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Paul selling tickets to counter-rally
Ron Paul's campaign started selling tickets today to his counter-rally during the Republican convention in September.
As of 5 p.m., the count was at 5,474 for the event at the Target Center in Minneapolis on Sept. 2, as the GOP holds its convention across the river in St. Paul.
Paul, the Texas congressman who suspended his presidential bid last month, moved his "Rally for the Republic" from the smaller Williams Arena to the 18,000-seat Target Center because of expected interest.
During the GOP primaries, he won 1.2 million votes and raised nearly $35 million. His campaign said the Campaign for Liberty, formed June 16 when he ended his presidential bid, has attracted over 71,000 members.
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Glen Johnson is Politics Editor at boston.com and lead blogger for "Political Intelligence." He moved to Massachusetts in the fourth grade, and has covered local, state, and national politics for over 25 years. E-mail him at johnson@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @globeglen. |
