Ron Paul supporters: 'It's not over yet' - Saturday, May 5, 2012 | 8:44 p.m. - Las Vegas Sun - Anjeanette Damon:
May 5, 2012 - "The divided Nevada Republican Convention descended into a sheer battle of wills late Saturday as those fighting to keep Ron Paul’s long-shot candidacy alive faced off against those intent on ensuring Mitt Romney wasn’t embarrassed by a lack of support.
"Balloting for the national delegates didn’t begin until after 7 p.m., pushing the marathon convention into the early morning hours of Sunday....
Paul’s supporters, driven by four years of planning and persistence, vowed to outlast the so-called Republican establishment that is trying desperately to close ranks around Romney.... Their hope: to elect enough Paul supporters to influence the national convention in August....
Romney supporters, on the other hand, were still smarting from four years ago when Paul supporters captured the state convention. Romney’s supporters voiced equal determination to see the convention through despite the maddeningly slow process.
Read more: http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/may/05/passionate-supporters-stretch-out-republican-conve/
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May 5, 2012 - "The divided Nevada Republican Convention descended into a sheer battle of wills late Saturday as those fighting to keep Ron Paul’s long-shot candidacy alive faced off against those intent on ensuring Mitt Romney wasn’t embarrassed by a lack of support.
"Balloting for the national delegates didn’t begin until after 7 p.m., pushing the marathon convention into the early morning hours of Sunday....
Paul’s supporters, driven by four years of planning and persistence, vowed to outlast the so-called Republican establishment that is trying desperately to close ranks around Romney.... Their hope: to elect enough Paul supporters to influence the national convention in August....
Romney supporters, on the other hand, were still smarting from four years ago when Paul supporters captured the state convention. Romney’s supporters voiced equal determination to see the convention through despite the maddeningly slow process.
Read more: http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/may/05/passionate-supporters-stretch-out-republican-conve/
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