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IDAHO PAUUTES WITHHOLD SIX MCCAIN VOTES

The Idaho delegation to the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., cast 26 votes for John McCain and Sarah Palin, with its six Ron Paul supporters refusing to cast a nominating vote.

Alanna Grimm, one of Idaho's six Paul delegates, told citydesk that Ron Paul was never nominated as a candidate and thus it was not possible to cast a vote for him.

"We were Ron Paul delegates, and we just didn't vote for McCain," Grimm said.

Lt. Gov. Jim Risch announced 26 of Idaho's 32 votes for McCain in the name of Kristin Armstrong and Sarah Palin during the official nominations at the GOP convention but made no mention of the abstentions.

Grimm would not ...

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