MN RNC delegation chair addresses Ron Paul rally

Marianne Stebbins, who ran Texas Rep. Ron Paul's presidential campaign in Minnesota, spoke before several thousand people Saturday afternoon at Southern Florida University's Sun Dome.

Stebbins drew applause when she told the crowd 80 percent of Minnesota's RNC delegation came to Florida as Ron Paul delegates.Stebbins talked about grass roots organizing efforts among Paul supporters in Minnesota. She also underscored the growth of the Ron Paul movement.

"Where there was one man carrying then message alone, there are now thousands, perhaps millions, of us working together to spread the message that we live better when we live free," said Stebbins to wild cheering.

Other speakers at the rally railed on what they view as the overreach of government,from areas of civil liberties to foreign interventions.

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