R[̲̅ə̲̅٨̲̅٥̲̅٦̲̅]ution: Connecting the Dots

[Phatscotty]

Ron Paul’s Delegate Strategy

Similar to James Antle’s piece at The American Spectator earlier this week, Rachel Wiener breaks down Ron Paul’s recent successes at The Washington Post:

Remember Ron Paul?

He has yet to win a primary. All his other fellow long-shots have dropped out (or will by the end of the day). The Republican National Committee is calling former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney the “presumptive nominee.”

Yet at state conventions around the country, Paul supporters are increasing the candidate’s support by taking over state party committees and educating fellow Paul fans in arcane rules.

While at many conventions Romney backers are split between numerous would-be delegates, Paul supporters are showing up in droves and voting with discipline for a delegate slate.

With a plurality of delegates from five states, Paul supporters could nominate him from the convention floor — the goal of at least some Paul supporters…

Here’s the latest on Paul’s strength in state committees and conventions:

At Massachusetts’ state convention less than half of Romney’s 27 chosen delegates won tickets to Tampa. Paul supporters were chosen instead. While all of the state’s delegates are committed to vote for Romney, the delegates get to decide on the party chairman, platform, and VP nominee.

Paul backers in Alaska were elected as party chairman and co-chairman but failed to change the rules to give Paul the state’s 24 delegates. (He will get six.)

Paul supporters are a majority in the Iowa GOP’s State Central Committee…

They dominated the caucuses in Louisiana…

In Minnesota, Paul won 20 of 24 delegates allocated at congressional district conventions, and he’s expected to take more at the statewide convention.

Paul supporters teamed up with backers of former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum in Colorado to get 13 delegates.

The candidate has also picked up small delegate gains in states where Romney won big — for example, five delegates in Pennsylvania and four in Rhode Island.

Attempts to replicate these successes are taking place in other states across the country — for example, the upcoming state convention in Nevada…

When all the various state conventions are over we’ll see how much support he’s gathered — and whether Romney should have paid more attention. 

[saxitoxin]

Yeah I know it's a stretch. Just let me live my moment and then laugh in my face when it all comes crumbling down. Right now I am all in, and the hand is far from over.

At least we are trying

Hey, I was supporting you ...

[pmchugh]

Maybe it's cause I'm not of similar mind to american voters but that advert for RP was terrible. He has so many better qualities than being anti-abortionist.

[AAFitz]

I think if nothing else this election has proven conclusively that complete losers with no right even vying for the presidency can make a go of it for a while...but in the end...well...reality is most often, realistic.

[Phatscotty]

I think if nothing else this election has proven conclusively that complete losers with no right even vying for the presidency can make a go of it for a while...but in the end...well...reality is most often, realistic.

We are showing you what Democracy looks like. Everyone has a voice. Everyone has a vote. If you want to prevent losers from voting, that would probably fix everything ( ), but it would not be very Democratic.

I bet your opinion would be the opposite if the party were the opposite.

[Haggis_McMutton]

I think if nothing else this election has proven conclusively that complete losers with no right even vying for the presidency can make a go of it for a while...but in the end...well...reality is most often, realistic.

We are showing you what Democracy looks like.

Or, more likely, we are seeing what the modern equivalent of bread and circuses looks like.

[Phatscotty]

It's happening. Now is the time.

R[̲̅ə̲̅٨̲̅٥̲̅٦̲̅]ution

Contrary to what we've been told by most of the Mainstream Media Ron Paul is doing quite well at winning actual delegates. But you won't hear that on Fox or CNN. Neither will they tell you that Ron Paul has been invigorating liberty supporters by the thousands at his massive rallies. Join the Revolution! Spread the word! Now is the time for action if you care about the welfare of your country and its citizens.

A corrected video will be posted soon which includes Oklahoma and Massachusetts.

[whitestazn88]

I remembered hear that a few states in Paul was right behind Romney in secured delagates but he was trailing in overall pledged delagates. But I do not think that he is close anymore though.

HOLY SHIT! JIM IS BACK!!!!!!! *DANCING IN THE STREETS!*

-Praise the Lord!
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[Phatscotty]

[Timminz]

12 turned into 5 pretty fast. You must be very proud of his (now proven) ability to make such drastic cuts.

[Phatscotty]

12 turned into 5 pretty fast. You must be very proud of his (now proven) ability to make such drastic cuts.

Ron Paul wins/winning 12 states!!

Going blind so young? What a tragedy.

Here are 10 of the states

Oklahoma and another state came after this video.

The primaries have just begun

[Timminz]

So, you're saying he ISN'T any good at actually making cuts?

I thought that was the whole platform.

[Phatscotty]

12 turned into 5 pretty fast. You must be very proud of his (now proven) ability to make such drastic cuts.

So, you're saying he ISN'T any good at actually making cuts?

I thought that was the whole platform.

Just to be clear, you were talking about cuts in states...from 12-5 right?

You can troll better than that

[saxitoxin]

Ron Paul takes control of another 2 members of the Republican National Committee yesterday. Two members here, two members there ... start to add up.

SPARKS - In a show of anti-establishment political power at Saturday's Nevada Republican Convention, GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul's supporters ousted two Mitt Romney backers from the Republican National Committee.

The vote came during a day of clashes between the two camps as Paul backers sought to install his people in the party hierarchy and elect as many Nevada delegates as possible to the national convention in Tampa, Fla.

RNC National Committeeman Bob List, a former Nevada governor, lost election to James Smack, the vice chairman of the state GOP and a longtime Paul supporter from Fallon. The vote was 932 for Smack and 623 for List.

RNC National Committeewoman Heidi Smith lost to Diana Orrock, one of Paul's backers. They have been taking control of the Clark County GOP for the past year. Carol Del Carlo of Incline Village also was in the running. Orrock got 902 votes to 429 for Del Carlo and 231 for Smith.

Each state has a female and male RNC representative on the committee, which runs the national Republican Party, a key duty in 2012 when the White House is at stake as well as control of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.

The new RNC committeeman and committeewoman won't begin serving their four-year terms until after the national GOP convention in August, when they'll be formally installed. But having Paul supporters at the RNC could expand the Texas congressman's influence beyond the 2012 campaign as he promotes smaller government and more liberties.

http://www.lvrj.com/news/romney-s-son-u ... 94685.html

[saxitoxin]

Meanwhile, though, the Republican National Committee may refuse to admit Ron Paul delegates to the national convention:

Ron Paul's presidential campaign said Thursday it would try to elect as many delegates as possible at Saturday's Nevada Republican Party Convention, dismissing a national GOP threat not to seat the state's delegation at the national convention if it included too many Paul supporters.

http://www.lvrj.com/news/ron-paul-s-nev ... 22405.html