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Mitt Romney Meets the Wingnuts

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Lidane5/03/2012 2:30:14 pm PDT

The wingnuts are a problem, but not as much as the Paultards could be if Mittens isn’t careful:

Ron Paul’s Delegate Antics Could Spell Trouble For GOP Convention

If Paul can secure a plurality of delegates in just five states, they can try to nominate him from the convention floor in accordance with the convention rules — potentially providing an embarrassing distraction just at the moment the party is supposed to unify on the public stage. According to Josh Putnam, a professor of political science at Davidson College and expert on delegate procedures, Paul’s supporters should “easily” reach that threshold with likely pluralities in Minnesota, Massachusetts, Colorado and Iowa, in addition to Louisiana. And that could just be the tip of the iceberg.