The twitterz are getting all aflutter about this:
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is officially running for president in 2016, federal election filing shows - @dcexaminer http://t.co/SB069c3YeU— Breaking Politics (@breakingpol) March 19, 2015
However, it’s not accurate.
No, Rand Paul has not filed with the FEC. And that’s according to the FEC.— Sam Youngman (@samyoungman) March 19, 2015
Per the FEC, they created the ID number for Rand because a super PAC in ‘13 said they supported him for prez.— Sam Youngman (@samyoungman) March 19, 2015
FEC needed a candidate number to tie to PAC. Since Rand had no candidate ID number, FEC created one. Everybody good and confused?— Sam Youngman (@samyoungman) March 19, 2015