Is Ron Paul Campaign Expecting Problems With Nevada Caucus?

If one was to go by recent Ron Paul campaign emails, Saturday's Nevada GOP presidential caucus is looking like a potential disaster.

Forget for a moment the problems with people being told to go to the wrong precincts, by both mail and the official website, and last-minute changes to actual precinct locations, but there may be problems with the actual voting.

On January 17, the Paul campaign sent out a message that seemed to indicate an anticipation of problems with recently registered Republicans. It urged supporters to use a provisional ballot if their name wasn't on the voter roll.

Today, the Paul camp is looking for poll watchers to verify the count. It even includes the suggestion to "be cool" if more than three want the job.

Then, an email went out about possible discrepancies with how provisional ballots would be used. Are some precincts not going to allow them? If they do, will they count them and include them in the totals reported to the media that day? Supporters are urged to "be vigilant to unscrupulousness" and to document anything fishy with "photos or video."

And if that's not enough, the Paul campaign was making automated calls Friday that seemed to be a response to some false information (that the caucus was starting at 9:30 a.m.) being spread by other callers.

No wonder Paul regional coordinator Jeff Greenspan told the Nevada Appeal he thought the party should consider postponing the caucus.