Ron Paul wins 21 of Maine's 24 Republican delegate spots
Mitt Romney won a straw poll there in February, but selections for the national convention are made at a state party meeting.
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Rep. Ron Paul speaks at a
Tea Party Express rally at the Capitol in Austin, Texas. At a state
party convention in Maine, Paul, the last remaining challenger to likely
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, won 21 of the 24 delegate
spots to the national nominating convention.
(Jay Janner / Statesman.com / May 6, 2012)
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AUGUSTA, Maine — With Mitt Romney's Republican presidential nomination all but certain, Ron Paul
supporters took control of the Maine Republican Convention and elected a
majority slate supporting the Texas congressman, party officials said
Sunday.
At the two-day state convention, Paul supporters won 21 of the 24 delegate spots to the GOP national convention in Tampa, Fla. They also won a majority of the state committee seats.
"It's certainly a significant victory," said Jim Azzola of South Portland, Paul's Cumberland County coordinator.
Paul, the last challenger remaining, finished a close second behind Romney in Maine's GOP caucuses in February, but those results were nonbinding. Not everyone had a chance to cast a ballot before the results were announced, and a snowstorm forced the cancellation of some caucuses, including one in a Paul stronghold. Romney won the February straw poll with 39% of the vote to Paul's 36%. Rick Santorum trailed with 18% and Newt Gingrich got 6%.
Romney and his team have avoided doing or saying anything that might anger Paul loyalists.
"I think he's being very careful because he knows how important the Ron Paul voters are — they obviously represent a very different dynamic," said Mike Dennehy, a former top aide to Republican John McCain's 2008 campaign. "They are the most passionate and the most frustrated of any voters heading to the polls. And many of them are independents."
Charles Cragin, a Romney supporter, called the turn of events "bizarre." end quote from:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-ron-paul-maine-20120507,0,2466313.story
Though this is bizarre by any way to look at this I think it just means that Ron Paul Supporters want a say in the Republican Platform and maybe who is the Vice President. Everyone already is certain that Mitt Romney will be the Republican Presidential Candidate. However, I wouldn't be surprised if we see something like this happen in up to about 10 states.
At the two-day state convention, Paul supporters won 21 of the 24 delegate spots to the GOP national convention in Tampa, Fla. They also won a majority of the state committee seats.
"It's certainly a significant victory," said Jim Azzola of South Portland, Paul's Cumberland County coordinator.
Paul, the last challenger remaining, finished a close second behind Romney in Maine's GOP caucuses in February, but those results were nonbinding. Not everyone had a chance to cast a ballot before the results were announced, and a snowstorm forced the cancellation of some caucuses, including one in a Paul stronghold. Romney won the February straw poll with 39% of the vote to Paul's 36%. Rick Santorum trailed with 18% and Newt Gingrich got 6%.
Romney and his team have avoided doing or saying anything that might anger Paul loyalists.
"I think he's being very careful because he knows how important the Ron Paul voters are — they obviously represent a very different dynamic," said Mike Dennehy, a former top aide to Republican John McCain's 2008 campaign. "They are the most passionate and the most frustrated of any voters heading to the polls. And many of them are independents."
Charles Cragin, a Romney supporter, called the turn of events "bizarre." end quote from:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-ron-paul-maine-20120507,0,2466313.story
Though this is bizarre by any way to look at this I think it just means that Ron Paul Supporters want a say in the Republican Platform and maybe who is the Vice President. Everyone already is certain that Mitt Romney will be the Republican Presidential Candidate. However, I wouldn't be surprised if we see something like this happen in up to about 10 states.
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