Ron Paul: His Opponents Don’t Even Know They’ve Been Beaten

Business Insider with details on the
Ron Paul campaign’s stealth efforts for total Republican Party
dominance, after explaining again all the reasons to doubt
the legitimacy of the announced straw poll vote (nonbinding on
eventual delegates) in Maine:

The Paul campaign believes it has won the majority of Maine’s
delegates….

Caucus chaos has also proved to be fertile ground for Paul’s
quiet takeover of the Republican Party. Since 2008, the campaign
and Paul’s Campaign for Liberty PAC have made a concerted effort to
get Paul sympathists involved in the political process. Now, tumult
in state party organizations has allowed these supporters to rise
up the ranks.

“We like strong party leadership when it comes from us,” Paul
campaign chair Jesse Benton told Business Insider. “Our people work
very hard to make sure that their voice is heard.”

The fruits of this labor are evident in Iowa, where Paul’s
former state campaign co-chair A.J. Spiker was just elected as the
new chairman of the Iowa Republican Party. Spiker replaces Matt
Strawn, who stepped down over this year’s Iowa caucus dustup. In
Nevada, the state chair has also resigned over caucus disaster, and
several Ron Paul supporters are well-positioned to step up to fill
the void. These new leaders not only expand Paul’s influence at the
state level, but also help protect Paul and his hard-won delegates
from state party machinations as the delegate-selection process
moves to district and state conventions, and eventually the
Republican National Convention this summer.

“We are always trying to bring people into the party,” Benton
said. “I think that is a very positive thing for Republicans. Ron
is the person who can build the Republican base, bring new blood
into the party. That’s how you build the party.” 

In Maine, the caucus disaster has made the state GOP prime for a
Ron Paul takeover. And that means that Paul’s hard-won delegates
will be protected as the delegate selection process

“We are taking over the party,” Wead told BI. “That’s the
important thing — and that is what we are doing in Maine.”

Daily Beast has more on this angle of You can read the rest of this article at: http://reason.com/blog/2012/02/16/ron-paul-his-opponents-dont-even-know-th

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