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Tom Mendenhall of Columbia was just about packed and ready to drive to Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention when he got word not to bother.

Mendenall, who has attended seven previous conventions, was told that the conventions Credentials Committee had voted unanimously to reinstate the delegation selected at the May 4 state convention in Springfield.

Mendenhall was on the replacement slate selected July 3 by the state partys executive committee when a challenge displaced the Truly Grassroots for Trump slate. Hes not certain about what will happen with his hotel room reservation only delegates and people with official passes can stay close to the convention hall and hes not happy with the conflict over the delegation.

If there was ever a time for unity and getting people together, its now, but, but that episode down there in Springfield was pretty bad, Mendenhall said.

Missouri presidential delegates rejected by Republican National Convention committee

The confrontation that has played out over the past two weeks between party regulars and insurgents who took over the convention will likely leave no one satisfied. The 54-member at-large delegation 27 delegates and 27 alternates has been discarded, replaced and reinstated all within that time.

The final decision came when the 95-member Credentials Committee took time to listen to the evidence amassed by backers of the Truly Grassroots for Trump slate, said Coby Culins, a member who prepared the appeal heard Friday.

During the two-hour period set aside for questions, he said, the committee displayed hostility to the decision to remove the convention-elected delegation and the state party leadership decision to replace it.

As we answered questions, and we did our arguments, and you can just kind of feel the room shift, Cullins said.

The dispute over the delegation began with a challenge from two candidates for delegate who claimed that the actions of the chaotic gathering should be discarded because the results could not be trusted.

The contests committee of the Republican National Committee agreed, and ordered the state party to select replacements after it found alarming irregularities in the credentialing of delegates to the state convention.

That meant a slate that included gubernatorial candidates state Sen. Bill Eigel and Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft among its membership could not attend the convention except as guests. Now both can attend as delegates.

The contests committee turned down a request for a rehearing on Monday, setting up the Credentials Committee review.

The state-party-selected delegation set aside included former U.S. Rep. Billy Long; state Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman, a candidate for secretary of state; and Susan Klein, executive director of Missouri Right to Life.

The replacement slate did include five members of the Truly Grassroots for Trump slate, but they were not informed they would be included and three of them told The Independent they would only attend as part of the original slate.

The Missouri Republican Party never contested the convention or the original delegate slate, and we are pleased the RNC has finally settled this matter so we can focus on delivering our Partys 54 national convention delegates to President Donald J. Trump, and electing Missouri Republicans up and down the ballot this November, the state party said in a statement emailed by spokeswoman Erica Choinka.

The statement from the party isnt inaccurate but it is misleading, Cullins said.

They certainly didnt support us when they had the chance, Cullins said. They chose their own slate. But I cannot contradict anything in that.

Cullins amassed affidavits from state convention delegates, obtained a video recording of the 12-hour meeting and argued that the party apparatus led by chairman Nick Myers is being rewarded for a problem it created.

The credentials committee was the first national body to review the video or accept in-person arguments, Cullins siad.

The dispute was about more than who could shout Trumps name the loudest as he is renominated, Cullins said.

It is about integrity in the process within the party, he said. The state convention was comprised of delegates elected by grassroots Republicans at mass meetings, he noted.

Those are all elected delegates for our Republican Party, Cullins said. For them to ignore the 848 delegates at the state convention, and try to do something different, was a slap in the face. That was a steal. They stole our delegates, is what we believed.

This story has been updated to provide comments from the Missouri Republican Party and the appellants.

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Florida politicians across the political spectrum condemned what one called an assassination attempt on former President Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday.

Trumps campaign says he is fine after being whisked off the stage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania after gunshots rang through the crowd.

Florida lawmakers took to the social media platform X to express their well wishes for Trump and condemn any violence related to politics.

Florida Republican Sen. Rick Scott posted on the social media platform X, This was clearly an assassination attempt on President Trump. Im glad he seems okay, and I am praying for him and all who were at the rally. There is ZERO tolerance for violence. I hope this monster is already caught and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.:

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, rumored to be on Trumps short list for his vice presidential nominee, posted, Praying for President Trump and all those attending the rally in Pennsylvania today and also God protected President Trump.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who challenged Trump for the GOP nomination before ending his presidential campaign, posted, @CaseyDeSantis and I are praying for Donald Trump and his family.

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Congressman Maxwell Frost, the Democrat whose district includes Orlando, posted, Terrifying to see the videos and images coming out of former President Trumps rally this afternoon. Im praying for the safety of every single person. Political violence is disgusting and should be fiercely condemned.

