Younger Paul now way out ahead for US Senate

From Eric Dondero:

A somewhat bizarre situation is developing in the BlueGrass State. Republican candidate for US Senate, Rand Paul is now crushing his GOP primary opposition according to a brand new poll, while his own father's poll numbers are way down.

From Magellan Strategies:

Among likely Republican primary voters in Kentucky, US Senate
candidate Rand Paul leads Secretary of State Trey Grayson 44% to 23%, and 33% are undecided.

In contrast, Rand Paul's father, Texas Congressman Ron Paul trails way behind in a side question on the survey, asking respondents who they would support for President in 2012. Paul placed 5th in low single digits, out of 6 potential candidates.

Continuing from Magellan:

Among likely Republican primary voters, Sarah Palin leads Mike Huckabee 28% to
24% in a presidential primary ballot test. Mitt Romney is third with 16%, followed
by Newt Gingrich with 12%, Ron Paul with 4%, Tim Pawlenty with 2%, and 14% are
undecided. Younger voters (18?34) prefer Palin by a significant margin with 43%
support, and among senior citizens the ticket tightens up with Romney, Palin and Huckabee in a dead heat.

Looks to his Dad on Tax and Spending issues, but not Foreign Policy

Two points need to be considered.

Firstly, the younger Paul has staked out a decidedly different position on foreign policy and defense from his father. For instance, two months ago, he came out strongly against transferring Gitmo prisoners to the mainland to give them trials in American courts. He has also produced television commercials touting his pro-defense credetials. And he doesn't flinch in using the term "terrorists," to describe America's enemies.

Secondly, Rand Paul embraced Sarah Palin, and enthusiastically accepted her endorsement last month. Whereas Ron Paul has shunned Palin, and on leat two occasions on cable news has made snarky remarks about her views and her followers.