Rand Paul is in some hot water over his 2010 comments about the Civil Rights Movement . He forcefully said he 's never come `` out in opposition to the Civil Rights Act or ever introduced anything to alter the Civil Rights Act . '' Democrats will likely make the controversy a line of attack if he runs for president . The Kentucky governor is now trying to appeal to African - American voters . They say he 's making strides with his outreach efforts , but needs to keep it up .
Rand Paul is in some hot water over his 2010 comments about the Civil Rights Movement . Democrats will likely make the controversy a line of attack if he runs for president . The Kentucky governor is now trying to appeal to African - American voters . They say he 's making strides with his outreach efforts , but needs to keep it up .