Ron Paul Abilene

As I’ve noted many times, most reporters are stupid, lazy or both. They don’t get Ron Paul and his movement because they are incapable of getting Paul and his movement. They can understand the horserace aspect of this election but are unable to fathom the complexities of a movement that will last far beyond it.

Well, when a reporter sort of gets it, he deserves props. What Edward Morrissey wrote in The Week Tuesday is by no means a comprehensive take on the rEVOLution, but he does get one important and integral part right. Predicting great success from the Paul camp in Minnesota, Morrissey wrote:

He has already succeeded in winning half of Minnesota’s delegates, thanks to superior organization at the local and congressional-district conventions… There is a good possibility that Paul will have more delegates than anyone not named Mitt Romney by the time Republicans gather for their quadrennial convention in Tampa.

So what is the real endgame? 

Most people miss the fact that Paul has already achieved his end game… The real goal was to seize control of party apparatuses in states that rely on caucuses. With that in hand, Paul’s organization can direct party funds and operations to recruit and support candidates that follow Paul’s platform, and in that way exert some influence on the national Republican Party as well, potentially for years to come.

Paul hasn’t won every battle in that fight, but Minnesota will probably end up being more the rule than the exception.

Kurt Bills winning the GOP nomination for the U.S. Senate is but one example of this kind of influence. Paul’s movement, our movement, as I noted on Tuesday, will continue to active victories in many forms–and I don’t mean simply symbolic strides, but electoral and policy victories that will reshape American politics and the direction of this country. Few reporters will predict any of this. Few are predicting it now. But in their infinite stupor, they’ll all end up reporting on it.

Again, this is only the beginning. Many thanks again to our hardworking and passionate folks in Minnesota.

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Reports TwinCities.com:

The Ron Paul revolution has completed its sweep over the Minnesota Republican Party convention here.

Paul backers won 12 of 13 Republican National Convention delegate slots filled in balloting Saturday, May 19, at Rivers Edge Civic Center.

They might have taken all 13 seats if a Paul state delegate had not graciously conceded the final slot to Rep. Michele Bachmann.

The results mean 32 of Minnesota’s 40 national delegates to the Republican convention in Tampa in August will be committed to Paul. Supporters of the Texas congressman and presidential candidate won 20 of the 24 national delegate slots filled at Republican congressional district conventions earlier this spring.

The vote was a well-organized coup by the Paul newcomers over longtime party activists.

“It shows that the Ron Paul people are extremely organized and very serious about winning those spots, and the non-Ron Paul folks were not as well organized,” said Republican National Committeeman Jeff Johnson.

Marianne Stebbins, Paul’s state campaign chairwoman, said their victory “sends a message that we’re not just giving lip service to liberty and smaller government — we’re serious about it…”

Paul has all but conceded the GOP nomination to Romney, but his supporters reportedly hope to influence the party platform…

His victory in Minnesota also could have a practical impact. He needs the support of five state delegations in order to have his name placed in nomination at the national convention, which would allow him to give a prime-time speech.

Stebbins said if national party leaders are smart, they will welcome Paul supporters with open arms…

“We have had bitter battles in the past at endorsing conventions, where people were at each other’s throats, but we came together in the end and stood by the candidates,” she said. “I think we’re already unifying.”

The Paul crowd pulled off a bloodless coup. Unlike other states where brawls broke out between Paul fans and Romney supporters, the Minnesota convention was a relatively civil affair. There were no fistfights or shouting matches on the convention floor…

As tension mounted between the Paul newcomers and the longtime activists they displaced, Johnson took the microphone to address that issue head on. He told the delegates to acknowledge their disagreements.

To the “Ron Paul lovers,” he said that many in the old guard think “you don’t care about the Republican Party.”

“If that makes you mad, make sure it doesn’t happen,” Johnson said. He called on Paul’s supporters to stay active and help elect all GOP candidates.

To the “Ron Paul haters,” he said, “get over it. If we don’t grow, we die as a party…” 

Ron Paul endorsed candidate Kurt Bills has won the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate in Minnesota! Victory for our movement comes in many forms. This is unquestionably one of them. Enjoy it and let’s work to put Bills in the U.S. Senate come November!

PAC address: www.pacliberty.com – Liberty for All PAC

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Meet the Rich Texan Twentysomething Bankrolling His Own Super PAC

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Meet John Ramsey, the 21-year-old millionaire and Stephen F. Austin State University student, who founded and funded his own super PAC with his inheritance…

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The insiders have shifted their focus from attacking Ron Paul to attacking US. Why? Because WE are winning. Not Ron Paul, WE are.

WE are the ones that are keeping the establishment up at night. They keep throwing all of the “Paultard” epithets at us and WE keep on winning and growing.

You think THEY are afraid of a President Paul?
That’s nothing compared to a Republican Party controlled top to bottom by Ron Paul Republicans. A runaway GOP gives THEM nightmares.

So what are they doing and how should we respond?

Let me summarize a little recent history:

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The Campaign may have given up on Primaries, but we haven’t.

On June 5th, 2012, registered Republicans in South Dakota will vote in the Republican presidential primary. Recently, the official Ron Paul campaign announced it will fully channel its financial resources and staff to delegate and convention operations instead of upcoming primary states, like South Dakota. Consequently, it’s up to grassroots supporters of Dr. Paul and his message, to carry the torch and deliver a strong showing on June 5th.

http://www.southdakotaforliberty.com/

Please help us out. We need to try and raise between $10,000 and $25,000 in the next week or so for this to have maximum effect. We already have a few big donors lined up but every little bit helps.

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