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I guess it should come as no suprise that Washington insiders are backing Trey Grayson over Rand Paul in the Republican primary for US Senate in Kentucky:

Two dozen members of the Senate Republican caucus — including Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee — will hold a $500-per-person fundraiser for Secretary of State Trey Grayson on Sept. 23 at the committee’s headquarters in Washington.

Grayson’s campaign manager, Nate Hodson, couldn’t be reached for comment Tuesday.

David Adams, a spokesman for Rand Paul, a Bowling Green ophthalmologist who is Grayson’s chief opponent in next year’s Republican primary, said the fundraiser doesn’t surprise him because it was clear the party’s leadership was lining up behind Grayson.

“Rand Paul is not going to make any policy decision nor will he make any vote based on what makes him popular with the leadership of any party,” Adams said.

Rand Paul is coming off an impressive day of fundraising, bringing $433k in one day.