Ron Paul supporters protest in halls of convention

[brooklynite]

Source: Fox News

A gaggle of Ron Paul supporters from the Maine delegation led a brief protest in the halls of the GOP convention site, shortly before Paul Ryan was set to take the stage Wednesday night in Tampa.

“As Maine goes, so goes the nation!” they chanted, repeatedly and loudly enough to be heard from inside one of the media booths.

One of the protesters, as they made their way toward the exits, held up a shirt that said: “We are the future.”



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Apparently they didn't get the new script pages?

[global1]

1. This Is The Big Story From The Repug Convention......

The Repugs went too far. It's one thing when they do this crap to the Dems - but now they've pulled the same crap on their own. I think that if the MSM talks this up - that other Repugs eyes will open.

If they are willing to do this to their own people - what will they do if they regain control. We can't let that happen - and I think now that a lot of Repugs finally got the message.

I really think that the Obama people need to play this up. A well constructed campaign ad could do the trick.

Also the Repugs are all for states rights and Boner by voice vote took control away from the state delegations. This is Repug hypocrisy at its highest. THis needs to be pointed out.

Again - the Repugs turned on their own and maybe - just maybe - the message will come through loud and clear this time.

Now I just hope the media does its job and talks about this.

[Poll_Blind]

2. To everything you said, +1000

Especially the Obama campaign or surrogates using this to their advantage.

PB

[tama]

4. What can Obama people do?

If they want Paulite votes, just say that they'll legalize pot, end war and cut down military budget. Easy.

Libertarians are not natural allies of social conservatives and MIC-"patriots", on many issues they share the same views as progressive left.

[susanna]

9. Completely agree on the states' rights angle. I'd hit 'em hard there. n/t

[Posteritatis]

11. Absolutely. Starting to openly alienate their own party's a pretty telling sign. (nt)

[Blue_Tires]

14. I'd argue this is the one smart thing the GOP has done this week...

Shady, but smart in the long run...

And I'd hope the Dems would be smart enough to do the same thing if say, LaRouche was running and all his little acolytes tried to howl and fling feces at the Dem convention to show how "relevant" they are...

[sarcasmo]

18. Common sense tells me they lost the Paul followers vote.

[HooptieWagon]

3. I'm astonished how badly Romney treated the Paulites.

They're about 10% of republican primary voters. Utterly stupid disrespecting them like he did.

[tama]

5. Apparently Paulites

feel more strongly about their principles than the Republican party - which they tried to take over and turn into something else. There is very little if any common ground between Paulites and Romney base.

[Posteritatis]

10. Yeah, that was definitely not his highest-wattage decision.

I'd prefer as close to zero of them get elected to, well, anything as possible, but I also think the convention wronged them fairly thoroughly. Stunts as blatant as what Romney's team pulled just shouldn't happen, even to the other guys.

[Blue_Tires]

13. I think Paul's real, honest-to-god support is vastly overrated....

He thinks he has real clout to force change in his party, but he doesn't...

If he really wanted to make the GOP shit bricks, he would have gone independent...

[HooptieWagon]

15. In pure numbers, yes.

My own observation, which may be flawed, is Paul drew his support from mainly young to middle-aged white males. While their numbers are smaller than the tea-baggers and talibornagain, they did have a very well organized and efficient ground game.

[Blue_Tires]

17. but they're still too far on the fringe

Paul has done a great job of hiding it this time around, but in '08 his biggest netroots pushes early on came from the stoner crowd, stormfront, and the Alex Jones 9-11 truther crows

[SemperEadem]

6. Um.... no

As Maine goes, there they go by themselves.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

7. Imagine if the Obama Administration had done this to the

left wing of his party? The GOP would be in full party mode over it.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

8. Would they?

[Scuba]

12. Ha ha. Silly Paulbots think Wall Street is going to give them a voice.

[Odin2005]

16. LOL, "we are the future".