BREAKING: Ron Paul about to win Louisiana (but we need help)

[The Magic Hoof]

Hey guys. I'm voting in the Caucus tomorrow on Greenwell Springs road. I've never voted in a Caucus before so I'm not sure how this works. Do I just walk in and vote and that's it?

 

[Elwar]

Hey guys. I'm voting in the Caucus tomorrow on Greenwell Springs road. I've never voted in a Caucus before so I'm not sure how this works. Do I just walk in and vote and that's it?

Not sure but remember to vote for slate #7.

Remember the Maine!!

 

[Bastiat's The Law]

Will Dr. Paul be in Louisiana? Seems like he should be campaigning there instead of Texas.

 

[sailingaway]

Will Dr. Paul be in Louisiana? Seems like he should be campaigning there instead of Texas.

He's been there twice already this election. Under the radar is good as well. And Texas is his home he represents.

 

[Darguth]

Hey guys. I'm voting in the Caucus tomorrow on Greenwell Springs road. I've never voted in a Caucus before so I'm not sure how this works. Do I just walk in and vote and that's it?

Yes, the Louisiana CD caucuses are not like you've seen in other states where it's a convention with parliamentary rules and all that. It's what's known as a "firehouse primary". You'll come in and vote on a slate of delegates to send to the State convention. Ron Paul is slate #7 so vote for all delegates and alternates from slate #7 and ONLY those

Shouldn't take more than 10 minutes.

 

[Bastiat's The Law]

He's been there twice already this election. Under the radar is good as well. And Texas is his home he represents.

But if Collins is putting out the call for 48 hour help here on the forums this doesn't bode well for us. Hell one rally for Dr. Paul would draw thousands of people in that state, who could then be mobilized. Now if Ron held 3-4 of these you get the idea.

 

[Bastiat's The Law]

Yes, the Louisiana CD caucuses are not like you've seen in other states where it's a convention with parliamentary rules and all that. It's what's known as a "firehouse primary". You'll come in and vote on a slate of delegates to send to the State convention. Ron Paul is slate #7 so vote for all delegates and alternates from slate #7 and ONLY those

Shouldn't take more than 10 minutes.

Sounds like we need poll workers everywhere handing out delegate slates.

This is what the people in Penn made

 

[Darguth]

But if Collins is putting out the call for 48 hour help here on the forums this doesn't bode well for us. Hell one rally for Dr. Paul would draw thousands of people in that state, who could then be mobilized. Now if Ron held 3-4 of these you get the idea.

The problem is that there is a registration deadline of Dec. 15 2011 (yes, 2011...last year) to vote in the caucuses. That means we need established Republicans to be voting, not independents and disaffected Democrats. Pulling people in to rallies at this point would do little more than provide a morale boost for people that are already putting in 25 hour days. Which, while swell, is perhaps not the best use of the Congressman's time at this point.

I think Dr. Paul has done all he can in Louisiana...it's up to us, the grassroots, for the final push. The candidate himself can only do so much.

 

[Darguth]

Sounds like we need poll workers everywhere handing out delegate slates.

Taken care of

Though more volunteers would certainly help

 

[sailingaway]

But if Collins is putting out the call for 48 hour help here on the forums this doesn't bode well for us. Hell one rally for Dr. Paul would draw thousands of people in that state, who could then be mobilized. Now if Ron held 3-4 of these you get the idea.

How is your post constructive? Tonight Ron is speaking in Houston and the Louisiana primary is tomorrow. The scrambling is due to both the fact that we ALWAYS need a volunteer push before elections, and that the 'establishment' just pulled a trick putting out a supposedly Romney / Santorum slate reportedly full of peopel on the Romney wagon, some just more recently than others, In other words, no Santorum at this point.

I agree it would have been great to rally people if Ron could have been in Louisiana again, but he has had two swings through there, one fairly recently.

 

[Jordan Liberty]

Let's go Louisiana! In addition to winning the caucuses, is there a way to get Paul supporters to be the 10 delegates bound to Santorum from the Louisiana primary?

 

[Tiso0770]

Can we use the New Orleans incident after the hurricane to our advantage, us here in Kentucky worked tirelessly to help them the best we could with what we had.

In my opinion, voting for Romney would result in the same outcome as would bush if he get's elected(which he won't).

just a thought....

 

[Bastiat's The Law]

The problem is that there is a registration deadline of Dec. 15 2011 (yes, 2011...last year) to vote in the caucuses. That means we need established Republicans to be voting, not independents and disaffected Democrats. Pulling people in to rallies at this point would do little more than provide a morale boost for people that are already putting in 25 hour days. Which, while swell, is perhaps not the best use of the Congressman's time at this point.

I think Dr. Paul has done all he can in Louisiana...it's up to us, the grassroots, for the final push. The candidate himself can only do so much.

A prior deadline in 2011 is terrible. They sure play hardball in Louisiana.

 

[Bastiat's The Law]

How is your post constructive? Tonight Ron is speaking in Houston and the Louisiana primary is tomorrow. The scrambling is due to both the fact that we ALWAYS need a volunteer push before elections, and that the 'establishment' just pulled a trick putting out a supposedly Romney / Santorum slate reportedly full of peopel on the Romney wagon, some just more recently than others, In other words, no Santorum at this point.

I agree it would have been great to rally people if Ron could have been in Louisiana again, but he has had two swings through there, one fairly recently.

They also did shenanigans in 2008 under a unity slate of sorts. You just have to expect unexpected trickery and subterfuge. Hope everyone is prepared to go to war down there.

 

[sailingaway]

Well, we can phone from home here, and I plan to, later today.

http://phone.ronpaul2012.com

 

[Darguth]

Let's go Louisiana! In addition to winning the caucuses, is there a way to get Paul supporters to be the 10 delegates bound to Santorum from the Louisiana primary?

Yes, all of Louisiana's RNC delegates will be selected at the state convention which includes the bound delegates from the Primary. So if we win the caucuses and win the State Convention we can get our people in those slots (or even the bound Romney slots) if my understanding is correct.

 

[sailingaway]

Let's go Louisiana! In addition to winning the caucuses, is there a way to get Paul supporters to be the 10 delegates bound to Santorum from the Louisiana primary?

I was thinking the same thing. It would happen at conventions I presume, if it is doable. But I don't know if they filed an actual slate of delegates for the primary. I tend to doubt it both because Santorum was really bad at that sort of thing, and because they weren't sure what they were going to do about delegates right up to the last minute. So there may be an opening.

Welcome to the forums!

 

[Matt Collins]

Has anyone tried contacting Doug Wead? He can sometimes get the message to the right person.

I'm in regular contact with Doug.

 

[Shotdown1027]

Essentially, it's the Santorum-Gingrich-Romney-Party Boss ticket against the Ron Paul slate. Tough.