Brokered Convention and how to still get to it

[John F Kennedy III]

Now that Santorum dropped out......

How likely is a brokered convention now? What is the grassroots plan to insure we can still get to it?

How do you think the rest of the states and delegate selection conventions have to play out?


Discuss.

 

[ShibbitySparks]

BE A DELEGATE FOR ANYBODY AND EVERYBODY AND GET YOUR ASS TO TAMPA



This is the strategy and always has been. When the votes end, then we can step back and get a grasp of our numbers, both secret and open, but until then just work to get to the convention. All of our best outcomes center around trying to control the RNC, so enough of this wondering about our goals and whether they are still possible or not - JUST GET TO TAMPA

 

[floridasun1983]

The good news is I guess we should come in 2nd in about all the rest of the contests, as opposed to distant 4ths. If we could pull a 1st place finish, maybe that should generate some extra momentum.

 

[Algorres]

St Charles is more important than ever tonight. If we take St. Charles we win Missouri and would be a huge boost to work off of as we can prove the delegate strategy of Dr. Paul is working.

 

[Godmode7]

The only good thing I can see out of this is picking up Santorum supporters and the media not being able to ignore us as easily.

 

[John F Kennedy III]

St Charles is more important than ever tonight. If we take St. Charles we win Missouri and would be a huge boost to work off of as we can prove the delegate strategy of Dr. Paul is working.

This is probably the #1 reason Santorum chose today to drop out.

 

[Barrex]

Please stop flooding grassroots with Santourm is out threads.

 

[tfurrh]

Please stop flooding grassroots with Santourm is out threads.

Why?.....it's pretty much the only news we've had in months.

 

[John F Kennedy III]

Please stop flooding grassroots with Santourm is out threads.

Please stop posting

 

[brandon]

No chance of a brokered convention. None at all.

 

[alucard13mmfmj]

It all depends on how smart Santorum's support and delegates are... if they go to Romney, we are fuxked. if they go to Ron, we will have a pretty good chance, even a better chance. if they go to Gingrich, probably not too good. If they spread out, then it would be bad as well.

 

[Aratus]

^this^ i think our chance for one only decreased slightly today

 

[tbone717]

A lot of what happens going forward hinges on the 24th. If I did the math correctly Paul needs to win about 200 delegates on the 24th for the potential of a brokered convention to remain.

That is going on the assumption that Santorum won't get back into the race going forward.

 

[Nathan Hale]

Let's start talking contingency plans, because the odds of a brokered convention just went up by orders of magnitude. Damn, we had a good delegate plan, too.

 

[NoOneButPaul]

Its still too early to tell because there are still soooo many delegates that are unbound.

We need to do everything we can in Texas, Cali, and New York.

If we can win 1 of those 3 and something catastrophic happens (think another debt crisis or another war to unite the war weary masses) I think we could still win.

The real question becomes how many unbound delegates are we actually going to get and we won't know any of that until well after the time that it matters...

 

[alucard13mmfmj]

A lot of what happens going forward hinges on the 24th. If I did the math correctly Paul needs to win about 200 delegates on the 24th for the potential of a brokered convention to remain.

That is going on the assumption that Santorum won't get back into the race going forward.

only 200? XD.......

 

[PatriotOne]

Now that Santorum dropped out......

How likely is a brokered convention now? What is the grassroots plan to insure we can still get to it?

How do you think the rest of the states and delegate selection conventions have to play out?


Discuss.

I don't know. I am very confused right now . What I do know is that things just got VERY interesting again after a couple weeks of stagnate waters so I am very excited at the possibilities .

 

[ChristianAnarchist]

I tell you guys, after the 2008 campaign I felt that I personally did not work hard enough. This campaign I STILL think I'm not working hard enough. We need to KEEP GOING and do everything we can to either get ourselves to Tampa or try to contact some who are going and (gently) talk some sense into them. From what I've read, even BOUND delegates can vote for someone other than their candidate in the FIRST round. Depends on the state, but they might get a fine or wost case they might be replaced by their alternate...

DON'T STOP !!!

 

[Aratus]

the field is in turmoil right now
and is wide open as people
take stock of the situation.

 

[John F Kennedy III]

I don't know. I am very confused right now . What I do know is that things just got VERY interesting again after a couple weeks of stagnate waters so I am very excited at the possibilities .

Me too. RPF has become a ghost town.