Colorado state convention thread

[PaulSoHard]

I thought results from the district conventions were
10 Unpledged
6 Santorum
5 Romney

no?

 

[JebSanderson]

I thought results from the district conventions were
10 Unpledged
6 Santorum
5 Romney

no?

Yes, 9/10 unpledged are Ron Paul delegates and 1 is a Santorum delegate.

 

[sailingaway]

What thefuck????????? Are you kidding me???????????? Can that be true??? I thought we had over 50%???

that is why people were asking for confirmation. Rumors start and people repeat them in their excitement and you can't be sure until hard numbers come out. I also want to know how it happened, but we were basing our expectation on cheering levels and most people at political conventions don't cheer that much.

 

[PauliticsPolitics]

So this means (assuming unpledged are Paul):
9 + 4 = 13 for Ron Paul
5 + 8 = 13 for Romney
7 + 0 = 7 for Santorum

So that is 33.

There are also the 3 insider party voters for the 36 total (are these assumed for Romney?)

 

[sailingaway]

I thought results from the district conventions were
10 Unpledged
6 Santorum
5 Romney

no?

we thought 9 of those unpledged were ours.

 

[tbone717]

What thefuck????????? Are you kidding me???????????? Can that be true??? I thought we had over 50%???

We had 9 of the 21 CD delegates. I am not sure where the 50% number ever came from. The at-large delegates are typically elected officials (state reps, etc) that will generally go for the presumptive nominee, for party unity. I am assuming CO is similar to most other states.

 

[rb3b3]

Something stinks here man!!!!! Amazing everyone reporting we walking away with more then 50% then tbone comes on here with his negative sht as always and no all of a sudden Roamny has 8 out of 12 from today???? Something not smelling right!

 

[sailingaway]

So this means (assuming unpledged are Paul):
9 + 4 = 13 for Ron Paul
5 + 8 = 13 for Romney
7 + 0 = 7 for Santorum

So that is 33.

There are also the 3 insider party voters for the 36 total (are these assumed for Romney?)

I'd say yes which would give him plurality dammit. And that is assuming best case on the unpledged some of which might be his as well for all we know, at this point. Maybe they won't all show up and our alternates will get some... I can hope.

 

[PaulSoHard]

So Romney ends up getting more than AP and CNN projected he will get.

Not good.

 

[tbone717]

So this means (assuming unpledged are Paul):
9 + 4 = 13 for Ron Paul
5 + 8 = 13 for Romney
7 + 0 = 7 for Santorum

So that is 33.

There are also the 3 insider party voters for the 36 total (are these assumed for Romney?)

The 3 party leaders that automatically go to the RNC are the National Committeeman, the National Committeewoman, and the chairman of the Colorado's Republican Party. Typically they will go for the presumptive nominee.

 

[rb3b3]

that is why people were asking for confirmation. Rumors start and people repeat them in their excitement and you can't be sure until hard numbers come out. I also want to know how it happened, but we were basing our expectation on cheering levels and most people at political conventions don't cheer that much.

I understand that, but what makes these new numbers official?? The ones saying Romney got 8 today?? R those official or rumors?

 

[kathy88]

So if the other 3 are romney that's 13 rp 16 romney so we'd need 4 of the 7 santorum dels to get a plurality?

 

[rb3b3]

Why are these new numbers official???? Can someone explain that to me??? Who is this girl Lynn???? Why are her tweets official?

 

[tsai3904]

How does this happen?

Name recognition. The top 3 vote getters are well known in the state so a lot of Santorum supporters probably voted for them.

 

[sailingaway]

Oh well. CO was one I wasn't sure we would get previously, but lately I'd been hopeful. I'll be upset if we don't get Maine and MN, and I HOPE we get WA but the Romney/Grinch/Santa slate in WA today was a blow, although that was a small county apparently.

MO is going to also depend on where the Santa people go and in St Charles they went w/ Romney.

 

[JebSanderson]

Why are these new numbers official???? Can someone explain that to me??? Who is this girl Lynn???? Why are her tweets official?

She's a Matt Collins sock puppet so that's makes her tweets official.

 

[PaulSoHard]

Why are these new numbers official???? Can someone explain that to me??? Who is this girl Lynn???? Why are her tweets official?

Ok then:
Kristen Wyatt ‏ @APkristenwyatt Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
12 statewide #cogop RNC delegates: 8 for Romney, 4 unpledged #copolitics

 

[rb3b3]

SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME HOW AND WHY THISGIRL LYNN WHO TWEEETED THAT ROMENY GOT 8 how is it official??????

 

[tsai3904]

Why are these new numbers official???? Can someone explain that to me??? Who is this girl Lynn???? Why are her tweets official?

They're not official, but it's hard to think why someone would be lying about this when we will hear the official results soon.

 

[tbone717]

So if the other 3 are romney that's 13 rp 16 romney so we'd need 4 of the 7 santorum dels to get a plurality?

As I understand it you are correct. It seems CO's delegates are bound based upon their declared preference. It's a different system than we have seen in other caucus states. The way I am reading the rules, the delegates are bound on the first ballot to the candidate they declared their preference to in the conventions.