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Ron Paul Faces Long Odds in [NE] Last Stand
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| Contributor | Miro |
| Last Edited | Miro Jul 12, 2012 03:15pm |
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| Author | Robert F. Bukaty |
| News Date | Thursday, July 12, 2012 08:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Rep. Ron Paul faces long odds in his last chance to win an official presence and speaking slot at the Republican National Convention.
Paul supporters are organizing for the Nebraska state GOP convention on Saturday, which could give the libertarian Republican candidate enough support to grant him a 15-minute speech at the party’s August convention in Tampa. Under RNC bylaws, Paul will qualify as a candidate for the nomination in Tampa–and be afforded a speech at the convention–if he can demonstrate plurality support among delegates in five states. Paul controls a plurality in Iowa, Minnesota, and Maine, and he could meet that mark in the still-disputed Louisiana delegation.
Those involved in Nebraska’s convention, however, say Paul is a long-shot to win there.
“We have a rough count,” said Laura Ebke, who runs the Nebraska chapter of the Republican Liberty Caucus and is leading the organization of Paul-backing delegates. “We don’t have a majority. We have a significant minority.” |
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