Ron Paul Supporters Buck Nevada State GOP Convention
RENO, Nev. — Outmaneuvered by raucous Ron Paul supporters, Nevada Republican Party leaders abruptly shut down their state convention and now must resume the event to complete a list of 31 delegates to the GOP national convention.
Outnumbered supporters of expected Republican presidential nominee John McCain faced off Saturday against well-organized Paul supporters. A large share of the more than 1,300 state convention delegates enabled Paul supporters to get a rule change positioning them for more national convention delegate slots than expected.
“I’ve seen factions walk out. I’ve never seen a party walk out,” said Jeff Greenspan, regional coordinator for the Paul campaign.
Delegates cheered earlier in the day as former presidential hopeful Mitt Romney urged support for McCain. Later, though, Paul got even louder applause as he delivered his message of individual freedom and fiscal responsibility.
State Sen. Bob Beers, the convention chairman, was booed loudly as he called for a recess Saturday evening. He said that the party’s rental contract for a big meeting room at a Reno hotel-casino had expired and there was too much work left to complete.
State GOP Chairwoman Sue Lowden said the rules change wasn’t anticipated. She denied any anti-Paul bias, saying expected slates of national delegates were prepared through a fair and open process by the convention’s nominations committee and the party thought the convention would accept them.
Mickey please study Ron Paul’s view before you type.
Damage he could do to our country? Please elaborate what the heck you are talking about.
Ron Paul is the ONLY canidate talking about the monetary policy and spending as well as what to do.
Ron Paul’s policy on Israel is one on non-intervention.
Once again please study before you type.
Ron Paul suporters did a similar thing in Minneapolis.
While I support the enthusiasm his supporters have for him, I think they are blinded to
the damage he could do to our country. He also doesn’t have the support of the majority
of Republicans yet Ron Paul supporters are trying to push their agenda on the rest of us.
I have also hear that Ron Paul isn’t a supporter of Israel, a big mistake…
Anyone who has paid attention to the Presidential election this year should be able to see the obvious bias against Ron Paul and true conservatism. I campaigned for Dr. Paul for months talking to people where ever I went. I hope he runs again in 2012. I would imagine if we keep after it we will win.
I was proud to be one of the 16% of Republican Voters in PA to vote for Ron Paul, but apparantly I am just a kook. RKM- I think Ron Paul’s message stands on its own merit. I don’t think that McCain wants a hundred years war, (that is a Democrat talking point). I also don’t think he is too old, remember that conservative president we had in the 80s. He was pretty old. If anything, McCain is too “progressive” and too hostile to conservatives. He is also way too much of a politician, just like Hillary and Obama.
I am an Illinoisan and I will never take down my Ron Paul sign. It’s not the man, it’s the message!
It is time for a second look at the presidency, senility should not run this country. A well educated Ron Paul who supports a conservative foreign policy and fiscal responsibility can!
TAKE A SECOND LOOK AT RON PAUL and forget McCain’s hundred years war!