Re: RNC to NV GOP: Don’t let Ron Paul delegates take over national convention slots or don’t bother coming to Tampa

Keith,

You are of course correct. That people (the media) are only now giving
credence to what Paul has said all along is truly astonishing.

I find it amazing that a dog in a carrier on the roof of a car (which
I have NO doubt that the dog enjoyed) was bigger news than this.

He is one crafty old coot. That the methods that put the "political
machine" in power and have blurred the now extinct differences between
Dems and Republicans could be used against them is fun to watch.... I
look forward to some major last minute rules changes in several states
in a concerted effort to diminish Pauls' position.



On May 4, 1:01 am, Keith In Tampa <keithinta...@gmail.com> wrote:
> To be quite honest,  I actually like Paul's strategy here.  I think he can
> force the Republican Party to adopt at least some fiscally conservative
> economic policies during the August convention in Tampa,  in the Republican
> Party Platform. Paul has made no secret, this has been his goal from day
> one.   Good on Ron Paul!
>
> On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 2:59 AM, Keith In Tampa <keithinta...@gmail.com>wrote:
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> > Paul campaign has new tactic to win delegates, hijack GOP convention
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> > Published May 03, 2012
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> > FoxNews.com
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> > Read more:
> >http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/05/03/paul-campaign-has-new-tact...
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> > Despite Ron Paul having essentially no shot at winning the GOP
> > presidential nomination, his renegade campaign has embarked on a new tactic
> > that his supporters hope can get the Texas congressmen elected – or at
> > least get him a larger role at the party convention and cause headaches for
> > likely nominee Mitt Romney.
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> > The Paul campaign is attempting to secure convention-bound delegates in
> > district- and state-level contests to vote for their candidate, though Paul
> > has failed to win a single primary or caucus.
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> > Primary math typically adds up to the winner getting the most delegates,
> > which puts Romney far ahead of Paul.
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> > However, Paul campaigners think a strong presence at state-level contests
> > could help them influence and win enough remaining delegates to help their
> > candidate perhaps win a brokered nomination at the national convention,
> > should Romney not get enough votes in the first round. It at least could
> > get Paul more attention for his tiny-government platform.
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> > "Our campaign strategy has always been to amass the maximum amount of
> > delegates possible, and continuing work in state caucus-conventions is part
> > of that," Paul spokesman Gary Howard said Thursday.
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> > Even so, some Republican strategists say such tactics are hurting the
> > party and its efforts to unify for the general election.
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> > "The bottom line is any attempt to gather more delegates (for Paul) is not
> > likely to yield success," said Taylor Griffin, a GOP strategist at the
> > Washington, D.C.-based Hamilton Place Strategies. "The only person it's
> > going to help is Barack Obama."
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> > This weekend, the Paul campaign appears to be eyeing 25 delegates up for
> > grabs at the GOP convention in Nevada, where Romney won the state caucus
> > with roughly 50 percent of the vote in February.
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> > The notion that the Paul campaign might try to tinker with the Nevada
> > delegate count has prompted the Republican National Committee's top lawyer
> > to send a letter to the Nevada state party.
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> > Chief counsel John R. Phillippe Jr. told party Chairman Michael McDonald
> > on Wednesday that such maneuvering could result in the entire Nevada
> > delegation not getting seated at the convention.
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> > Phillippe made clear the letter was "purely advisory" but said it was
> > "highly likely" that a committee with jurisdiction over these matters might
> > find such changes improper.
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> > In Iowa, Paul could win a chunk of the 28 delegates available next month
> > at the district-state convention, after finishing third and receiving just
> > one delegate in the January caucus.
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> > Last week, Paul dominated the Louisiana state caucus, though he won just 6
> > percent of the primary vote, and he could do the same at the June 2 state
> > convention.
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> > Paul campaigners also appear to be focusing on at least three other states
> > – including Maine, Massachusetts and Washington – which could give them
> > enough delegates to at least make some noise on the convention floor.
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> > On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 5:13 PM, MJ <micha...@america.net> wrote:
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> >> *RNC to NV GOP: Don't let Ron Paul delegates take over national
> >> convention slots or don't bother coming to Tampa
> >> *By Jon Ralston <http://www.lasvegassun.com/users/jonralston/>
> >> Wednesday, May 2, 2012 | 9:18 p.m.
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> >> In a letter delivered Wednesday to GOP Chairman Michael McDonald, the
> >> RNC's chief counsel said if Ron Paul delegates are allowed to take too many
> >> slots for the national convention, Nevada's entire contingent may not be
> >> seated in Tampa.
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> >> John R. Phillippe Jr. said that while his letter is not binding, "I
> >> believe it is highly likely that any committee with jurisdiction over the
> >> matter would find improper any change to the election, selection,
> >> allocation, or binding of delegates, thus jeopardizing the seating of
> >> Nevada's entire delegation to the National Convention."
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> >> Clearly, the RNC fears that mischief at the Sparks convention this
> >> weekend could result in Ron Paul delegates taking Mitt Romney slots and
> >> then not abiding by GOP rules to vote for the presumptive nominee on the
> >> first ballot in Tampa. So they are trying to force McDonald to ensure that
> >> actual Romney delegates fill 20 of the 28 national convention slots, thus
> >> removing any mystery of who they will vote for.
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> >> This could be even more fun on Saturday because ­ and I may be wrong ­ I
> >> don't think these Paul folks respect authority too much. And now the new
> >> chairman, who is close to some of the Paul folks, has to be the enforcer.
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> >> Too delicious.
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> >> The letter is at right.
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> >>    -  See RNC letter at right<http://media.lasvegassun.com/media/pdfs/blogs/documents/2012/05/02/Le...>
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> >>http://www.lasvegassun.com/blogs/ralstons-flash/2012/may/02/rnc-nv-go...
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