Neumann Creates Fake Controversy

I’m at the Wisconsin GOP convention.  Around noon I wandered outside to hopefully get some good video of some protesters.  No luck.  But I did see a group of 30 or so Mark Neumann supporters rallying down the block, so I went to see them.  When I got there, Neumann was beginning to speak. 

What struck me from Neumann’s comments was that he said that the supporters on the street weren’t being allowed into the convention.  That seemed strange, so I asked Neumann about it afterward.  Neumann said that his supporters weren’t being allowed in because they weren’t delegates, alternates, or guests.  I asked Neumann if that prohibition was only being enforced on his supporters or on everyone.  He said that he didn’t know, but we should ask!

So I did.

I asked WRP Executive Director Mark Jefferson and her clearly laid out the policy that only delegates, alternates, guests, and media were allowed in and that it was equally enforced on everyone.  I asked Jefferson if the Neumann had filed any complaints about his supporters being denied access, and Jefferson said they had not. 

So what do we have?

Neumann is trying to manufacture outrage and his own victim status by claiming that his supporters are being excluded when, in fact, his supporters are being treated like everyone else’s.  It’s a cheap, dishonest campaign tactic that deliberately insults the organizers of the convention and the Republican stalwarts who attended the convention.  Apparently Neumann thinks he will win the Republican nomination without any Republicans. 

The television news stations were covering Neumann.  It will be interesting to see if they buy his spin. 

I have video of Neumann and Jefferson that I will post here later. 

UPDATE: Here’s Neumann speaking to his supporters where he says they’re locked out of the convention. 

And here’s RPW Executive Director Mark Jefferson explaining the policy. 

 

Posted by Owen at 1535 hrs
Politics + Politics - Wisconsin