GOP Elects McCain Slate Of Delegates
Supporters of Ron Paul failed Saturday in their attempt to elect an alternate slate of delegates to the Republican National Convention.
The move by a group calling itself the Liberty Coalition came during the state convention at the Tulsa Renaissance Hotel.
The coalition said it deemed the state party's executive committee slate of 46 at-large delegates and alternates insufficiently conservative and tried to put up its own convention slate. It was able to force a roll call vote, but the executive committee slate was approved with about two-thirds of the vote.
The action ensures Oklahoma's delegates will support John McCain, who won the Oklahoma presidential primary.
Party insider and Tulsa blogger Michael Bates has several "inside" reports on what occurred at the convention.
The move by a group calling itself the Liberty Coalition came during the state convention at the Tulsa Renaissance Hotel.
The coalition said it deemed the state party's executive committee slate of 46 at-large delegates and alternates insufficiently conservative and tried to put up its own convention slate. It was able to force a roll call vote, but the executive committee slate was approved with about two-thirds of the vote.
The action ensures Oklahoma's delegates will support John McCain, who won the Oklahoma presidential primary.
Party insider and Tulsa blogger Michael Bates has several "inside" reports on what occurred at the convention.
Labels: 2008 Presidential Race, Republican State Convention, Ron Paul
posted by Mike McCarville @ 12:01 AM
<< Home