Louisiana results?

[Janet0116]

Well, I might not have to move to Nevada after all. Louisiana is much closer, plus, the food is off da hook! Love ya, LA!

 

[specsaregood]

torch, Can you straighten this out and tell me which one of us is correct (if either of us)
From: http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=97157

You don't know what you're talking about..
Wrong in Louisiana...half the delegates ARE committed. It's a state to state basis........

and

Nope, If winner takes 50%, then all are committed.

If no one takes 50%...

26 are committed and I think 20 are uncommitted...or something in that proportion...but the RP people are free to run as committed delegates tomorrow..I believe.

OR

BUT that half are only committed if a single candidate gets 50%+ in the primary. Which is unlikely. If nobody gets 50%+ then all the delegates are UNcommitted.

 

[The00viper]

So...is the entire caucus / primary banking on the normal delegates not showing up? You all keep talking about alternate delegates only.

 

[Bilgefisher]

Damnit Louisiana, I'm on the edge of my seat waiting for the results tonight. Why did you have to go and do such a good job. This is not good on my heart

 

[torchbearer]

So...is the entire caucus / primary banking on the normal delegates not showing up? You all keep talking about alternate delegates only.

I'm talking about alternates because that is what we've already won before the votes begin. That is the 0% reporting tally. unopposed victories.

On the other question.

21 uncommitted national delegates will be decided tonight.

If no candidate gets 50% +1 on Feb. 9th, 20 uncommitted delegates will be voted on at the state convention later in february by the state delegates elected tonight.

If a candidate gets 50% +1 on Feb. 9th they are guaranteed 20 committed delegates. So those 20 will not be up for grabs at the state convention.

3 delegates are considered super delegates and are reserved for the top 3 party officials in the state GOP

For a total of 44 national delegates.




A victory tonight could basically give us all of the 41 uncommitted delegates assuming no candidate gets 50% in the Feb.9th Primary.
That is why Thompson dropping out really sucks for us right now.

 

[tonyr1988]

I'm talking about alternates because that is what we've already won before the votes begin. That is the 0% reporting tally. unopposed victories.

On the other question.

21 uncommitted national delegates will be decided tonight.

If no candidate gets 50% +1 on Feb. 9th, 20 uncommitted delegates will be voted on at the state convention later in february by the state delegates elected tonight.

If a candidate gets 50% +1 on Feb. 9th they are guaranteed 20 committed delegates. So those 20 will not be up for grabs at the state convention.

3 delegates are considered super delegates and are reserved for the top 3 party officials in the state GOP

For a total of 44 national delegates.




A victory tonight could basically give us all of the 41 uncommitted delegates assuming no candidate gets 50% in the Feb.9th Primary.
That is why Thompson dropping out really sucks for us right now.

Oh....I thought that the state convention determine 21 delegates if someone got 50%+1, or all 41 if noone hit the half-way point. I didn't think anything was determined tonight.

But, one question: I thought the RNC said that if anyone chose national delegates before Feb. 5, they'd be cut in half, so most caucuses didn't get excluded because they only chose state delegates? Is that wrong, or did you guys get cut in half, or what?

I'm just confused like everyone else. Thanks for all the hard work you guys have done - here's hoping for success!

 

[acroso]

Has (Dumb)Fox News called the race for McCain yet?

 

[UnReconstructed]

Has (Dumb)Fox News called the race for McCain yet?

lmao

 

[Doriath]

But, one question: I thought the RNC said that if anyone chose national delegates before Feb. 5, they'd be cut in half, so most caucuses didn't get excluded because they only chose state delegates? Is that wrong, or did you guys get cut in half, or what?

Louisiana was not among the states stripped of half their delegates by the GOP. Those were New Hampshire, Florida, South Carolina, Michigan and Wyoming.

 

[Jwaksman]

Technically, Louisiana is not officially picking their national delegates tonight. They're picking the delegates to the state convention, who then pick the national delegates after February 5th. It's the same reason that Iowa didn't get punished for moving up their date, since technically no national delegates have been picked. The January 3rd vote only picked delegates to the state convention, which then picks national delegates after the February 5th deadline.

 

[Brian Bailey]

The caucus is from 5-8 PM tonight.

There is no preferential straw poll like in Nevada. (No popular vote is taken, only the delegates are determined.)

There are only 11 polling places in the entire state and you had to be registered R before November 30th in order to caucus today.

Ron Paul had a full slate of delegates and alternates.

Every delegate is free to vote his conscience unless:
at the Primary election on February 9th a candidate receives over 50%, in which case they are bound on the first ballot to that candidate.

Louisiana Caucuses: Jan 22 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM (Locations and Info)

 

[GHoeberX]

It means we've already won half of the election. We've won majority of the alternates which means when louisiana sends 41 delegates and 41 alternates to the national convention, we know that those 41 alternates will be Ron Paul's..

Note- we have the advantage on the delegate side because we are the only ones to have a complete slate of delegates in each district. Doesn't promise a win, but puts us in pole position.

wow! That sounds really great!

Any idea when the final results of today wil be published?

 

[Austin]

What is a "complete slate"

 

[kirkblitz]

that means all the slots of delegates are filled

 

[Melissa]

updates here


http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=97876

 

[Original_Intent]

The caucus is from 5-8 PM tonight.

There is no preferential straw poll like in Nevada. (No popular vote is taken, only the delegates are determined.)

There are only 11 polling places in the entire state and you had to be registered R before November 30th in order to caucus today.

Ron Paul had a full slate of delegates and alternates.

Every delegate is free to vote his conscience unless:
at the Primary election on February 9th a candidate receives over 50%, in which case they are bound on the first ballot to that candidate.

Louisiana Caucuses: Jan 22 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM (Locations and Info)

Not quite right. 20 delegates are bound to a candidate on the first ballot if he got 50% in the primary. (source www.LAGOP.com)

 

[hawkeyenick]

Not quite right. 20 delegates are bound to a candidate on the first ballot if he got 50% in the primary. (source www.LAGOP.com)

not quite right

20%

 

[Trigonx]

not quite right

20%

All of Louisiana's 2008 national convention delegates will be uncommitted, except that if a presidential candidate receives more than 50 percent of the vote in the February 9, 2008 Presidential Preference Primary, state party rules require 20 of Louisiana's at-large delegates to support that candidate on the first ballot of the national convention.

 

[AlabamaWildMan]

Looks like Wiki is a possible location to cath the Results from Louisiana:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Republican_caucuses,_2008

....who knew ? ??

 

[nodope0695]

Link to results page here: http://www400.sos.louisiana.gov:8090/cgibin/?rqstyp=elcms2&rqsdta=020908