Politics & Government

Ron Paul Boasts Collection of Pole Tents Over Grassy Lawn

Paul has a number of tents at the Iowa Straw Poll. Did he cover the most ground?

Rep. Ron Paul of Texas doesn't have the largest tent of all the GOP presidential candidates in Ames, but he seems to have a lot of Straw Poll space right in the middle of the site.

A collection of Paul tents have been erected in the grassy field immediately south of the Scheman building.

It took a crew two hours to set up his 60-foot by 120-foot tent. Paul's area also includes a stage, a green room tent and some smaller tents for vendors. But his 7,200-square-foot tent is not the largest.

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