A Revolution Comes to Minnesota

St. Cloud, Minn.

An anxious hush falls over the crowd early Friday evening at the Minnesota state Republican party convention. The hum of chatter has died down as the delegates whisper to each other in anticipation. They all know what’s next on the agenda. Ron Paul is coming.

There’s a small ripple of cheers and applause that grows exponentially louder as a small, hunched man in a dark suit hobbles toward the stage. In the crowd, suddenly, it seems a thousand “Ron Paul 2012” signs have materialized out of nowhere. The delegates climb onto their chairs, waving the signs in the air, cheering and shouting and screaming.