Rep. Darren Soto, another Central Florida Democratic Congressman, posted, We wish Fmr President Trump a quick recovery. We also thank law enforcement for their rapid response. We will be monitoring the situation over the next few days as more information comes to light. In our democracy, violence is never the answer.

Democratic State Rep. Anna Eskamani, who represents the Orlando area in Tallahassee, posted, Political violence is wrong and never the answer. We should all be committed to community safety regardless of politics.

GOP Congressman Mike Waltz, whose district includes part of Volusia County posted, President Trump will be stronger than ever. God bless this man. Itll take more than this to stop him.

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The Republican National Convention will take place here in Milwaukee on July 15. As a cheesehead and lifelong Republican, I should be elated.

Instead, I dont know what to feel. I voted for Donald Trump before, but this time our nominee is a convicted felon. The Republican Party I grew up with stood for law and order. We prided ourselves on being the rule of law party and championed personal accountability. Now, all of our morals have been replaced with lies.

And all of these lies stem from Trump.

Those lies started well before my breaking point, which began when he denied the results of the 2020 election. Every election has some degree of variability. Mistakes happen. But no one has found any proof that there was enough fraud to change the results of the election in even one county, much less the whole country. When Trump knowingly lied to his supporters that the election was stolen, he put poll workers and other election officials in danger. Just look at Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss in Georgia, who recently received a large settlement for the harassment they faced.

Trump didnt create these lies out of ignorance or misunderstanding. He did it out of spite. The country rejected him, and his fragile ego couldnt handle the outcome of democracy.

Instead of being a man, taking the loss on the chin and moving on, he fought tooth and nail to convince his supporters that the election was rigged. He pressured secretaries of state to find votes on his behalf. He targeted poll workers. And he galvanized the fears of his most susceptible voters. He even tried to fake having won states he lost, for which a bunch of his campaign staff were just charged here in Wisconsin.

Trumps lies culminated on Jan. 6, 2021. He abused his vulnerable supporters. They were scared and felt they were cheated, and all of Trumps lies over the previous months erupted into one of the darkest days in our countrys history.

Trump knew how they felt, and he used them to his advantage. He riled them up, directed them to the Capitol and watched in glee as they stormed one of our nations most sacred buildings. He wanted them to stop the peaceful transfer of power to allow him to stay in office. And he didnt do a damn thing to stop them.

All of the accounts of Trumps actions that day are horrifying to even consider. Upon hearing that his supporters were chanting, Hang Mike Pence, and went so far as to construct a gallows, he suggested that Mike Pence deserves those chants. His advisors, friends and family had to beg him to call off the mob.

I made a testimonial video for Republican Voters Against Trump, a group working to stop the former president from returning to office, where I publicly declare that I will never support Trump. I go over my feelings there, but I have a plea to Republicans like me: Take a stand against Trump.

We need to fight for our party, and I urge you to get involved. The Republicans I grew up with respected America and its traditions, and it would have never occurred to them to try to destroy them when things didnt go their way.

As of now, I wont be voting for Biden but I damn sure will not be voting for Trump.

Ive already made my stand. I am a Republican voter against Trump. I stand with the rule of law, the peaceful transfer of power, and the institutions that make this country great. Republicans reading this, please join me. We need to be strong. We know the damage Trump will cause, and we need to do everything we can to stop it.

Make a video for Republican Voters Against Trump. Write to your local newspaper. Make your voice heard. Dont let Trump destroy what integrity our party has left.

I hope I reach at least one person like myself who will realize the lies theyve been told have done nothing but tear our country apart. Its time we reject Trump this November.

Rory Kennedy is a lifelong Republican who lives in Markesanand a participant in Republican Voters Against Trump, a nationwide campaign of former Trump voters who are not supporting him in 2024. You can watch his testimonial here.

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Follow for live updates on the South Carolina Republican primary.

The foursome of early Republican nominating contests will soon come to a close with the South Carolina primary, following the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary last month and the Nevada primary and caucuses this month.

Heres what to know.

Saturday, Feb. 24.

South Carolina has no formal party registration, so registered voters can participate in the primary regardless of whether they identify as Republicans, Democrats or independents.

However, if you voted in the Democratic primary this month, you cant vote in the Republican one, too.

The polls will be open on Election Day from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern time. (You can find your polling location here.) You can also vote early from now through Feb. 22 except for Feb. 18-19 but your early-voting location may be different from your Election Day polling site, so be sure to check here.

Either way, youll need to show photo identification.

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