State GOP final count: 287 delegates challenged, including Akin
When Missouri’s Republican Party gathers for its state convention next weekend, the first order of business will be deciding who gets to participate and who doesn’t.
The latest tally shows that the convention has 1,689 delegates, plus 287 who are being challenged. An additional 89 alternates are being challenged, while 1,137 alternates are unchallenged.
Although many of the challenged delegates are Ron Paul supporters, others in that category include U.S. Rep. Todd Akin, R-Town and Country, said state party spokeswoman Tina Hervey.
Akin’s challenge presumably stems from the questionable status of the caucus in which he participated, because of procedural violations. That matter had come up on the congressional district level in April.
Others caught in the same bind included former state Sen. Franc Flotron of Chesterfield.
In any case, Hervey said the 1,689 unchallenged delegates will vote on the state party credential committee’s report, which will recommend which of the 287 challenged souls should be OKed and which ones should be tossed off. Ditto for the alternates.
Our prediction: Akin and Flotron will be seated.




Just another proud moment in Republican Party history. Wasn’t McCarthy a Republican too.