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Despite the machinery, some strange things are happening in the GOP


Suppression of Ron Paul:

Louisiana GOP spirals into chaos as Ron Paul delegates injured, arrested | The Raw Story

Several supporters of Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) sustained injuries while being arrested during the Louisiana Republican Party’s state convention over the weekend, in a conflict that engulfed the meeting after Paul’s supporters overwhelmed other delegates and voted in new leadership, only to be ignored.

Nevada county Republican Party billboard rips Romney with Bush comparison | The Raw Story

The Las Vegas-based Clarke County Republican Party in Nevada is sponsoring a billboard warning that presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney would be a disaster for the country like George W. Bush.

The Las Vegas Sun’s Jon Ralston posted an photo of the billboard on Monday, which also compares Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) to President Ronald Reagan.

The billboard goes on to advertise OathKeepers.org, a libertarian website.

“The message is unmistakable: Ron Paul is like Ronald Reagan and Mitt Romney is like George W. Bush,” Ralston wrote. “The latter is not meant kindly, I assure you.”

“I swear, folks: The Republicans here are better than any act on the Strip. It is not even close,” he added.

Last month, the Republican National Committee warned Nevada Republicans that they could be blocked from the Republican National Convention later this year if they sent too many delegates supporting Paul.

Republicans who worry that Paul supporters have taken over the state and county parties have set up independent in-state groups to perform normal Republican Party functions like getting out the vote for Romney.