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And Paul's idled candidacy isn't expected to dampen the hunt for as many of the 25 delegate slots on the ballot at Saturday's Iowa GOP convention in Des Moines. Paul's following argues that the campaign has always been about more than electing a president. "It's never been about a man. It's about liberty, and turning the tide," said Marianne Stebbins, Paul's Minnesota state director. She was elected a national delegate on May 18. Although Romney seldom attacked Paul during the primary campaign, Paul supporters remain cool to him. Many consider Romney part of the GOP establishment's complicity in the soaring federal debt, another top concern for Paul. Paul may speak at the national convention, as it's become customary for onetime rivals to take the podium to show unity. But supporters have faced some resistance to their plans to hold a three-day Paul rally on the eve of the convention. Supporters of Paul, who has called for the dissolution of the Federal Reserve Bank, expect to propose that the party support less controversial planks such as greater transparency for the central bank and increased Internet freedom. There's likely to be sharp debate over their efforts to repeal the Patriot Act, a measure enacted to hunt for terrorists in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks that Paul argues abridges civil liberties. Likewise, his opposition to torture could lead to a fight over harsh interrogation tactics.
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