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Ron Paul Decisively Wins Minnesota and Carries Delegates in Multiple Other States

Gains in Michigan, Minnesota, Vermont and Virginia affirm delegate-attainment strategy

LAKE JACKSON, Texas – Supporters of 2012 Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul have propelled him to an historic win in Minnesota this weekend, with delegate gains having occurred in multiple other states as well.  The recent achievements affirm Paul’s delegate-attainment strategy, and support the notion that he and his platform will be featured prominently at the Republican National Convention in Tampa this August.

In Minnesota, Paul organizers won a decisive 12 of 13 delegates to the RNC at the Rivers Edge Convention Center in St. Cloud, wrapping up the North Star State’s two-tier nominating contest.  Earlier this spring, Paul supporters won 20 of 24 delegates at district conventions.  In all, the Paul camp has swept the state of Minnesota winning 32 of the state’s 40 national delegates.

In addition to Paul’s consequential victory in Minnesota, Paul organizers won delegates in Mitt Romney’s home state of Michigan.  There, Paul supporters estimate that they have won eight voting slots plus one non-voting delegate and 11 alternates.  Of the 14 Congressional District voting contests held this weekend, Paul organizers won RNC delegates in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 6th, and 9th Districts, denying Detroit-born Romney a clean sweep of his home state.  The Michigan victory occurred despite a heavy Romney campaign presence promoting a win for the establishment pick and presumptive nominee.

At the Vermont Republican State Convention this weekend, Ron Paul supporters won two of 14 national delegates, with two more considered potential allies, and they won 10 of 14 alternates.  In all, Vermont has 17 delegates including super delegates.

Finally in Virginia, 11 district conventions have been taking place in recent weeks and have ended this weekend.  In those contests Ron Paul supporters won 17 of 33 national delegates selected, with the remainder of the state’s 49 delegates including super delegates to be selected at the June 16th state convention.  Also in Virginia, Paul supporters elected a Republican Congressional District Chair in the Third District, over a dozen liberty-oriented Republican State Central Committee Members five of whom are Ron Paul supporters, dozens of Republican county and city committee chairs, and hundreds of county and city committee members.

“Victories in Minnesota and other states demonstrate that Ron Paul supporters possess the adaptability, organizational muscle, and unmatched enthusiasm required to continue winning delegates in upcoming contests,” said Ron Paul 2012 National Campaign Manager John Tate.

“We’re also pleased to see Ron Paul supporters engaged in party-building to broaden the activist and voting base that will advance Republican majorities for many years to come,” added Mr. Tate.

YAL PAC candidate wins!

Last Friday, the YAL PAC-endorsed U.S. Senate Candidate, Kurt Bills, won the Republican nomination at the Minnesota State Convention. He will now take on the statist Democrat, Amy Klobuchar.

Thanks to your support, the YAL PAC bundled $18,315 for his victorious primary campaign.

Also, Kurt's Deputy Field Director, Matt Pagano, is a YAL member and YAL-trained activist. And, just this week, YAL MN State Chair, Tim Bertram, left his position with YAL to join Kurt's campaign as Youth Coordinator.

Take a look at this picture with Matt and Kurt at the state convention:

Our message is growing, and YAL's mission of "winning on principle" continues to advance!

Kurt won the nomination with more than 60% of the convention vote -- more votes than his two well-funded establishment opponents COMIBINED. But to win the general election, Kurt will need to raise enough money to fight Klobuchar's established fundraising machine.

That's where you and I must come in. Your past support played a significant role in securing his primary victory. But, now he needs your support again for the general election.

Will you help take on the establishment's money machine and send Kurt to the Senate?

He is exactly the candidate we need to assist Rand Paul and Mike Lee in their fight for liberty on Capitol Hill! 

Remember, Kurt Bills:

    Is an economics teacher who supports free markets

    Opposes all government spending that adds to our national debt

    Supports a full audit of the Federal Reserve

    Opposes the PATRIOT Act, TSA, SOPA, and NDAA

    Supports a non-interventionist foreign policy and ending the wars overseas

Learn more about Kurt's principled positions here.

Then, please consider donating to him at this key time. Your contribution of $25, $50, $250 or $2,500 ($5,000 for couples) through the YAL PAC will signal to Kurt that you support his strict constitutional positions and stand alongside him as he prepares to take on the big-government Democrat.

