Detroit News: Paul backers pick up delegate slots to GOP convention; negate Romney sweep

[EBounding]

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120519/POLITICS02/205190368/Paul-backers-pick-up-delegate-slots-GOP-convention-negate-Romney-sweep?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|p

A fair article and a great title.

I frankly wasn't expecting to pick up any delegates since we were clearly outnumbered. The rules were stacked against us since we weren't in the "inner circle". Our district did nominations from the floor though instead of slates, and that's how we picked up more. There were nominees who blatantly said they were voting and supporting Romney who didn't win. Also, Saul Anuzis got booed more than Obama at yesterday's convention.

[FSP-Rebel]

I think we (Wayne 12) had the biggest voting delegation but there weren't any boos for Saul. We were in the middle of voting on delegates when he spoke but everyone was just talking and ignoring him. He was going on and on about how much he did for the party and we were just like, :rolleyes: gtfo.

[jmdrake]

So let's see. Ron Paul won swamped Minnesota, made gains in Michigan even though he made it clear that would be a "grassroots only" operation, and somehow the delegate strategy "isn't working" because of a couple of emails from Ron Paul and Jesse Benton?