When Jeb Bush’s Top Strategist Sat Next to Rand Paul on a Plane

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Senator Rand Paul, a Republican from Kentucky, speaks to the media after departing a flight at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012.
Senator Rand Paul, a Republican from Kentucky, speaks to the media after departing a flight at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012.Bloomberg—Bloomberg via Getty Images
By Ryan Teague Beckwith

You know what they say: Politics makes strange seatmates.

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s top political strategist, Mike Murphy, noticed the person next to him on a commercial flight was none other than one of his boss’ rivals in the 2016 GOP primary, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul.

So, naturally, he began tweeting about it.

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