Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Massachusetts GOP upholds election of Ron Paul delegates in Romney’s congressional district

Massachusetts GOP upholds election of Ron Paul delegates in Mitt Romney’s congressional district | Politics - The Boston Globe - Callum Borchers:

June 6, 2012 - "The Massachusetts Republican Party’s Allocation Committee has upheld the election of six Paul loyalists who defeated Romney backers at a Fifth Congressional District caucus in April.

The upsets did not strip Romney of delegate votes -- because of Romney’s decisive win in Massachusetts’s March primary, delegates from the state could not vote for Paul during the first, and likely only, round of balloting at the convention, even if they preferred the representative from Texas....

"Statewide, Paul backers seized 18 of the 27 delegate slots Romney won on Super Tuesday."

Read more: http://bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2012/06/06/massachusetts-gop-upholds-election-ron-paul-delegates-mitt-romney-congressional-district/eZeCGyrJ2ww0UavnGEWLQL/story.html
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