Ron Paul Delegates Walk Off Convention Floor in Protest

"It's an embarassment to the process, it's an embarassment to the state of Maine and to the party as a whole how things were conducted today," said Maine National Committeewoman Ashley Ryan minutes after half the Maine delegation walked off the Republican National Convention floor in protest.

Ron Paul-supporting delegates have accused the Republican establishment of changing the rules of the seating process in order to avoid embarassment for Republican nominee Mitt Romney. Their arguments are not without merit.

The Ron Paul faction did not go out quietly, cheering loudly whenever Ron Paul delegates were announced and yelling out the running tally of Paul votes every time the convention announcer failed to do so.

While Maine--and the broader Ron Paul movement--lost this symbolic battle, some delegates say that Republicans have made a bad mistake alienating the Ron Paul vote by picking this fight.

"The party's fractured. This was completely unneccessary, and it's ridiculous," said Ron Paul supporter and Oklahoma delegate Steve Dixon.

Approximately 2 minutes.

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[ThePodpie]

fuck romney & obama

[uglyd0g]

Do not waste your vote on a write-in. I would vote for Ron too but he did not apply as a write-in candidate as is required by almost every state. That means a write-in vote for him wouldn't count at all. It would quite literally be thrown away and not even looked at. If you want to shake the establishment, vote for Gary Johnson, the 2012 Libertarian candidate. He has stated he would gladly run with Paul as his VP. He also needs all the help he can get to be in the presidential debates coming up.

[Roachcannon]

Zionist jewish hands are behind this right up to their necks. Ron Paul was a threat to their iron clad monopoly in America and the RNC is as controlled by them as the DNC is, nothing at all different. America, if the gentile christians do not rise up and fight them head on they are going to destroy the constitution and the christian culture and society. Look at all the names of these elite politicians that controll all these organizations and committees and power, almost all zionist jews!

[spareaxe]

I am not a Republican but, this is a mess for everyone.

[VectorSkies]

Woo, that Ashley Ryan. She's easy on the eyes, eh? Ha ha ha.

[3soccerstars]

We need a viable 3rd/ 4th party. As a social liberal I hope it comes from the splitting of the Republicans. They need young folks and new thoughts and need to stop trying to legislate morality like a bunch of Puritans.

The Republican Party as we know it is dead. Reagan would have been too liberal for them in 2012.

[xXSiNiSteRXx1]

Yeeeeee hawwww get ur pitch forks and rally up were gunna gettteemmm dont forget the root beer!!!! ROOT BEER

[jcrowley1985]

So we doing this revolution or not?

[Casanuda]

Yeah, just the American people as a whole by jailing people without charges, assassinating children around the world, and rolling up the constitution into a cigar. He's easily the biggest shyster in the election and Romney is only less so because he's a shitty liar.

Vote anyone but Obama and Romney. They have the same owners.

[AncientCookieMonster]

I will allways be a Ron Paul supporter , But sence mitt romney thinks he can steal delegates and votes i will be voting for President Obama. Atlest Obama does not scam lie and cheat his own party.