Paul supporters score near sweep of national delegates (MN)

[sailingaway]

ST. CLOUD - Supporters of presidential hopeful Ron Paul picked up 12 of 13 national delegates chosen at this weekend's state Republican party convention. They will represent the state party in Tampa, FL at the Republican National Convention.

The audience of mostly Paul supporters erupted after they realized they nearly swept the slate. It means 32 of the 40 delegates heading to Tampa are confirmed supporters of Ron Paul. Another potential Paul delegate, Don Huizenga,dropped his bid after he didn't pick up the needed 50 percent. That means GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann, a one-time candidate for president, can be a delegate.

"We're very happy," said Pastor Kevin Erickson, a national delegate elected out of the 8th Congressional District. "From Minnesota, we'll cast 32 votes for Ron Paul. The rest, we'll see what happens."

The strength of Paul's supporters means several well known Republicans will not be headed to Tampa. They include former Congressman Mark Kennedy, state Rep. Keith Downey, Republican Party Treasurer Bron Scherer, Republican Party Deputy Party Chair Kelly Fenton and 6th District Republican Party Chair Jen Niska.

more at link

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/col...arly_swe.shtml

[smartguy911]

WOW just WOW. Thank you for all the hard work guys.

[D.A.S.]

Holy crap, Minnesota!! That is incredible. *bow to the grassroots*

[thatpeculiarcat]

Bachmann...in the middle of the MN Delegation...surrounded by defenders of liberty.
This is just too good.

[sailingaway]

Bachmann...in the middle of the MN Delegation...surrounded by defenders of liberty.
This is just too good.

Maybe they can explain to her why the Patriot Act and indefinite detention without due process are bad things....

[kathy88]

Maybe they can explain to her why the Patriot Act and indefinite detention without due process are bad things....

As much as I would have liked to see her ousted, this could be a good thing. We are BOUND (pun intended) to rub off on her

[Bern]

Kudos to all the MN members here who put forth some effort towards this achievement. Awesome.

[CaptainAmerica]

[anaconda]

2 down. 3 to go?

[justatrey]

Paul supporters have said repeatedly that they are likely to back presumptive presidential nominee Mitt Romney in November

wat

[BKom]

Maybe they can explain to her why the Patriot Act and indefinite detention without due process are bad things....

Maybe my dog will be the next Shakespeare.

[anaconda]

Paul supporters have said repeatedly that they are likely to back presumptive presidential nominee Mitt Romney in November

wat

[PeacePlan]

Just got back from this and all I can say is RP people are now in control of MN GOP.

Started yesterday when the old guard GOPers tried to get Dan Severson endorsed. We got 53% of the first vote for our guy Kurt Bills and Severson got 23% (we needed 60%) We went to a second round of voting and we then got enough to get Kurt Bills endorsed by GOP.

Today we voted on 13 delegates and 13 alternates. We could have taken all 13 delegates and denied Michelle Bachmann a spot. One of our delegates gave up his spot for Michelle. i had mixed feelings at first and thought we should have just taken hers too. It was a gesture of good will and i think it may help some of the rest of them accept us more. They now know if you want to get ahead in MN You had better be a Ron Paul republican or we won't vote for you.

We have 7 of the board of directors of MN GOP as Paul supporters..

They tried to beat us with a Romney "Unity Slate" - it did not work..

They now know that resistance is futile.............

[Tiger35]

It was a good gesture on the part of the delegate to cede his spot. Last time she didn't show up. The alternate will likely be a Paul supporter. I met so many great people this weekend. The amount of influence we held. The numbers. Tears to my eyes. I'm a grown man and I get emotional over this. lol More work to be done. This can be done people. We're winning.

[eleganz]

I HEREBY DECLARE THE STATE OF MINNESOTA TO BE IMMEDIATELY RE-NAMED AS

WINNESOTA!

[Indy Vidual]

Thanks for the reports

[kill the banks]

just super nice going guys

[dancjm]

BRILLIANT!

[simplyjacy]

Donating to Bachmann a seat to Tampa strategically located in the middle of all the Ron Paul people is a gesture of goodwill. It should be clear that she didn't win it, we gave it to her. if we did the 2nd round of balloting, our guy would get it.

[LibertyEagle]

Hey STEBBINS!!! High-five!

[Tod]

Great work! This is so encouraging!

my comment below the article:

I too will write Ron Paul's name in if I must. I don't know a single Ron Paul supporter who would do otherwise, nor do I know anyone who is a "former" Paul supporter. Everyone in my extended family who is old enough to vote, from youngsters in their 20's to my Mom who is in her 80's is planning on doing the same. To do otherwise is to throw one's vote away.

