Kentucky Sports Radio host Matt Jones will host the often-rowdy Kentucky political gathering Saturday. It features speeches from Kentucky's leading politicians while thousands of spectators heckle the candidates. Jones' show is popular with fans of the University of Kentucky's basketball team and airs on 35 stations across the state.
Paul will miss the event because he is campaigning for the Republican nomination for president. He is also running for re-election to his Senate seat. Jones called it "weak" for a sitting U.S. senator to skip the home-state picnic for an out-of-state event.
Paul's spokesman Sergio Gor said the senator's top priority is serving as Kentucky's senator.
