For Immediate Release
September 4, 2007
Contact: Gary Abernathy
Attn: Political Editors and Reporters
TEN GOP CANDIDATES REGISTER FOR WVGOP PRESIDENTIAL CONVENTION TO BE HELD FEBRUARY 5, 2008
Charleston, WV – The West Virginia Republican Presidential Convention, Inc. announced today that ten Republican presidential candidates have registered to participate in the state convention that will determine the majority of West Virginia’s delegates to the Republican National Convention in the summer of 2008. The deadline to register for the convention was September 1, 2007.
The following candidates have registered for the convention:
Sam Brownback
Rudy Giuliani
Mike Huckabee
Duncan Hunter
Alan Keyes
John McCain
Ron Paul
Mitt Romney
Fred Thompson
Gene Zarwell
“I am extremely pleased with the number of Republican candidates who
recognize the important role that West Virginia will play in the 2008 presidential
race,” said Bob Fish, CEO of the WVGOP Presidential Convention, Inc.
“It is clear that these candidates realize that West Virginia may indeed
be the tipping point on ‘Tsunami Tuesday’ since we will report the results
of our convention by late-afternoon, hours before the other states with
primaries on February 5.”
The next step in the convention process is the filing and election of state convention delegates. Over 1400 delegates have been allocated to West Virginia’s 55 counties. The deadline for filing is November 30.
In addition, prior to being certified, the presidential candidates must designate the 18 national convention delegates to be certified should they win the state convention. This designation must be completed, along with their final certificate of candidacy, by December 31, 2007.
Convention CEO Bob Fish will be available for interviews today for
interested media.
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