Rand Paul Aids David Jolly in CD 13

The various campaigns and the pundits are expecting a close contest in Tuesdays special election for the congressional seat left open by the death of longtime U.S. Rep. Bill Young, R-Fla. With that being the case, Republicans backing David Jolly are starting to worry about Libertarian Lucas Overby who has polled consistently in the mid-single digits and has cracked double digits in some polls.

At the end of last week, American Crossroads, a super-PAC with ties to prominent Republican strategist Karl Rove, unleashed U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., in support of Jolly. The son of former U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, who was the Libertarian Partys presidential candidate in 1988, Paul is a favorite of libertarians and a possible presidential candidate in 2016.

I'm calling to urge you to vote on Tuesday for David Jolly in the race for Congress, Paul says in the robocall. David believes in smaller government. He thinks it's the way to protect our liberty, and I agree. That's why I'm supporting him. He will go to Congress to ensure you, not the government, are making decisions for you and your family. Please remember to vote on Tuesday for David Jolly.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) hit back on Saturday in support of their candidate, former state CFO Alex Sink. David Bergstein, a spokesman for the DCCC, pointed to Pauls criticism of Social Security and said Pinellas County voters cant trust Jolly on the issue. The DCCC also hammered Jolly for getting the support of U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis.

Its clear that lobbyist David Jolly is already aligning himself with the same dysfunctional politicians in Washington like Sen. Rand Paul and Congressman Paul Ryan who were responsible for the shutdown of our nations government, said Bergstein on Saturday. Just like Sen. Paul and Congressman Ryan, lobbyist Jolly would make Pinellas seniors pay more by jeopardizing Social Security in order to protect unfair tax breaks for corporations and the ultra-wealthy. Its just more proof we cant trust lobbyist David Jolly.