Audio Interview: Delegate Explains RNC Rule Change Fight
By W. E. Messamore on 08/27/2012 in delegates, floor fight, gop, interview, national convention, republican, republican national convention, republican party, rnc, rnc delegate, rnc rule change with 4 CommentsRead Time: < 1 minute
IVN’s Wes Messamore interviews RNC Delegate Brian Dougherty Monday afternoon for an inside look at the RNC rule change controversy. Dougherty offers a clear explanation of the RNC rule change at issue, the different sides of the debate, who makes up the RNC rules committee and how rules are amended, and the effects that the controversial rule change might have on the Republican Party and future Republican primaries.
For an intimate look at the rule change fight from inside the convention, and a few facts and perspectives that might surprise you, listen in below:
A special thanks to IVN Republican National Convention Correspondent Tom Brown, who caught up with RNC Delegate Brian Dougherty from the Pennsylvania delegation and made this interview possible.
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Chad Peace
08.27.2012
@Chad_Peace
I can’t believe how under-reported this has been.
JOHNY A
08.28.2012
IT’S CRIMINAL , RON PAUL IS OUR PRESIDENT , NO OTHER WILL SAVE AMERICA, THAT IS WHY HE’S IGNORED, CAUSE CRIMINALS RUN THE WORLD
W. E. Messamore
08.28.2012
@W__E__Messamore
It’s no wonder that Ron Paul’s supporters have a stak in this issue because these proposed rules changes would make it more difficult for a candidate like Ron Paul to garner influence in the party in the future, but as the delegate says in this interview, this is about something more than just Ron Paul and many non-Ron Paul supporting delegates to this convention oppose these rules changes.
Thomas Brown
09.09.2012
The vote was a shame since they took the vote and decided the ayes had the vote without getting a true roll call vote that would have given accurate numbers. If you look at the videos of this vote you can not tell who won by a voice vote. Sadly the RNC decided to just bulldoze the grassroots voice.