As predicted, Ron Paul backers take over Maine GOP convention

AUGUSTA, Maine — Even before the Maine Republican Party convention kicked off in earnest Saturday morning, there was a buzz around the event.

Would GOP Chairman Charlie Webster face a backlash for apparently bending the rules to name a convention chairman ahead of time and not at the convention? Would Ron Paul supporters “take over” the convention, as Webster feared? Would what is supposed to be a party-building gathering devolve into a fractured mess?

Those questions were answered by lunchtime: Yes, yes and yes.

In extremely close votes late Saturday morning, convention-goers elected Ron Morrell, a Paul delegate, as secretary and then elected Brent Tweed, also a Paul delegate, as chairman.

Both were picked over the two candidates that were endorsed by the party establishment and the votes signaled a likely shift in how the convention would unfold.

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So far at the Maine GOP convention, everything is going as planned for the Paul camp. I don't think it is over yet but they have already voted a few Paul delegates. If this keeps up, Paul will be officially taking the state away from Romney.

So glad to see.

After the fiasco's in Washington, Iowa and Missouri it's great to see the old guard lose control.

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Shhh... don't tell the shills who still think he has no chance.....






S&f my friend