Today will mark the end, or the ultimate success, of Ron Paul's delegate insurgency.
After a primary campaign in which Paul's team focused on the most
ignored parts of the GOP process, winning delegates in overlooked caucus
states and organizing around delegate votes at state conventions, Paul
supporters will have their last chance today to ensure an official
presence for Paul at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla.
The Nebraska GOP convention - the last in which delegates will be up for
grabs - will offer a long shot at putting Paul over a critical
threshold.
Paul is on the cusp of winning enough support to secure a 15-minute
speaking slot and to have his name placed on the ballot of official
candidates for the nomination at the Republican National Convention in
August.
Mainstream Republicans would blanch at such a prospect, given that
Paul's views on the Federal Reserve, currency, foreign policy and
America's global military presence run antithetical to Republican
orthodoxy. Republican Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman, a supporter of Mitt Romney, has been making phone calls and organizing delegate support for Romney to block Paul's supporters at the state convention.
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