--- description: The senator is preparing for his big Tuesday announcement title: Rand Paul Previews His 2016 Campaign Themes image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt03c33f4ea840a654/698786dd2dce011fab9de64b/rand-paul-2016.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [2016 Election](/tag/2016-election/) ## 2016 Election Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Rand Paul Previews His 2016 Campaign Themes by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 6, 2015 4:02 PM CUT  Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) looks on at a press conference to discuss "The Compassionate Access, Research Expansion and Respect States (CARERS) Act" in Washington on March 10, 2015. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) looks on at a press conference to discuss "The Compassionate Access, Research Expansion and Respect States (CARERS) Act" in Washington on March 10, 2015.Olivier Douliery—Sipa USA/AP by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 6, 2015 4:02 PM CUT Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul previewed his upcoming presidential campaign in a new video, raising the curtain before an official announcement of his candidacy expected Tuesday. In a nearly three-minute video released on his website Sunday, Paul highlighted his outreach to minority voters, his 12-hour filibuster in 2013 of John Brennan’s nomination as CIA director, and his libertarian policies. In the promotional video, pundits express their admiration of Paul in a series of montages, and Paul is shown riling up a crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in February. The libertarian-minded conservative will formally enter the GOP presidential race on Tuesday during a rally in Louisville, Ky., where Paul will become the second major Republican to announce his candidacy for president, following Texas Sen. Ted Cruz last month. “It’s time for a new way,” Paul says in the clip from his CPAC speech. “A new set of ideas. A new leader, one you can trust. One who works for you and, above all, it’s time for a new president.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3772431/rand-paul-presidential-campaign-video-2016/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3772431/rand-paul-presidential-campaign-video-2016/"},"headline":"Rand Paul Previews His 2016 Campaign Themes","datePublished":"2015-04-06T16:02:47.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T05:43:43.990Z","description":"Ahead of his formal campaign launch","url":"https://time.com/3772431/rand-paul-presidential-campaign-video-2016/","keywords":["2016 Election","2016 Election topic","Rand Paul","GOP","video","ted cruz"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt03c33f4ea840a654/698786dd2dce011fab9de64b/rand-paul-2016.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sam Frizell","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt03c33f4ea840a654/698786dd2dce011fab9de64b/rand-paul-2016.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Sen. 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