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Ron Paul Wins 2012 Nevada Republican Caucus Despite Fraud From Romney Campaign

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Ron Paul Keeps Winning as Supporters Prepare For a Battle With GOP Old Guard

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Ron Paul’s Delegate Strategy Pays Off With Nevada, Maine Wins

Ron Paul’s victories at the Nevada and Maine Republican Party conventions over the weekend are proof that his presidential campaign strategy is paying dividends. Although Paul lost to presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney in both caucuses, he won a majority of the delegates in each state. Paul got 18 of the 24 delegates at stake in Maine. In Nevada, he fared even better, winning 22 of the 25 delegates.

This could potentially lead to some serious consequences within the GOP come the Republican National Convention in August.

The Christian Science Monitor:

Mr. Paul’s strategy of organizing the grass roots and working arcane delegate selection rules is paying off. And that could mean big trouble for Mitt Romney and his plans to smoothly pivot to a campaign aimed solely at incumbent President Obama.

Yes, Mr. Romney is still the presumptive nominee. It’s highly unlikely Paul will be able to deny the former Massachusetts governor the prize he’s sought for so long. But Paul’s forces aren’t lining up and saluting a Romney victory. When they show up in Tampa in August they may be strong enough, and prepared enough, to throw the convention floor into embarrassing disarray.

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Still, Romney will retain the support of most of Nevada’s delegates to the GOP national convention because of the state’s election rules, meaning Paul’s delegate victories—at least at this stage of the game—can be viewed as largely symbolic. —TEB

The Washington Post:

Nevada delegates are bound by the state’s results on the first convention ballot, so Romney will still get their support. Paul’s Nevada supporters are not challenging that rule, for fear of losing their convention seats altogether. Delegates who abstain will be replaced with alternates.

But some Paul supporters are hoping for a brokered convention, at which they could back Paul on subsequent ballots. Given Romney’s massive delegate lead, that’s highly unlikely. At the very least, they can vocally cheer for their preferred nominee and pressure the party to give Paul a bigger voice.Ron Paul’s victories at the Nevada and Maine Republican Party conventions over... more

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12on Paul wins Nevada

Big Wins in Maine and Nevada

There’s a number of mainstream news sources reporting on Ron Paul getting a majority of the delegates in both Maine and Nevada this weekend. The Paul folks in both states should be very proud of themselves today. I’m certainly proud of them. Here’s a story from the Christian Science Monitor:

Ron Paul wins big in Maine and Nevada

Ron Paul’s presidential strategy is working – at least it did in Maine and Nevada Sunday, where he won the most number of delegates at state party conventions.

If most Republicans and pundits consider Mitt Romney the all-but-nominated champion to take on Barack Obama in this year’s presidential election, Rep. Paul’s army of enthusiastic and determined backers beg to differ.

In fact, they’re not begging at all but pounding at the gates of conventional political thinking…

Over the weekend, his supporters took control of the Maine Republican Convention, electing a majority slate of delegates.

In Nevada Paul forces did likewise, winning their man 22 delegates, compared to three for Romney…

Paul backers say delegates will abide by those rules in the first round of balloting at the national convention in Tampa, the AP reported Sunday. But all bets are off if there is more than one round of balloting, and it remains to be seen whether the Romney campaign or Republican National Committee will challenge Nevada’s delegate results…

In any case, Paul’s Nevada chairman Carl Bunce told the Las Vegas Sun, “We are sending a strong delegation to Tampa in August.”

(Romney) can’t risk alienating Paul supporters between now and the Republican convention by trying to force them or their determined libertarian leader into silence.

“I think he’s being very careful because he knows how important the Ron Paul voters are – they obviously represent a very different dynamic,” Mike Dennehy, a former top aide to Republican John McCain’s 2008 campaign, told the AP. “They are the most passionate and the most frustrated of any voters heading to the polls. And many of them are independents.”Big Wins in Maine and Nevada There’s a number of mainstream news sources... more

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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

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Ron Paul Will Win Nevada and Change History

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Nevada's pot distribution law called unconstitutional

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Thomas Woods: Nullification a Tool We All Have

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CNN's John King refers to Romney as 'Governor Mormon' (VIDEO)

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Marvin E. Quasniki’s, Puppet for President, Official “No More Bullshit” Presidential Campaign Announcement

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The Antiwar Comic: Stick to Zombies

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The Lightning Foundry project - Wireless power transmission systems

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