that Paul is trying to court while also making inroads with the mainstream and socially conservative Republicans in the state . He 's trying to build a broad coalition of Democrats , but knows he has n't strayed far from his goal .
Rand Paul makes first 2015 trip to Iowa , home of first presidential candidate . He 's trying to build a broad coalition of Democrats , but knows he has n't strayed far from his goal .