Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul is currently in 10th place in the RealClearPolitics.com average of polls, and it’s probably fair to say he and his backers hoped to be higher up in the standings at this point. Thought to be the natural heir to his father’s base of support from the 2008 and 2012 nomination contests, Paul is having to fight Texas Sen. Ted Cruz to hold on to the libertarian-leaning voters, according to The Washington Examiner:

Ted Cruz is stealing Rand …