Once your eyes have been opened to the charade played by the establishment politicians of either stripe, (R) or (D), you cannot stomach them any more. Romney, Obama: virtually no difference, certainly not enough to consider the two a choice.
If you've had to change your support from Bachmann to Perry to Cain to Santorum to Gingrich and now to Romney, then you watch too much television.

If you think the establishment politicians much care whether Romney or Obama is elected, you watch too much television.

If you don't like the prospect of telling your kids or grandkids how much is their share of the national debt or how they can now be indefinitely detained, etc ad nauseum, then vote Ron Paul.

[FSP-Rebel]

[kathy88]

Just got back from this and all I can say is RP people are now in control of MN GOP.

Started yesterday when the old guard GOPers tried to get Dan Severson endorsed. We got 53% of the first vote for our guy Kurt Bills and Severson got 23% (we needed 60%) We went to a second round of voting and we then got enough to get Kurt Bills endorsed by GOP.

Today we voted on 13 delegates and 13 alternates. We could have taken all 13 delegates and denied Michelle Bachmann a spot. One of our delegates gave up his spot for Michelle. i had mixed feelings at first and thought we should have just taken hers too. It was a gesture of good will and i think it may help some of the rest of them accept us more. They now know if you want to get ahead in MN You had better be a Ron Paul republican or we won't vote for you.

We have 7 of the board of directors of MN GOP as Paul supporters..

They tried to beat us with a Romney "Unity Slate" - it did not work..

They now know that resistance is futile.............

The media's version of the bolded text:

Another potential Paul delegate, Don Huizenga,dropped his bid after he didn't pick up the needed 50 percent. That means GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann, a one-time candidate for president, can be a delegate.

[kathy88]

Great work! This is so encouraging!

my comment below the article:

I was just going to post this in its' entirety because i thought it was a fantastic comment!

I added my two cents as well.

"Another potential Paul delegate, Don Huizenga,dropped his bid after he didn't pick up the needed 50 percent. That means GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann, a one-time candidate for president, can be a delegate."

This is a factually inaccurate statement. The Ron Paul delegate conceded to Ms. Bachman in lieu of a runoff out of courtesy to the Congresswoman. In light of the way Ms. Bachman has treated Dr. Paul in the past, she is very fortunate that Paul's supporters have integrity.

Posted by Kathy88 | May 19, 2012 8:51 PM

[IDefendThePlatform]

I was just going to post this in its' entirety because i thought it was a fantastic comment!

I added my two cents as well.

"Another potential Paul delegate, Don Huizenga,dropped his bid after he didn't pick up the needed 50 percent. That means GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann, a one-time candidate for president, can be a delegate."

This is a factually inaccurate statement. The Ron Paul delegate conceded to Ms. Bachman in lieu of a runoff out of courtesy to the Congresswoman. In light of the way Ms. Bachman has treated Dr. Paul in the past, she is very fortunate that Paul's supporters have integrity.

Posted by Kathy88 | May 19, 2012 8:51 PM

Great comment. A huge congratulations to the grassroots in Minnesota!

[RonPaulFever]

Bachmann had better get aboard the Freedom Train if she knows what's good for her career, because if not she will be one of the first to be ousted in the next Congressional election.

[devil21]

Paul supporters have said repeatedly that they are likely to back presumptive presidential nominee Mitt Romney in November

wat

Doesn't worry me. Sounds like they're still trying to be as stealthy as they can and play nice. I don't see these folks actually voting for Romney considering the work put in to win that convention so resoundingly.

[Bastiat's The Law]

Started yesterday when the old guard GOPers tried to get Dan Severson endorsed. We got 53% of the first vote for our guy Kurt Bills and Severson got 23% (we needed 60%) We went to a second round of voting and we then got enough to get Kurt Bills endorsed by GOP.

Today we voted on 13 delegates and 13 alternates. We could have taken all 13 delegates and denied Michelle Bachmann a spot. One of our delegates gave up his spot for Michelle. i had mixed feelings at first and thought we should have just taken hers too. It was a gesture of good will and i think it may help some of the rest of them accept us more. They now know if you want to get ahead in MN You had better be a Ron Paul republican or we won't vote for you.

We have 7 of the board of directors of MN GOP as Paul supporters..

So did Severson lose support on the 2nd round to Bills or was it Hegseth people that defected?

Explain more on the board of directors and what they do please. Great job guys, you make us all proud!

[truthdivides]

So did Severson lose support on the 2nd round to Bills or was it Hegseth people that defected?

Explain more on the board of directors and what they do please. Great job guys, you make us all proud!

Both Severson and Hegseth lost support on the 2nd ballot. Before the convention lots of delegates were identified with Bills as their second choice. They saw Bills was going to win and changed their vote. I don't know anything about the board of directors.

[Bruno]

Mega props to all for their hard work in Minnesota!