MN State GOP Convention Thread

[LostNFoundNTx]

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[Ray]

And the cherry on top: we got "end the Fed" added to the MN GOP platform

 

[The Northbreather]

Thank you all soooooo much. Love from the west coast!!!

 

[Tiger35]

"Wow! Ron Blartz seats a @Kurtbills alternate when @severson's daughter goes to endorse her dad. Refusing to seat her to vote for him! #mngop"

Mrs. Severson was an alternate. Not the highest ranking alternate either. She was rightfully NOT sat due to the order of alternates that were there. She was sat for the second vote when someone left their seat. Ron B was simply following the rules and respected those that were selected as delegates ahead of her. Nepotism? I can see where it might have been misconstrued. Ron B is a genuine guy who has been fighting for Liberty, as a lone wolf at times, since the Goldwater days.

 

[Tiger35]

Marianne I think deserves as well as others of course but deserves many thanks from all of us for her hard work and leadership not just in 2012 but also 2008. Thanks Marianne.

+1

 

[helmuth_hubener]

So 32 out of 40 is the final count? Woohoo!

 

[No1butPaul]

I think they should rename St. Paul, Minnesota to Ron Paul, Minnesota one day.

Airline destination would read: Minneapolis/Ron Paul

 

[rodo1776]

Thanks Minnie

I am so proud to be a Minnesotan today and also in 08 when RP patriots figured out how to control precincts, conventions, slates, stealth etc. . . . I LOVE YOU SCRIBBLER and all the rest of the great people in my home state of Minny. I now live in Costa Rica so can’t be there to help. Other than a few bucks on donations. You all from my perspective 3 thousand miles away really did a great job. Just like in 08. I watched most of the live feed today and from what I can see you all left the convention united. Let’s not let our loss for Dr. Paul as nominee end this revolution. We have come so far since 07.
Please give money to Kurt Bills. If there is a money bomb for MN delegates to get to Tampa I’m in.
Thanks so much all of you in Minnesota. I know that it had to be a contribution of a lot of time and money to get this result this weekend,
Also we with a Minnesota coach Herb Brooks and his team pulled out a miracle In the 80 Olympics winning the hockey gold medal against the Russians. I kind of think this was a repeat of that. Thanks Minny.

So here is Queen with a video that may be appropriate.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyVXFpD4k_s&feature=related

 

[sailingaway]

It sounds like they are still voting for committeeman and committeewoman. Sounds like the old committeeman got reelected, was he ours? I thought only the woman was ours

MNGOP ‏@mngop
#MNGOP Chairman Pat Shortridge Congratulates RNC National Committeeman, Jeff Johnson on his Re-Election. http://bit.ly/J5w1LX #mngop12

ballots are in now for committeewoman per twitter.

 

[ItsTime]

Awesome news guys! Keep fighting everywhere! Storm the conventions! Win the conventions!

 

[sailingaway]

WE LOST COMMITTEEWOMAN?????

Did our people leave?

Ben Golnik ‏@bgolnik
Congrats to Janet Beihoffer, new MN natl committeewoman #mngop12

 

[sailingaway]

Mark J. Westpfahl ‏@MarkJWestpfahl
Results are in #mngop12 215 for Jaent Beihoffer! 124 for Pat Anderson

WTH?

 

[simplyjacy]

The State Central was another event held after the State Convention. It's another $75 to enter. Most of our delegates left after the State Convention. I believe the new Committeewoman won't be taking office until after Tampa.

 

[Agorism]

So we had 20 before the convention from district stuff, but who won the at large ones?

 

[KenInMontiMN]

...If there is a money bomb for MN delegates to get to Tampa I’m in.

While I don't believe a chip-in has been done for MN delegates to Tampa statewide, we do have one underway for our delegates from MN's 6th Congressional District... all Paul delegates unless you consider Bachmann who won't need or get any funds from this (technically though Ms. Bachmann is now a resident of MN's 4th since the redistricting in February). MN's 6th has the distinction of sending more Paul delegates to our state convention than any other district here, though statewide the effort was tremendous everywhere under differing circumstances. Our group of CD6 Paul delegates thank you so very much in advance for your consideration of this.

http://kenanderson55309.chipin.com/mn-cd6-gop-nat-delalts

 

[ctiger2]

So we had 20 before the convention from district stuff, but who won the at large ones?

@tomscheck
Janet Beihoffer won MN's RNC Committee woman election on first ballot against incumbent Pat Anderson. #mngop12

@tomscheck
45 of 50 delegates (and alternates) elected through #mngop system back Ron Paul. MNGOP Chair, RNC Committeeman and woman are also going.

@tomscheck
To clarify an earlier tweet. MNGOP sending 40 delegates to RNC. 32 are committed supporters to Ron Paul.

@tomscheck
Paul supporters also secured 13 of the 13 alternates today.

@tomscheck
That means 25 of the 26 delegates and alternate delegates elected at the #mngop12 are committed Paul backers.

 

[KenInMontiMN]

If Pat Anderson (outgoing nat committeewoman) sticks with Paul in Tampa that's 33 of 40, but don't bet the whole farm on that one, she's a likely Paul vote but a politically motivated creature who can be swayed. I do believe the old guard ousting her today should if anything make a Paul vote from her more certain, not less so.

 

[Isaac Bickerstaff]

The last time The Establishment voted against us in State Central out of spite, they elected an executive committee that ended up having to resign in disgrace in its entirety and a debt of over $2 million (that we know about). For almost 6 months now, we have been dealing with the aftermath of their arrogance, secrecy, and bad behavior and they end up doing it again.

 

[Ray]

If Pat Anderson (outgoing nat committeewoman) sticks with Paul in Tampa that's 33 of 40, but don't bet the whole farm on that one, she's a likely Paul vote but a politically motivated creature who can be swayed. I do believe the old guard ousting her today should if anything make a Paul vote from her more certain, not less so.

I don't think we can count on her vote.

 

[SewrRatt]

I think they should rename St. Paul, Minnesota to Ron Paul, Minnesota one day.

Airline destination would read: Minneapolis/Ron Paul

I think you mean Misesapolis/Ron Paul