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To: sandintoes who wrote (19769)	4/28/2008 1:15:40 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25737

Nev. GOP recesses state convention, angering Paul supporters 23 hours ago ap.google.com RENO, Nev. (AP) — 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.

To: sandintoes who wrote (19769)	4/28/2008 1:18:38 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Respond to of 25737

McCain Should Worry About Ron Paul By Tommy Christopher Apr 28th 2008 8:27AM news.aol.com As I touched on earlier in Videos of the Week, Ron Paul had his best primary finish ever in Pennsylvania this pat Tuesday. From a campaign press release: Presidential candidate Ron Paul received at least 128,111 votes, or 16 percent, in the closed Republican Pennsylvania primary yesterday. Dr. Paul made four stops in the Keystone State during the month of April and spoke to overflow crowds of young people and other passionate supporters. "Americans are hungry for leadership that will protect the traditions that made our country so great," said campaign spokesman Jesse Benton. "Dr. Paul's grassroots supporters in Pennsylvania and across the country are doing a tremendous job spreading our message, winning votes and laying a strong foundation for the future." 16% is nothing to sneeze at, even if you take into account much lower turnout due to the fact that the Republicans already have a nominee. The mainstream press has pretty much ignored the result, as usual, but to paraphrase George Clinton, they have no concept of the truly awesome power of a fully operational Ron Paul Revolution. After the jump, what could happen, and I'll tell you where to find the story of the Ron Paul interview that never was. The worst-case scenario for McCain is that Ron Paul makes an even bigger splash in North Carolina and Indiana, a very real possibility. Paul's internet guerillas specialize in exploiting statistical weaknesses like a low-turnout primary. If Paul were to crack 20% in either of those states, a narrative will begin to build. The press, not known for originality, will likely recycle the "buyer's remorse" storyline that they used on Obama. What does Paul have to gain from all of this? Maybe not much, beyond a moral victory. Any other candidate could take solace in having his issues advanced and his policy positions influence his party, but that's not going to happen in the Republican Party. Even if Paul miraculously won every remaining state, the "word" is already out on him, and it will seem like nothing more than a bullet dodged. McCain, however, stands to be hurt significantly by this. With the Democrats engaged in Ultimate Mortal Fighting Kombat, McCain has enjoyed a free ride from the press thus far. Ron Paul getting 20% would put an end to all that, and there's little to prevent it. Even if he was inclined, McCain would be hard-pressed to energize his supporters enough to go out and vote in meaningless contests. Another problem for McCain is where all those Ron Paul voters will go in November. Most oppose the Iraq War, and are politically engaged enough to know what a McCain presidency would really mean for America. If they vote at all, it will be for the Democrat, or a write-in for Paul. That leaves McCain at the mercy of the will of the Ron Paul Revolutionaries. They've come to the edge of this ridge before, but have failed to charge down it. Can they get Ron Paul over the 20% mark? Time will tell, but I wouldn't bet the farm against them. For the story of the Ron Paul interview that never was, click here.

To: sandintoes who wrote (19769)	4/28/2008 1:23:16 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25737

Party Leadership Walks Out It looks like the last days of the two party system.by rtbohan (Libertarian) Sunday, April 27, 2008 nolanchart.com Accoring to the Reno Journal Gazette,(www.rgj.com) the Republican Party leadership walked out of the state convention today. Faced with the prospect that the elected delegates to the State convention would send a Ron Paul delegation to the Republican National Convention, the state party leadership announced the the convention was cancelled and that it would be rescheduled at an unspecified later date. The Convention seems to have been looked on by the leadership of both the national and the state Republican party leadership as powerless. Instead, the delegates selected by the local conventions decided to exercise their right under the party's rules and the State leadership walked out. Since John McCain has an apparently insurmountable lead in delegates, he and the party leaders decided that his finishing third in the Nevada caucuses should be disregarded and that a solid McCain slate of delegates should be sent to the national convention. John McCain himself felt that Nevada was so insignificant that he did not have to attend the convention or try to mend fences in a state which had rooundly spurned his candidacy. Mitt Romney, who finished first in the caucuses, did come, and urged the convention to send a delegation to the National Convention which was solidly for McCain. But Ron Paul was also as the convention pursuing his campaign to call the Republican Party back to its origin. His speech was greeted with resounding cheers and demonstrations. It was followed by the proposal and acceptance by a supermajority of the delegates to scrap the list of delegates nominated by the party leadership and have the delegates nominated and elected from the floor of the convention. As the vote got underway and the first delegates were elected, the leadership announced that they had lost their lease on the convention site and walked out. The McCain and Romney delegates elected by the caucuses followed them, saying that sending a Paul delegation to the National Convention would "marginalize" the state's delegation. This is a statement beyond the reach of satire. In most of the states of the union, the Paul Revolution is alive. Like all revolutionary movements, its eventual success relies not entirely on its own strength but on the stupidity and missteps of the defenders of the status quo. In Nevada, the revolution today moved closer to victory. Both the major parties seem bent on self destruction this year. This might be the last year of the two party system as we have known it.