WaPo on Why Rand Paul is Blowing Away His Opponents

David Weigel  writes:

Why did Rand Paul become a sensation when he could have just as easily become what he was portrayed as one year ago, a novelty candidate with a fun personal story? Because he hustled, he dealt quickly and decisively with staff problems, he plugged into the tea party movement before doing so was obviously a political benefit, and he beat Grayson to the punch on multiple opportunities, like rallying for Sen. Jim Bunning's (R-Ky.) filibuster of unemployment benefits.