Ron Paul campaign dominates convention - Las Vegas Sun
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Although most of the attention, money and passion lie with the long saga of the Democratic presidential contest, Nevada’s state Republican convention here offered evidence of the ground shifting across the spectrum, with an actual earthquake Friday night serving as an apt symbol.
Rep. Ron Paul, a Republican with a libertarian’s heart, followed his second-place finish in Nevada’s January presidential caucus by out-organizing the state’s Republican establishment. In the process, the Paulites embarrassed the campaign of Arizona Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee for president.
They seemed to make up more than half of the 1,300 or so state delegates to the convention. They won a key procedural vote on the rules, and their boisterous presence created significant delays, causing the convention chairman, Bob Beers, a state senator from Las Vegas, to recess the convention without selecting delegates to the national convention. The state convention is to resume at a later date.
Paul supporters occasionally shouted down the chairman, then rocked the convention with noise when Paul, their diminutive doctor icon, appeared to rally them.
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Not that you would know this if you rely on T.V. for your news.
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Although McCain is the presumed nominee, Paul continues to rack up big vote totals in primaries, including 126,000 votes, or nearly 16 percent, in Pennsylvania.
In his speech, Paul called for an end to the IRS and the protection of constitutional liberties. He never mentioned McCain.
Martin is the type of libertarian voter who should concern Republicans. He said McCain is a “warmonger.”
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Not that you would know if you rely in T.V. for your news.
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Uithoven said Paul supporters were able to gain a strong foothold at the convention because McCain’s lean campaign team had racked up victories by relying on free media rather than paid staff or volunteers. The campaign is adding staff and getting organized, Uithoven said.
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Nice. At least their admit Ron Paul has a mass of real support, while McCain relies on the good old MSM.
It heartens me that the young are saying enough is enough. It's only going to get tougher for the establishment now. The only question is how far they will sink to quosh it.
28-04-2008, 11:29 AM
The fight for liberty continues on the American front.
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