Ron Paul rally tickets sell fast

Supporters of failed presidential candidate Ron Paul snapped up more than 6,000 tickets to a two-day alternative to the National Republican Convention. The tickets to the Rally for the Republic went on sale at 11 a.m. Friday through Ticketmaster. Six hours later, 6,217 were sold. Organizers hoped to boost interest in their rally with record single-day sales, similar to Paul's online collection of $4.3 million in one day for his failed presidential campaign. The sum was the largest Internet fundraising amount in a single day by a GOP candidate. The Rally for the Republic, inspired by Paul's message of limited government and strict following of the Constitution, is being held at Minneapolis' Target Center Aug. 31-Sept. 2. The center seats between 13,000 to 15,000 people. Jesse Benton, a spokesman for the rally, said the group... [read full story]