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Ron Paul fails to win speaking slot at GOP convention

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Ron Paul fails to win speaking slot at GOP convention

Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, the longtime Texas congressman who marshaled an American tea party movement, won’t get to have a last word — at least not at the GOP national convention next month.

His futile effort over the weekend to get enough delegate votes to secure a speaking spot at the convention marks the end of the road for the 76-year-old candidate who tried and failed three times to win the presidency.

Ron Paul ends political career that helped foster Tea Party movement

“A formal nomination and prominent speaking role at the GOP convention would have been Paul’s preferred way to depart the political arena while simultaneously passing the baton to his son, Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky,” said Rice University political scientist Mark P. Jones.

“As things stand, he will now exit the political stage more with a whimper than a bang.”

Excluded twice in a row

Paul asked his supporters to bring a “positive tone” to a rally near the GOP convention in Tampa next month after he failed to generate enough support within the Nebraska convention delegation to be nominated to speak.

Paul told supporters in a video message on his campaign website that their approach would be “very, very crucial to people wanting to listen” to the unrelenting message of small government that he doggedly carried through state-by-state Republican primaries and nearly two dozen GOP presidential debates.

“If the tone is positive, we’re more likely to have success,” Paul told supporters who have now seen the veteran Texas congressman excluded from speaking at two conventions in a row.

“This doesn’t mean that people aren’t supposed to be strong believers and be determined to stand up for what is right,” Paul said. “But if you have a philosophy that you believe in so strongly and were working hard to change and having success — how we validate this is really by the numbers (attending the rally.)”

The GOP insurgent won just two of Nebraska’s 35 national slots in voting Saturday — not enough to get 15 minutes of speaking time.

Nebraska Republican Gov. Dave Heineman, the first GOP governor to endorse Romney, told reporters after the vote that he wanted Nebraska’s national delegation in line with the primary outcome where Romney won more than 70 percent of the vote.

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The Republican National Convention is quickly approaching (August 26th). For over the past year, avid Ron Paul supporters have won delegate spots in various state conventions across the country. Through this hard-work, Ron Paul will officially be allowed to be nominated for the nominee of the Republican Party.

For the past three days, Ben Swann (Fox19 Cincinnati) has been in contact with a Republican Rules Committee member. In order for a candidate to be elected for the Republican Party nomination, the candidate must have a plurality in five or more states. If by rule, binding and non-binding policies are applied to delegates, it would still not affect the process of voting for placement of a candidate's name into the potential nominee ballot. Presidential hopeful Ron Paul does have a plurality in five or more states (Nevada, Maine, Minnesota, Louisiana, and Iowa). This means that Ron Paul will be eligible for nomination on August 26th in Tampa Bay.

The Ron Paul Revolution is planning on amassing 100,000+ supporters to Tampa in order to celebrate Paul's 30+ year career in American politics. However, the Republican National Committee senses pressure from the Paul supporters. The RNC has attempted to block access in order to make the convention as exclusive as possible.

Ben Swann conducted an interview with members of the RNC Rules Committee and they did answer the questions with the previous information. However, due to the RNC being a private organization they are not subject to following by their "rules" or "statements." Whether the RNC abides by their statements, we will find out this August.

The Ron Paul Revolution carries on to Tampa Bay with assurance that Ron Paul has the potential to be nominated. Whether or not Paul does win the nomination, we are all in for something special this August.

LINK: http://www.examiner.com/article/rnc-confirms-ron-paul-will-be-up-for-nomination

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Ron Paul it's going to Tampa for the nomination.

I'm sure RP is going to Tampa, and his speech will be a short but great one, sound something like this, "Congratulations Mitt, we are behind you all the way buddy to help do what is right for this country, good luck at the WH you have our support!"

Now that would be the classy and intelligent thing for him to do, and the best thing to do for our country! I'm sure some believe he will say, "Write me in, write me in, it's not over yet, a write in for me can still help O get another 4 years of destroying our country" Nah he won't say that! :D

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I feel so sorry for those of you still stuck in the left/right pararhyme. You are fed LIES! This is such a lie it's laughable. It was just confirmed that he is going to Tampa. WTF!? Stay off the liberal media web sites and tv especially. It is littered with ridiculous lies. God help you.

http://www.examiner.com/article/rnc-confirms-ron-paul-will-be-up-for-nomination

The Republican National Convention is quickly approaching (August 26th). For over the past year, avid Ron Paul supporters have won delegate spots in various state conventions across the country. Through this hard-work, Ron Paul will officially be allowed to be nominated for the nominee of the Republican Party.

For the past three days, Ben Swann (Fox19 Cincinnati) has been in contact with a Republican Rules Committee member. In order for a candidate to be elected for the Republican Party nomination, the candidate must have a plurality in five or more states. If by rule, binding and non-binding policies are applied to delegates, it would still not affect the process of voting for placement of a candidate's name into the potential nominee ballot. Presidential hopeful Ron Paul does have a plurality in five or more states (Nevada, Maine, Minnesota, Louisiana, and Iowa). This means that Ron Paul will be eligible for nomination on August 26th in Tampa Bay.

The Ron Paul Revolution is planning on amassing 100,000+ supporters to Tampa in order to celebrate Paul's 30+ year career in American politics. However, the Republican National Committee senses pressure from the Paul supporters. The RNC has attempted to block access in order to make the convention as exclusive as possible.

Ben Swann conducted an interview with members of the RNC Rules Committee and they did answer the questions with the previous information. However, due to the RNC being a private organization they are not subject to following by their "rules" or "statements." Whether the RNC abides by their statements, we will find out this August.

The Ron Paul Revolution carries on to Tampa Bay with assurance that Ron Paul has the potential to be nominated. Whether or not Paul does win the nomination, we are all in for something special this August.

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I feel so sorry for those of you still stuck in the left/right pararhyme. You are fed LIES! This is such a lie it's laughable. It was just confirmed that he is going to Tampa. WTF!? Stay off the liberal media web sites and tv especially. It is littered with ridiculous lies. God help you.

The Ron Paul Revolution is planning on amassing 100,000+ supporters to Tampa in order to celebrate Paul's 30+ year career in American politics.

The only accomplishment Paul has his name attached to is the purchase of a historic house on Galveston Island. A total waste of 30 years salary for this (promising to legalize drugs) candidate.

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The Examiner says he's still in, and of

course every RP connected site out there

http://www.examiner.com/article/rnc-confirms-ron-paul-will-be-up-for-nomination

But these sites say he is not.....I guess we'll see :rolleyes:

http://www.mediaite.com/online/with-nebraska-gop-vote-ron-paul-will-officially-not-be-nominated-for-president-at-rnc-convention/

http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/Ken-Walshs-Washington/2012/07/16/ron-paul-one-state-short-of-qualifying-for-nomination

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/06/07/ron-paul-admits-he-wont-be-nominee/

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Elections/President/2012/0715/Ron-Paul-Is-it-all-over-for-his-campaign

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/07/15/paul-bid-to-be-nominated-for-gop-president-ends/

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Cris they are going to the Paul festival so they will be in Tampa but not at the convention. I mentioned to 40 that i would be there to visit friends and perhaps pay my 77 bucks for entrance to hear what he has to say and be their as the riots break out. To attempt a take over of the official convention. That is possible scenario ;) .

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