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

[angelatc]

I met Jesse Benton once, and in my opinion he is a very nice and very capable individual. Everything I've seen him do and heard him say is 100% for the cause. He had me pumping my fist in the air when I watched him on C-SPAN with the other campaign managers. He has, arguably, the hardest job of the campaign, so cut him some slack.

Given that the campaign isn't over nor has he given up, he still just might put his grandfather-in-law in the White House. And even if he doesn't, I doubt there's anyone else in the country who could get him closer to it than he has. Run your mouth about him if it makes you feel better, but you simply couldn't do his job, not even for a day.

Jesse, is that you?

I must point out, I could certainly win as many primaries and causcuses as Benton did

I also think that Jesse is a nice guy. He just isn't up to the task of running a winning presidential campaign. Just because I can't do that job doesn't mean nobody else can. For example, I also can't do open heart surgery, run Fortune 500 companies, train atheletes, or even repair a simple 2-cycle engine. But when my lawn mower wouldn't start after it came back from the shop, I opted for a different mechanic.

 

[Mordan]

Benton is not solid like Doug Wead...

Besides you shouldn't hire a guy from you family to run a campaign!!!! Come on! You can't fire him without emotion coming in.

 

[angelatc]

We have an amazing amount of sunshine patriots around here, apparently.

You have been here less than a year. Trust me - you have no idea how sparse this crowd will become. The ALex Jones crowd will stay, as will the people who exist simply to wax philisophical, but as far as using the forums as a meeting place for other liberty candidates....i doubt it. Too many of us are loyal to the man, and won't compromise for anything less. See: Rand Paul, Justin Amash, Glen Bradley, etc etc etc

Matt Collins will be here, posting videos, bumping up old threads, and trying to get us enthused about Rand's 2016 run, but that's pretty much preaching to the choir.

 

[FSP-Rebel]

From the numbers I've heard in my area, we probably have like ~20% of the delegates going to state this weekend and a land mine field of the alts. So, I doubt anything drastic will take place yet by the next state convention in Jan or Feb, we'll own it. However, if Jesse is a genius of epic proportions then maybe this APB to the Romney people will have less of them attending in which case some of our alts can be seated.

 

[hrdman2luv]

Did Rand Paul refuse to give him a job or something after his old man retires?

Is he auditioning for a position with the Romney campaign?

This is what I'm thinking. Rand is being postured for a VP spot, to get ours and the Tea Party votes. Not a bad idea for Rand.
If this comes to light, Ron will asks us to support Rand. And many of us will. Romney can't win without our support. Period. End of story.

Personally, I see it as a sell out to the republicrats, and will be rejoining the Libertarian movement.

 

[speciallyblend]

This is what I'm thinking. Rand is being postured for a VP spot, to get ours and the Tea Party votes. Not a bad idea for Rand.
If this comes to light, Ron will asks us to support Rand. And many of us will. Romney can't win without our support. Period. End of story.

Personally, I see it as a sell out to the republicrats, and will be rejoining the Libertarian movement.

I hear ya. I will stay republican but work to elect liberty candidates not gop est. It is my life long Goal now to cause hell on earth for the gop establishment=Corruption.

 

[Tudo]

Paul should do something really un-orthodox ( this is if he was remaining in the race ) and that's choose a VP NOW.

The supporters don't have the intellectual or physical wherewithal to mix it up and Dr Paul just doesn't have the FIGHT that life REQUIRES. He's a doctor. A learned man. A class act. The american sheeple as ignorant and as lazy as they are ( in general ) NEED to hear " if they do this we'll vaporize them". If Dr Paul says that the press might laughingly remark, yeah, vaporize as in doing the Vap. But if he chooses another vet who can be the pit bull of the campaign ( the campaign, again if it is still in the race, NEEDS one)

What has he and we have to lose at this point? We're running out of options. Either some unorthodox things are done now, or we're left with a real revolution and I'm sorry but there's no balls or organization for one of those.

christy says he's got the vp slot for that slimebag pansy romney. I saw put The Judge in there to deal with christy although christy might chew the Judge up verbally. Christy is a great talker. Who on the libertarian side ( unless you really think there's such a thing in the republicans ha) is good enough to slam dunk christy? Jacob Hornberger could ( I'm sure of it. Search fff.org and look up Jake Hornberger on youtube. He is also a lawyer ). Jake did well with Harry Browne and is a real motivational speaker.

Who else?