While Paul’s campaign can be admired for its attempt to bring in young voters to revitalize a GOP composed primarily of elderly whites, its audacious effort to influence the convention by amassing sympathetic delegates seems stalled at best. On February 23, prior to the county-level meetings to select delegates, the Guardian had speculated that the delegate strategy could be a game-changer:

“While the Republican nomination race is focused on the ongoing battle between frontrunners Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum, the Ron Paul campaign is waging an under-the-radar “delegate strategy” that could make the libertarian-leaning Texan the surprise kingmaker of the race.”
Though Paul supporters have documented these conventions on YouTube and strictly followed Robert’s Rules, a month later, report after report of frustrated parliamentary fiascos betray the the unfortunate truth of a GOP establishment that simply does not care.