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Lynne Sladky / AP
Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, arrives on the convention floor for the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012.
By Anjeanette Damon (contact) 
Published Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012 | 1:10 p.m.
Updated Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012 | 2:11 p.m.
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TAMPA, Fla. — Despite a determined and frenzied effort, delegates making a last ditch push to put Texas Rep. Ron Paul’s name on the presidential nominating ballot fell just short of the eight states they needed to make it happen.
Paul supporters, lead by Nevada delegate Wayne Terhune, succeeded in putting together petitions from six states to put Paul’s name up for nomination. But earlier this week, the Romney campaign won a critical rules change requiring eight states to put a candidate up for nomination.
At the last moment, Paul supporters handed the petitions to the convention secretary. Then, the convention voted to adopt the eight-state rule, crushing the Paul effort.
“They said to us, you have no voice,” Paul delegate Cindy Lake of Las Vegas said. “Tea Party, you have no voice. Liberty movement, you have no voice.”
With more than 1,500 Romney delegates on the floor, it was always unlikely Paul would win the rules fight.
"It's a very slim window... but we are in the game," Terhune said earlier in the day.
Other than Nevada, states submitting Paul's name for nomination are Iowa, Oregon, Minnesota, Alaska and the Virgin Islands.
And once again Ron Pauls laggies prove that they dont care about the Republican party. Sure they have delegates to run a grassroots campaign but hey, losers, the majority has spoken and it came in overwhelming favor of Mitt Romnney, so why dont you take those awesome hellfire cultish support, and turn it towards Mitt Romneys campaign, instead of helping Obama.
So, mid run they change the rules? Nice.
Never underestimate the corruption in politics.
It is truly amazing just how tyrannical "democratic" institutions really are. What is amazing is that they think that they will be able to void and change the rules at the last minute without repercussions!
You Paul bashers are covering for the corrupt. You are accomplices to and supportive of the erosion of our republic and our Constitution.
Paul bashers refuse to support the Constitution because that is all Dr. Paul wants. He wants no more as should all patriots of our republic.
@ Anjeanette Damon:
"Other than Nevada, states submitting Paul's name for nomination are Iowa, Oregon, Minnesota, Alaska and the Virgin Islands."
Since when did the Virgin Islands become a state?
Looks like the Republicans took a page from Daley's 68 police state convention. Gary Johnson will probably win now.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/texas...
Maybe this article will also fill in your discretion over what has happen to our "democratic" institutions.
The RNC simply did to Paul delegates what they have done to potential Democratic voters in some States, by enacting laws that make it more difficult to vote through voter suppression.
So why not to the Paul delegates?
This isn't only suppressing potential voters, or delegates, it is suppressing Democracy.
Heartless republicans threw Ron Paul under the
bus.
A stupid thing to do.
And yes, it will backfire on republicans.
Many Ron Paul supporters have told me that they
will vote for OBAMA!
Boy oh boy, we are losing our rights quickly and we need more news outlets like the Sun to make our citizens aware of what's happening. I am on the same ship as Sun employees and it's time we stood together to push back against a takeover of our country by these elite crooks. Ron Paul is a small example of how we are all being treated.
We must all share as much knowledge as we can. I don't like the military industrial complex (Romney) taking over the country. Private, for-profit prison corporations are donating to governors and judges campaigns to lock people up, at which time these private prisons force inmates to work and make weapons of war for 26 cents an hour. Over 40% of defense workers have been let go and been replaced by inmates. Read this article titled "The Pentagon and Slave Labor" http://www.workers.org/2011/us/pentagon_...
Hey teamster: I seriously doubt your statement: "Many Ron Paul supporters have told me that they will vote for OBAMA!" That's really funny! I know hundreds and hundreds of Paul supporters and I know none of them that will vote for Obama.
The common wisdom among them is that if the state in which they live in WILL count write-in votes, they will do THAT, if not, they will likely vote for Gary Johnson because he is qualified and honest and for the people and the next best thing to Ron Paul. Here is Johnson's talk at PAUL Festival this past weekend. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmXaQg2GS...
Way to go Sun and get your facts wrong... Need to do a little research, didn't they teach you that in journalism school? Here is the true exact cause and effect of the rule change and refusal to nominate Paul, since the rule change from five to eight, which did happen, is not meant to go into effect until the next national convention. While rule change and denial of nomination both occurred, they are not directly causally connected.
Ron Paul is the only real Republican left in the RNC. He actually made sense and was the best candidate. So it is only logical to get rid of him because the big money needs a good puppet. And no one looks and acts that role better than Mitt Romney.