Tension Boils Over for Nevada Delegates Supporting Ron Paul
Chris Maddaloni/CQ Roll Call
A Ron Paul supporter in the Nevada delegation tries to block a Mitt Romney sign while the state's vote is read at the Republican National Convention on Tuesday.
The former presidential candidate's ardent supporters - now the majority of the state's delegation after running a well-organized operation at the state convention in May - swatted away precedent and announced during the official roll call vote that 17 of Nevada's 28 delegates were casting their vote for Paul. Only five cast votes for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.
Based on the results of the Nevada caucuses in February, Romney should have received 20 of the 28 votes, but nine Paul supporters slated to vote for Romney cast their vote for Paul instead. The result was an angry confrontation between Paul delegates and Romney backers, including National Committeeman and former Gov. Bob List.
"This is what we came here to do," delegation Chairman Wayne Terhune told Roll Call on the convention floor moments after he announced the vote.
The party establishment was aware of this possibility, and the friction within the delegation was palpable on Monday morning, when the group met in Tampa for the first time.
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