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GOP committee rejects Maine delegates; LePage won’t attend national convention
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| Contributor | Miro |
| Last Edited | Miro Aug 24, 2012 04:07pm |
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| Category | News |
| Author | Christopher Cousins |
| News Date | Friday, August 24, 2012 10:05:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Gov. Paul LePage will not attend the Republican National Convention next week after a GOP committee Friday overwhelmingly rejected Maine’s delegates to the convention in Tampa, Fla. The ousted delegates supported Texas Rep. Ron Paul, who long ago gave up his presidential bid but who had enthusiastic followers in Maine and several other states.
Most of Maine delegates chosen at the state convention were Paul supporters. The RNC instead has chosen a slate of delegates split between the libertarian congressman and Mitt Romney. Under the compromise, 10 delegates from Maine who support Paul will be seated, along with 10 Mitt Romney supporters.
Mark Willis, one of the Ron Paul delegates elected at the state convention, said Friday that the RNC credentialing committee decided at about noontime to uphold a recommendation released by the larger RNC Committee on Contests on Wednesday.
LePage’s decision not to attend the convention mirrored what he has said in the past he would do if all Maine’s delegates chosen at the state convention were not seated. |
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