FrankRep
08-26-2012, 09:03 PM
Rule changes forced through by Romney campaign at RNC provoke grassroots backlash (http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/08/26/rule-changes-forced-through-by-romney-campaign-at-rnc-provoke-grassroots-backlash/)
Raw Story
August 26, 2012
Rule changes pushed through by the Romney campaign that appear designed to prevent an insurgent candidacy like that of Ron Paul from mounting any meaningful challenge to the party establishment in the future are provoking a strong grassroots reaction.
One blogger at the website of the pro-Tea Party organization FreedomWorks complained (http://www.freedomworks.org/blog/mduncan/stop-the-establishment-from-rewriting-the-rnc-rule?source=facebook) on Sunday, “As you may know the Romney camp is pushing new rules that would strip grassroots activists of any meaningful ability to participate in presidential politics. The process has always been bottom-up, but Romney officials have rewritten the rules so that the nominee can stifle any dissent on the platform committee and even unseat delegates.”
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Full Story:
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/08/26/rule-changes-forced-through-by-romney-campaign-at-rnc-provoke-grassroots-backlash/
Related:
FreedomWorks Slams Mitt Romney and the RNC.
http://www.freedomworks.org/blog/mduncan/stop-the-establishment-from-rewriting-the-rnc-rule?source=facebook
Raw Story
August 26, 2012
Rule changes pushed through by the Romney campaign that appear designed to prevent an insurgent candidacy like that of Ron Paul from mounting any meaningful challenge to the party establishment in the future are provoking a strong grassroots reaction.
One blogger at the website of the pro-Tea Party organization FreedomWorks complained (http://www.freedomworks.org/blog/mduncan/stop-the-establishment-from-rewriting-the-rnc-rule?source=facebook) on Sunday, “As you may know the Romney camp is pushing new rules that would strip grassroots activists of any meaningful ability to participate in presidential politics. The process has always been bottom-up, but Romney officials have rewritten the rules so that the nominee can stifle any dissent on the platform committee and even unseat delegates.”
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Full Story:
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/08/26/rule-changes-forced-through-by-romney-campaign-at-rnc-provoke-grassroots-backlash/
Related:
FreedomWorks Slams Mitt Romney and the RNC.
http://www.freedomworks.org/blog/mduncan/stop-the-establishment-from-rewriting-the-rnc-rule?source=facebook