Saturday, March 24, 2012

Ron Paul backers harvest support at 2 district caucuses in Seattle | Seattle Times Newspaper

Ron Paul backers harvest support at 2 district caucuses in Seattle | Seattle Times Newspaper - Jim Brunner:

March 20, 2012 - "On Saturday, the Paul forces dominated Seattle's 36th and 46th legislative districts' delegate elections — winning every single delegate to the state convention from those districts.

"'They just out-organized us,' said George Sjursen, a Romney supporter who attended the 46th District caucus at a Lutheran school in Northeast Seattle. 'I think the Paul people are really trying to take over the party, and they have the right to — it's a democracy.'

The same thing happened in the 36th District, where the Paul backers voted down a "unity slate" that would have split delegates among Romney, Paul and the other GOP presidential contenders....

"'This was a campaign that seriously worked the caucus system and knew what it took to win,' said Michael Young, a former King County Republican Party chairman who attended the 36th District caucus."

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