Ron Paul Speaks to Iowa Delegates at Republican National Convention, Urges them to Fight On

A combination of thousands of excited supporters and Tropical Storm Isaac has led to Ron Paul being one of the main Republican voices heard on Sunday and Monday.

Today Paul followed up his speech at a rally in South Florida on Sunday by talking to Iowa Republicans at their first breakfast meeting of the convention. Many of Monday's other convention activities were cancelled due to Tropical Storm Isaac bearing down on Tampa.

There he urged the  and supporters from other states who attended the breakfast to keep fighting for the cause of the Liberty Movement.

“The immediate victories aren’t there,” Paul told about 300 people at the Iowa delegation’s first breakfast meeting of the Republican National Convention.

“You say it’s a complete defeat, but no. I think we keep winning. The harder they try to silence us, the harder they try to push us around, the harder they try to take our delegates away, I think it’s an incentive. It is a tremendous incentive for everybody to work harder,” he said.

After capturing several delegates leading up to the convention, Ron Paul supporters have received a bit of a cold shoulder from the convention organizers. Paul would only be allowed to speak during the convention if he fully endorsed Mitt Romney and gave a preapproved speech, something he was not willing to do, which led instead to the rally. Ron Paul delegates from Maine had their seats vacated due to their support of Paul. And the Ron Paul delegates who made it to the convention will have a great view of the proceedings in the nosebleed section right behind Guam.

Iowa supporters, including Iowa GOP Chairman A.J. Spiker, said they would attempt to assist the Maine delegates

“All the victories are important, but they aren’t the end game,” Paul said. “The end game is who wins the war and, if you see it as an intellectual war, I’ll tell you what: we are way ahead.”