Poteau GOP Leader Fears 'Shenanigans'
Republican leader Bobbie McAuliffe of Poteau fears supporters of GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul plan an action she describes as "shenanigans" at the party's upcoming convention on May 3rd.
McAuliffe expresses her fears in a post on the blog http://www.getrightok.com/.
She writes that Paul supporters, despite his lackluster showing in the February GOP presidential primary, appear to be trying to load the party convention with Paul delegates. Paul supporters have been critical of GOP presidential nominee John McCain, who won the Oklahoma primary.
McAuliffe's post: "On January 29, LeFlore County held our precinct caucuses to attempt to elect chairmen/ladies for each precinct. Only 32 people attended and only 8 of the 38 precincts were represented. 17 of those 32 people had never attended any of our meetings or events in the past. The first red flag for me went up when Ron Paul won our straw poll with well over 50% of the vote. Anyone who has participated in internet forums knows how the Revolution brags about how many straw polls Ron Paul has won with exaggerated %s. This is how they do it.
"February 5 was the State Presidential Preference Primary and Ron Paul only garnered 3.6% of the vote in LeFlore County, 63 of the 1847 votes cast. There are over 4000 registered Republicans in LeFlore County.
"On March 1 we had our LeFlore County GOP Convention and about a dozen people I had identified as Ron Paul Supporters signed up to be delegates and saying they want to serve on the Rules and Platform committees, along with 11 I know to be conservatives, to go to the 2nd District Convention in Muskogee on March 8.
"Our Chairlady was not expected to attend the convention because she had long planned a vacation with her parents, and put me in charge of handling things. On a spurt of brilliance I checked the voter registration of the 17 newbies to our precinct elections in the VoterVault and learned only 3 were registered Republicans; the others were either "not found" or Democrats, but I know VoterVault is not updated regularly.
"When I received the delegate list, I went to the county election board to verify registration and learned all of them had recently registered, or changed their registration to Republican.
"At the convention, things really went quite smoothly. The meeting was scheduled to begin at 12:30 and an optional bbq sandwich lunch was served prior. Then all of the delegates introduced themselves and the voting began. We first voted separately to elect 3 delegates and then three alternates. Paul people had been informed there would be someone near the front holding up cards with the name of delegates who were Paul supporters so they could vote for a member of the Revolution.
"Every vote went to a second ballot and in the end 2 Ron Paul delegates (1 from LeFlore County) was elected and 1 Ron Paul delegate (this one also from LeFlore County) was elected. 50% of the 2nd District delegates will be going to Minneapolis with bells on. It was all over about 4pm.
"I praise them for showing up and voting for what they believe in, and I am mad as heck at conservatives who did not. What happened at the District 5 convention should never have happened.
"I do believe shenanigans are planned for the State Convention, and the National Convention. If you have signed up to be a voting delegate at the State Convention, I strongly urge you to be there. If you can afford the trip and time please register before April 11, to be elected as one of the 3 'at large' delegates to the national convention at the State Convention." Meanwhile, www.redoklahoma.org reports there's growing concern within the GOP about Paul's supporters: "RedOklahoma.org Editors this weekend received several tips from credible sources that Oklahoma State Republican Party Vice-Chair Cheryl Williams is an active lieutenant in the Ron Paul conspiracy to hijack the Republican National Convention taking place this September in Minneapolis.
Nationwide, grassroots Paul supporters are using elaborate procedural motions and exploiting convention rules to elect pro-Paul delegates to District and State Conventions. Their ultimate goal is to send Paul supporters to the GOP National Convention to defeat John McCain and overrule millions of Republicans nationwide who voted in their primaries and caucuses. A timeline of events is emerging illustrating the Paul conspiracy’s successful effort to win two-thirds of delegates elected at the 5th District Convention this past Saturday and the role Williams played."
McAuliffe expresses her fears in a post on the blog http://www.getrightok.com/.
She writes that Paul supporters, despite his lackluster showing in the February GOP presidential primary, appear to be trying to load the party convention with Paul delegates. Paul supporters have been critical of GOP presidential nominee John McCain, who won the Oklahoma primary.
McAuliffe's post: "On January 29, LeFlore County held our precinct caucuses to attempt to elect chairmen/ladies for each precinct. Only 32 people attended and only 8 of the 38 precincts were represented. 17 of those 32 people had never attended any of our meetings or events in the past. The first red flag for me went up when Ron Paul won our straw poll with well over 50% of the vote. Anyone who has participated in internet forums knows how the Revolution brags about how many straw polls Ron Paul has won with exaggerated %s. This is how they do it.
"February 5 was the State Presidential Preference Primary and Ron Paul only garnered 3.6% of the vote in LeFlore County, 63 of the 1847 votes cast. There are over 4000 registered Republicans in LeFlore County.
"On March 1 we had our LeFlore County GOP Convention and about a dozen people I had identified as Ron Paul Supporters signed up to be delegates and saying they want to serve on the Rules and Platform committees, along with 11 I know to be conservatives, to go to the 2nd District Convention in Muskogee on March 8.
"Our Chairlady was not expected to attend the convention because she had long planned a vacation with her parents, and put me in charge of handling things. On a spurt of brilliance I checked the voter registration of the 17 newbies to our precinct elections in the VoterVault and learned only 3 were registered Republicans; the others were either "not found" or Democrats, but I know VoterVault is not updated regularly.
"When I received the delegate list, I went to the county election board to verify registration and learned all of them had recently registered, or changed their registration to Republican.
"At the convention, things really went quite smoothly. The meeting was scheduled to begin at 12:30 and an optional bbq sandwich lunch was served prior. Then all of the delegates introduced themselves and the voting began. We first voted separately to elect 3 delegates and then three alternates. Paul people had been informed there would be someone near the front holding up cards with the name of delegates who were Paul supporters so they could vote for a member of the Revolution.
"Every vote went to a second ballot and in the end 2 Ron Paul delegates (1 from LeFlore County) was elected and 1 Ron Paul delegate (this one also from LeFlore County) was elected. 50% of the 2nd District delegates will be going to Minneapolis with bells on. It was all over about 4pm.
"I praise them for showing up and voting for what they believe in, and I am mad as heck at conservatives who did not. What happened at the District 5 convention should never have happened.
"I do believe shenanigans are planned for the State Convention, and the National Convention. If you have signed up to be a voting delegate at the State Convention, I strongly urge you to be there. If you can afford the trip and time please register before April 11, to be elected as one of the 3 'at large' delegates to the national convention at the State Convention." Meanwhile, www.redoklahoma.org reports there's growing concern within the GOP about Paul's supporters: "RedOklahoma.org Editors this weekend received several tips from credible sources that Oklahoma State Republican Party Vice-Chair Cheryl Williams is an active lieutenant in the Ron Paul conspiracy to hijack the Republican National Convention taking place this September in Minneapolis.
Nationwide, grassroots Paul supporters are using elaborate procedural motions and exploiting convention rules to elect pro-Paul delegates to District and State Conventions. Their ultimate goal is to send Paul supporters to the GOP National Convention to defeat John McCain and overrule millions of Republicans nationwide who voted in their primaries and caucuses. A timeline of events is emerging illustrating the Paul conspiracy’s successful effort to win two-thirds of delegates elected at the 5th District Convention this past Saturday and the role Williams played."
Labels: Bobbie McAuliffe, Cheryl Williams, John McCain, Ron Paul
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