June 13, 2008
Friday Liveblogging at the Texas GOP Convention
Dan Garcia (Texas Young Republicans) proselytizes.
Greg at RhymesWithRight is blogging the convention, along with RepublicofDave.com and Will at Lone Star Report.
The Ron Paul Revolution is here, sort of:
The Republican Liberty Caucus a/k/a the "Ron Paul Republicans" are here, as well:
The Texas State Rifle Association was a few booths away:
This protester had a message for the delegates:
UPDATE: The centerpiece of the afternoon general session was the challenge to incumbent Party Chairman Tina Benkiser. The core of the coalition supporting Perry were Ron Paul supporters, but a coalition of frustrated grassroots activists coalesced around Perry's candidacy.
Incumbent Party Chairman Tina Benkiser
Challenger Paul Perry
When the votes were counted, Benkiser was re-elected by a margin of approximately 2:1 over Perry.
By Ragnar Danneskjold, Typical Bitter Gun-Clinger at June 13, 2008 03:08 PM | | l digg this
