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Mending those fences is where Mr Paul comes in. The son of Ron Paul, the cranky veteran libertarian who ran for president in 2012, the younger Mr Paul is popular with grassroots Republicans who prize the Constitution, small government and personal freedom.

Bookmakers also have him as joint second-favourite to win a tangled 2016 Republican presidential nomination contest when the race for the White House finally get under way towards the end of next year.

With just five weeks until polling day, campaign managers hope that Pauls endorsement can overcome the four point gap between Mr Tillis and his Democrat opponent, Kay Hagan, the incumbent Senator who was a strong supporter of Mr Obamas healthcare reforms.

Wedged into the corner of a diner in downtown Raleigh, Mr Paul tried to work up the crowd about the Obamacare health reforms, a topic that Republicans had expected to energise their voters but which has been somewhat overshadowed in recent weeks by the rise of the Islamic State.

Dressed in slightly ill-fitting jeans and a crumpled blue shirt all part of Mr Pauls anti-establishment image the senator attacked the arrogance of the Obamacare requirement that all Americans must buy health insurance, which is seen by libertarians as an example of gross government overreach.

These are fundamental America choices and it goes against the fabric of the country to have legislation that prevents you from choosing your own doctor, said Mr Paul, 51, who is an ophthalmologist by profession.

It remains to be seen whether Mr Pauls star quality will be enough to convince sufficient numbers of hardcore Republicans to hold their noses and vote for Mr Tillis.

The North Carolina race has been complicated by the emergence of a third party candidate, a pizza delivery man called Sean Haugh who is running for the Libertarian Party and - polls suggest - is stealing precious votes from Mr Tillis.

Which candidate should libertarians back?" someone asked, to which Mr Paul a Republican with strong libertarian instincts gave the establishment answer.

There are many libertarian ideas that are Republican ideas, he said. Lower taxes, the Constitution, limited government, balanced budgets, personal liberties - and I think Thom Tillis represents those ideas.

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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, is considering a 2016 bid for the Republican presidential nomination.

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Washington (CNN) -- Sen. Rand Paul said Wednesday that experts and government officials are downplaying the Ebola threat, and he speculated whether the U.S. may end up with a "whole ship full" of American soldiers infected with the virus.

In two interviews the Kentucky Republican and ophthalmologist suggested that the U.S. consider canceling flights from affected countries, and that the border with Mexico is not secure enough to keep infected individuals out.

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Speaking to conservative talk radio host Laura Ingraham, Paul questioned whether the Obama administration should carry out its plan to send 3,000 troops to Ebola hot zones in Africa.

"You also have to be concerned about 3,000 soldiers getting back on a ship. Where is disease most transmittable? When you're in a very close confines on a ship, we all know about cruises and how they get these diarrhea viruses that are transmitted very easily," he said. "Can you imagine if a whole ship full of our soldiers catch Ebola?"

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At a Pentagon press conference, civilian officials said no decisions have been made about the procedures for troops returning to the U.S., even though some are already there, CNN Pentagon Correspondent Barbara Starr reported.

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Mike Fellows said hes running for the U.S. House for three reasons: to try to balance the federal budget, reduce the federal debt and protect Second Amendment gun rights.

The perennial Libertarian candidate from Missoula faces Democrat John Lewis and Republican Ryan Zinke in the Nov. 4 general election.

If you want smaller government, lower taxes and more liberty, were the only candidate in the race, Fellows said. Were the only fiscal conservative thats out there. Lewis is the liberal. Zinke has already said hes a moderate, and then youve got myself, whos a fiscal conservative.

Fellows, who said hes around 55, is self-employed in video preparations and odds and ends.

Hes coming off his best showing in a statewide race in 2012, polling 43 percent in a losing race against longtime Supreme Court Clerk Ed Smith, a Democrat. No Republican ran.

To balance the federal budget, Fellows called for elimination of the U.S. departments of education, commerce and energy.

He said the U.S. Education Department should just send its budget to the states, which would trigger innovation in education, halt its top-down, one-size-fits-all approach and eliminate the jobs of the federal agencys current employees.

It would be nice to scrap the tax code as well, but you and I know that is not going to happen, the Libertarian said. We need to reduce the rate of corporate and individual taxes.

As for the $17.7 trillion federal debt, Fellows said, We just have to control spending. Thats the only way were going to do it. We cant spend more than we take in.

Fellows said the country is slowly becoming more Libertarian, with candidates actually talking about reducing spending and getting our debts under control.

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