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Nov. 01, 2009
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Paul backers' claims justified

Three of his delegates should have gone to GOP convention

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

RENO -- Eighteen months later, Nevada Republicans have completed a count of all delegate ballots from last year's state convention.

A group of disaffected Republicans says it feels vindicated after a Friday night count of missing ballots from the April 2008 gathering showed three delegates for U.S. Rep. Ron Paul should have been sent to the national convention.

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    • Paul supporters said they felt party leaders cheated them out of a place at the national convention when they abruptly recessed the convention before delegate ballots from the state's 2nd Congressional District could be counted. The district was allowed to choose three of the state's 34 delegates to the national convention.

    The convention in Reno ended after Paul supporters won a rule change that allowed them to vote Paul delegates to the convention.

    "It's good to get it done," said Wayne Terhune, a Paul supporter. "It's nice to be vindicated. The fact the three Ron Paul people won indicates that might have been the reason they shut down the convention."

    Party leaders say the count will have no impact on the state's role in nominating U.S. Sen. John McCain as the party's presidential nominee last year. But they said they hope it brings closure to Paul supporters and others who had pressed for the count.

    "This should have been done a long time ago," said Nancy Ernaut, state party chairwoman.

    About 25 Republicans gathered at the party's Washoe County headquarters to count ballots that had spent the last 18 months locked in a casino cashier cage at the Peppermill, where the convention was held.

    The count showed Paul delegate Robert Terhune won the most votes in the 2nd Congressional District, with 288. Paul supporters Marla Criss and Pat Kerby had 283 votes each.

    Controversy over the state convention prompted Paul supporters to later hold an insurgent state convention, where Paul won most of the national convention delegates.

    A Nevada GOP committee appointed another delegation, mostly prominent party regulars and contributors.

    A key Republican National Committee panel then recommended a compromise list of delegates and said it was troubled by the "ineptness" of the Nevada GOP.

    Paul supporters blame then-state GOP Chairwoman Sue Lowden for the state convention flap and hope to make it an issue in the U.S. Senate race.

    Lowden is one of about a dozen Republicans vying for the seat held by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.

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    Robert Holloway wrote on November 02, 2009 04:21 PM: Thanks to Cynthia Kennedy for making my day. Someone sent me Cynthia's song today and I thought it was worth sharing.


    Robert Holloway wrote on November 02, 2009 04:15 PM:
    Wake Up Little Susie

    with slight lyric change by: Cynthia Kennedy

    Wake up, little Susie, wake up
    Wake up, little Susie, wake up
    The ballots are out of the box
    Terhune, Kerby & Criss did rock
    Wake up little Susie
    Wake up little Susie, well
    Whatta ya gonna tell the press?
    How ya gonna fix this mess?
    Whatta we gonna tell the delegates when they say…..oh my gosh
    Wake up little Susie
    Wake up little Susie, well
    You told Bob Beers to gavel that convention closed
    Well Susie baby looks like you blew it again
    Wake up little Susie
    Wake up little Susie, you gotta go home

    Wake up, little Susie, wake up
    Wake up, little Susie, wake up
    Your campaign isn't so hot, With just Muth you’re stuck on the pot
    You broke the rules, your goose is cooked, your reputation's shot
    Wake up little Susie
    Wake up little Susie, well

    Whatta ya gonna tell the press?
    How ya gonna fix this mess?
    Whatta ya gonna tell your friends?
    Wake up little Susie
    Wake up little Susie


    Robert Holloway wrote on November 02, 2009 04:14 PM: This will probably end any hope that Sue Lowden has of reaching the senate. Let her retire from politics and deal blackjack in Laughlin.


    J.T. wrote on November 02, 2009 04:15 AM: This story could really have legs. Up to now, I've thought of Lowden as the clear front-runner for the Republican nomination. But this story could create a stink that she'll find hard to wash off. I wonder: why didn't she just let those three Ron Paul delegates go to the national convention? What harm would there have been? Certainly not as much harm as this story causes now.


    ...big dea wrote on November 01, 2009 05:15 PM: Why do people act surprised over this? Big deal, it happened, get over it. When you fools stop expecting government to be something more than the end of a loaded gun maybe you'll realize that your expectations for "good government" are pipe dreams.


    Josh wrote on November 01, 2009 01:57 PM: They shut down the election count in Washington state early too. With rigged media and elections, why even bother to give your mandate.


    Dizzy wrote on November 01, 2009 12:40 PM: If I drank as much Vodka as Sue I wouldn't remember much of anything as well.


    Dan May wrote on November 01, 2009 10:13 AM: The Reno paper covered the story with more details.

    http://www.rgj.com/article/20091030/NEWS/91030046&OAS_sitepage=news.rgj.com%2Fbreakingnews

    Besides listing how many votes the Paul delegates received, they also listed the names of who Lowden and the insiders selected to go to the National Convention and represent the people of NV.

    Here's the 3 winners and Lowden's 3 replacements.

    "Paul delegate Robert Terhune won the most votes, with 288. Paul supporters Marla Criss and Pat Kerby had 283 votes each."

    "The delegates who actually went to the national convention for the 2nd Congressional District were Michelle Beard, who received 12 votes; Fely Quitevis, who received 19 votes; and Barbara Scoville who received no votes."

    This wasn't a crime of small proportions. This is the sort of thing that can only happen when the entire inner circle of the NV State Republican Party is controlled by thugs. As the National Republican Party ruled in September 2008 after reviewing the matter, it was "unacceptable."




    Joe Bama wrote on November 01, 2009 09:57 AM: I thought the Cubans stole Florida?


    bush stole florida wrote on November 01, 2009 09:48 AM:
    america said zero.


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