Does anyone else realize we just won Nevada?

[skgai]

With Romney out we will get virtually all of the delegates. We might have had the most state deleagtes already, but now they won't vote for Romney and might not even show up because they don't care anymore. Maine too!!! Hell, throw in Minnesota, North Dakota, Alaska and Montana!!! This is great news!

 

[Jae0]

Dont get over confident.

 

[sgrooms]

thats why he suspended his campaign and didn't drop out. so he can still keep his delegates

 

[Dequeant]

He "suspended" his campaign, which is different from Rudy's dropping out.

He will retain his delegates all the way to a convention, and use them for bargaining. That's my understanding anyway.

 

[skgai]

But the caucus state, other than Montana, haven't actually chosen the national delegates yet! They're not bound to chose anyone from their meaningless straw poll. If I was a Romney delegate I would probably skip the state convention since my candidate "suspended" his campaign or at least vote for somebody else.

 

[acroso]

Those are committed delegates....that means whoever Romney endorses....will go for McStain...assuming he endorses McStain!

 

[skgai]

All of the caucus states are unpledged delegates. They don't have to vote for who they say they will.

 

[JoshLowry]

Do not post that image in any more threads.

Thanks.

 

[lvp1138]

Incorrect. Nevada delegates are not bound to the straw poll winner. The county convention is at the end of February. I am one of the delegates.

 

[skgai]

Incorrect? That's what I said.

 

[acroso]

Not true.....some caucus states are obligates...some aren't...at least I'm pretty sure. Iowa's are bound for example...

 

[pacelli]

He keeps his delegates. When McCain offers Romney the VP spot & Romney accepts, McCain gets all the delegates & wins the nomination.

McCain has 697 pledged delegates & 17 RNC delegates (714 total). Romney has 286 pledged delegates & 0 RNC delegates. If Romney's delegates go to McCain, he's got 1000 on the nose.

Republicans need 1,191 delegate votes for the nomination.

 

[Dequeant]

From CNN:

Suspending a campaign has a different meaning depending on the party.

On the Republican side, decisions on how to allocate delegates is left to the state parties.

On the Democratic side, a candidate who "suspends" is technically still a candidate, so he or she keeps both district and statewide delegates won through primaries and caucuses. Superdelegates are always free to support any candidate at any time, whether the candidate drops out, suspends or stays in.

It's up to the states on how to award candidates. We may have a good shot in the arm of delegates, since Ron Paul now takes first in many states.

 

[RoyalShock]

All of the caucus states are unpledged delegates. They don't have to vote for who they say they will.

Not true. Kansas is a caucus state this year. Their delegate are bound by law to vote for the popular vote winner.

 

[lvp1138]

Incorrect? That's what I said.

My mistake. I was answering one of the posts above who said they were bound. I forgot to "quote"

 

[skgai]

Wrong. You guys are listening too much to CNN. McCain only has 500 or so pledged delegates so far. The rest either haven't yet been decided or aren't pledged at all. For instance, he won Illinois, but none of those delegates, who have yet to be decided have to vote for him.

Iowa's delegates are not bound. I'm from here. The straw poll there is meaningless. They still have county, district and state conventions to go. Most of the caucus states have unpledged delagates and they can vote for whom they choose.

 

[jointhefightforfreedom]

With Romney out we will get virtually all of the delegates. We might have had the most state deleagtes already, but now they won't vote for Romney and might not even show up because they don't care anymore. Maine too!!! Hell, throw in Minnesota, North Dakota, Alaska and Montana!!! This is great news!

Technically NOT until he drops out!
He has susspended his campaign not dropped out if he does not officially drop out
he keeps his delegates

I think he is trying to secure a VP spot with mccain
which is why he susspended not dropped out

 

[pahs1994]

too bad he didn't drop 3 days ago.. we could have scored some wins

 

[Dequeant]

He doesn't "keep" his delegates. The state repub parties decides how to divvy them up to other candidates.

Reading is fundamental.

 

[Eponym_mi]

Not true.....some caucus states are obligates...some aren't...at least I'm pretty sure. Iowa's are bound for example...

No...IA's delegates are unbound.