Of course, it's just a commercial - that's all the national conventions have been since the 1970s! The problem this year is that the Ron Paul zealots want to turn the Republican National Convention into a circus, despite the fact that their guy lost. If they succeed, it will serve as a very poor GOP commercial and will only provide fresh material to the Democrats.
That’s the point. They didn’t lose in many states. Mn for example. They won big time. What’s the point of participating if you win according to the rules but then they change the rules you get kicked out anyway? That’s the definition of tyranny.