Jesse Benton says campaign not formally making a push for delegates in MI convention

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I think people are over reacting to this. I think people should pipe down and get to the conventions this weekend and take all the delegates. Jessie Benton is the last person I would follow. If its not out of Ron Paul's mouth it wasn't said.

 

[alucard13mmfmj]

tactical genius or insane/incompetent...

 

[sailingaway]

Jesse Benton, Paul’s campaign spokesman, said the Texas congressman will fore-go Michigan’s state convention this weekend and concentrate on winning some delegates at the Minnesota state convention.

“The campaign is not officially backing any action in Michigan,” Benton said. “But we do have a good group of supporters who are going to the convention.”

If this was the only thing, and we hadn't just had two days of awful emails and campaign response, I wouldn't think it was a big deal. I think they are signalling they aren't expecting to win the state, so people won't say the delegate strategy is not working when we just get some delegates. My understanding is both that our people there are more accepted, generally, and have been working well with others there. My understanding is also that we will get 'some representation' likely, but nothing like cary the state. If I am wrong and the campaign isn't going, I'd be pissed because I think that may have been part of the problem w/ OK and AZ, they didn't have representation on the ground to hold people accountable. I thought that was part of what the extra delegate push was about.

But in light of everything else. I'm in the mood to grump at everything they do.

 

[Captain Shays]

Well after reading some of these posts I feel comforted in knowing that I'm not the only one who is confused

 

[Godmode7]

tactical genius or insane/incompetent...

Insane/incompetent...but lucky the grassroots is strong.

 

[Nirvikalpa]

As I said in another thread... keep on digging the hole Benton, eventually you have to hit bottom. And for the love of God and the campaign, I hope it's soon because this is just turning into a circus.

 

[speciallyblend]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUkqBRC1zUA&ob=av2e<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUkqBRC1zUA&ob=av2e">

 

[Lucille]

He never had plans to attend the Michigan convention though. There have been many state conventions where Ron Paul didn't attend: Wyoming, Colorado, Alaska, Arizona, Oklahoma....

Grassroots doesn't need Ron Paul to be everywhere to fight for delegates.

Will any campaign money be going to help our delegates? There was no one from the campaign in AZ last weekend. We need a parliamentarian and a lawyer at every state convention and in Tampa. Hell if I'm going to donate to the moneybomb if they can't even provide for the delegates Ron has been saying is his strategy all along, not to mention urging us to get involved in our local GOPs and become PCs and ultimately delegates. What the hell are they using the campaign money for?

 

[alucard13mmfmj]

Insane/incompetent...but lucky the grassroots is strong.

campaign assumes grassroots would move forward regardless of what the campaign said to the media.
campaign also assumes that romney people might not show up because the media is always biased against ron (although, romney probably is prepared to bus people into the convention).

im just trying to find something positive from this >.<, even though its assumptions.

 

[BKom]

Jesse Benton has not gone rogue. If you're mad, and many of us are, think about where the buck starts and stops.

This ^^^^^

Ron is either behind all these statements or he as agreed to them. The buck stops with . . . Jesse? I think not.

 

[pen_thief]

OK, it's official. We The Grassroots put Jesse Benton on the forum equivalent of ignore. If we listen to this guy and conduct our revolution, we won't last a day. IGNORE!!!!!!!

Adamantly agree.

 

[pacelli]

The campaign has no common sense. If it did then Tom Woods, Jack Hunter, or Trevor Lyman would have been hired for the campaign.

Check out Jack Hunter's latest message on the official campaign site.

http://www.ronpaul2012.com/2012/05/14/ron-paul-has-not-suspended-his-campaign/

http://www.ronpaul2012.com/author/jhadmin/

 

[angelatc]

Will any campaign money be going to help our delegates? There was no one from the campaign in AZ last weekend. We need a parliamentarian and a lawyer at every state convention and in Tampa. Hell if I'm going to donate to the moneybomb if they can't even provide for the delegates Ron has been saying is his strategy all along, not to mention urging us to get involved in our local GOPs and become PCs and ultimately delegates. What the hell are they using the campaign money for?

Campaign For Liberty?

Really, that's the most infuriating part. For 4 years, we've been told to learn the rules, participate in the process, and take over the party. Now that we're doing that, they're sending signals that we should back off.

Damn - we out lasted the TEA Party. 2 years ago the delegate slots in my county were hard fought. This time, hardly any of them showed up. It was almost all establishment and Paul supporters.

Confused.

 

[RickyJ]

Will any campaign money be going to help our delegates? There was no one from the campaign in AZ last weekend. We need a parliamentarian and a lawyer at every state convention and in Tampa. Hell if I'm going to donate to the moneybomb if they can't even provide for the delegates Ron has been saying is his strategy all along, not to mention urging us to get involved in our local GOPs and become PCs and ultimately delegates. What the hell are they using the campaign money for?

Benton appears to be using it to have one big party at our expense. The sooner Ron Paul fires him the better.

 

[phill4paul]

“The campaign is not officially backing any action in Michigan,” Benton said. “But we do have a good group of supporters who are going to the convention.”

or

"The campaign will be focusing our efforts in Minnesota as we feel this will give us the most delegates for the national convention," Benton said. "We have every faith in our group of supporters in Michigan, they are really a great group and we will be with them in spirit if not presence."

How hard would that have been?

 

[alucard13mmfmj]

media suggests ron paul has 1million left.. i assume we can hire parliamentary and/or lawyer to each convention.

 

[Nirvikalpa]

“The campaign is not officially backing any action in Michigan,” Benton said. “But we do have a good group of supporters who are going to the convention.”

or

"The campaign will be focusing our efforts in Minnesota as we feel this will give us the most delegates for the national convention," Benton said. "We have every faith in our group of supporters in Michigan, they are really a great group and we will be with them in spirit if not presence."

How hard would that have been?

You mean, Benton not talking out of his ass and actually making statements that would reflect well on the campaign?

 

[speciallyblend]

“The campaign is not officially backing any action in Michigan,” Benton said. “But we do have a good group of supporters who are going to the convention.”

or

"The campaign will be focusing our efforts in Minnesota as we feel this will give us the most delegates for the national convention," Benton said. "We have every faith in our group of supporters in Michigan, they are really a great group and we will be with them in spirit if not presence."

How hard would that have been?

I'm speechless,confused,angry. this song fits somehow,http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFySXT6OT_c<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFySXT6OT_c">

 

[FlipObamney]

dont worry. this is just part of the email plan to better our chances at the state conventions.

Now you're being delusional. It's obvious Jessie Benton doesn't give a fuck about this "Revolution".

 

[kill the banks]

look how far we have come ... please stay an intelligent resolve and realize an emotional reaction is not a step to our reality but a step away ... don't fall into that ... this is the grassroots and we will deliver ... get back to real work please !