In Kentucky Mr Paul's son Rand, an ophthalmologist, is running for the Republican Senate nomination and threatening to defeat the party's preferred candidate there.
And it's true: even Mr. Romney, widely regarded as the most sensible of the contenders for the 2012 presidential nomination, has endorsed the view that tax cuts can actually reduce the deficit.
His friends were pleased by his nomination.
That pledge was the centerpiece of Bush's acceptance address, written by speechwriter Peggy Noonan, for his party's nomination at the 1988 Republican National Convention.
Then, on Thursday afternoon, after he picked Senator Tom Eagleton of Missouri to be his running mate, McGovern allowed other names to be put in nomination against him during the voting that night.
Palin, a former small-town mayor who became governor in December 2006, has been touted as a potential candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012.
During his nomination hearing, Mr Tillerson said the us should block access to islands being built by China in the South China Sea, likening it to Russia's annexation of Crimea from Ukraine.
John McCain, 71, won primaries in Texas, Ohio, Vermont and Rhode Island Wednesday, giving him more than the 1191 delegates needed to clinch the GOP nomination.
Competition for the nomination was very keen.
The awards are presented at Agile 2007 in mid-August, so if you'd like to nominate someone, now's your chance to get your nomination in before choices are made in late July.
The nomination has caused a stir in China.
Thanks to his popularity in the state, able advisers, engagement to a soap-opera star, and wide media exposure, he is now the front-runner for the PRI's presidential nomination.
Mr Richardson, who is governor of New Mexico, had to withdraw his nomination after it became apparent that a probe into his administration's alleged influence-peddling was serious.