As you can see, YAL is doing everything we can to elect another "Champion of the Constitution." I hope you will join in too.

For liberty,

Jeff Frazee

Executive Director, YAL

Ron Paul to Attend Minnesota State GOP Convention

Addresses Republican activists in key voting state as part of delegate-attainment strategy

LAKE JACKSON, Texas – 2012 Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul will attend the Minnesota state Republican convention, addressing attendees live and in person as part of his far-reaching delegate-attainment strategy.  The 12-term Congressman from Texas will attend the convention in St. Cloud on Friday, May 18^th beginning at 6:00 p.m.

Details of the event are as follows.  Time is Central.

Friday, May 18, 2012

6:00 p.m.
Ron Paul speech
Minnesota State Republican Convention
St. Cloud Rivers Edge Convention Center
10 4th Avenue South
St. Cloud, MN 56303

For a map of the location, please click here.

Tate: One More Time!

Throughout this campaign, Dr. Paul’s supporters have risen to the challenge time and again.

Thanks to this reinforcement, Dr. Paul has been able to defy expectations and shock the establishment.

Starting with the Minnesota State Convention this weekend, and continuing with several more meetings over the next few weeks alone, our movement has an opportunity to secure more delegates, take control of more local and state parties, and set the stage to not only make a tremendous impact on the direction of the Republican Party at Tampa, but to achieve lasting victory in the years to come.

As Dr. Paul wrote yesterday, his grassroots supporters are holding a Rise for Liberty Money Bomb this Thursday, May 17.

And I want to echo his latest call for your help one more time in what will likely be the final Money Bomb of this campaign.

The establishment has seen our successes over these past months, and they know that only our movement has the energy and dedication to put an end to the status quo and get this country back on track.

Your participation on Thursday will serve to remind them once again that we’re committed to making our message heard in Tampa – and beyond.

So please visit www.RonPaul2012.com tomorrow, May 17, to give to the Rise for Liberty Money Bomb.


For Liberty,

John Tate
Campaign Manager

P.S.  Dr. Paul’s grassroots supporters are holding a Rise for Liberty Money Bomb this Thursday, May 17, and I hope you’ll answer his call to participate in what will likely be the final Money Bomb of this campaign.

Any funds raised during this effort will go toward having the greatest possible impact at the Republican National Convention and continuing our work to Restore America Now.

Bills: The Next Rand Paul

Dear friend of Liberty,

This week, Sen. Rand Paul took a lonely stand in the Senate to stop foreign aid programs to Egypt -- one of many such stands he has taken against unconstitutional programs like the PATRIOT Act, the NDAA, and SOPA.  With the help of a few other pro-liberty Senators like Mike Lee of Utah, he's been able to block a lot of bad legislation.

But Rand needs reinforcements -- which is why I'm so excited to introduce you to the YAL PAC's newest endorsement:  Kurt Bills.

Kurt is endorsed by Ron Paul and running for U.S. Senate as a Republican in Minnesota.

He is a high school economics teacher who jumped into politics in 2008 as a "citizen-legislator," as he grew a feeling of responsibility to his young students overwhelmed by the debt and deficits they will inherit.  He ran for City Council in a field of 26 candidates and won the seat without putting up a single yard sign.

Here is a small sampling of Kurt Bills' positions on the issues:

    Opposes all tax increases and the federal income tax

    Supports a non-interventionist foreign policy that puts America first

    Opposes the NDAA, PATRIOT Act, TSA, and SOPA

    Supports a full audit and abolishing the Federal Reserve

    Supports federalism on all legislation not specifically authorized in the Constitution

Please take a minute to learn more about Kurt Bills here.  He is exactly the candidate we need to assist Rand Paul and Mike Lee in their fight for liberty in the Senate!

Then, please give what you can to elect Kurt to the Senate -- $25, $50, $250 or $2,500 ($5,000 for couples) -- through the YAL PAC.

Kurt is running in a tough race:  Once he wins the GOP primary, he'll face an incumbent, statist Democrat with a huge fundraising machine behind her. 

That's why it's so important that our movement get behind Kurt NOW to make this a fair fight.  I am confident together we can give Minnesota a strict constitutionalist in the Senate -- but you and I have to support Kurt Bills now.

For liberty,

Jeff Frazee

YAL Executive Director