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Which convention is going to erupt?
It was so ridiculous when Rush Limbaugh recently urged unrest at August's Democratic convention in Denver that I didn't even write about it at the time. Ironically, depending of course on how a few things work out over the next couple of weeks, it may be the GOP convention in St. Paul that sees its own "Operation Chaos," courtesy of the mayor of Paulville, Ron Paul:
But in the meantime, quietly, largely under the radar of most people, the forces of Rep. Ron Paul have been organizing across the country to stage an embarrassing public revolt against Sen. John McCain when Republicans gather for their national convention in St. Paul at the beginning of September.
How so?
The last three months Paul's forces, who donated $34.5 million to his White House effort and upwards of one million total votes, have, as The Ticket has noted, been fighting a series of guerrilla battles with party establishment officials at county and state conventions from Washington and Missouri to Maine and Mississippi. Their goal: to take control of local committees, boost their delegate totals and influence platform debates.
Sounds like a lot of fun -- although unfortunately Paul only has 19 delegate so far out of more than 2,000; even exited candidates Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney have far more. He may squeeze a few more, and I wish hin luck. A prime time speaking gig for Ron Paul might be the only thing that could wake up St. Paul.