Net Impact Of Delegate Push: Helpful Or Harmful?

[Sally08]

Primary issue

Maybe someone should call the Salt Lake Tribune and ask them if they can verify who is this Steve Parent?

It seems to me that there is some confussion on multiple threads... are people against getting delegates or just against them trying to vote to unbind themselves?

Michael P. Molloy Atl Delegate CD-1 PA

It's not learning how to become a delegate (at any level), it's about what those *national* delegates intend to do in September.

Will delegates who were elected in a state that binds them for McCain for the first round at the RNC *defy* their state rules and vote for RP in the first round and get ejected from the convention for a media circus?

And given the many public posts on RPF and Daily Paul about the "stealth campaign" and the intended "coup" at the RNC, GOP leadership at the state level has now started blocking/challenging RP delegates entirely.

It is highly unlikely that RP will be allowed to speak at the RNC, now, as well. It will also be interesting to see if *any* RP delegates are recognized at the RNC-

Regarding "Dr. Steve Parent's" identity, take a look at the current thread:
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=137003

Do note that he is currently "banned" on RPF, as well.

For the record, I suspect that any college debate team could have been assigned the "delegate" issue and could have created hand-outs and a website with pros/cons of various scenarios in 15-20 hours of research.

The fact that others relied on *someone else* for that information, with minimal to no verification as to the accuracy of the information *for their state* , says a lot about those people and whether or not they "think for themselves".

 

[jjockers]

In my experience...

In regards to RP's good name being tarred - I've seen this first hand on several occasions. In helping out Lawson's campaign, I hate feeling like I can't mention Ron Paul for fear of quick, media-biased judgment. I know BJ feels this as well, as he makes a point of this very labeling media-driven reaction on his website.

That being said, BJ's main opponent campaigned strongly (and almost solely) on the fact that BJ is and was an active Ron Paul supporter and "Ron Paul Republican". This was NOT successful, as evidenced by 71% of the voters picking Lawson. Thus, despite the tarring of Dr. Paul's name (for whatever reasons), we can still continue the fight by supporting local candidates with similar ideologies.

We will have to work our way up through the GOP, so alienating them as they have us is not something I would recommend. That does seem to be a mode on the forums, though.

The GOP cannot last as it stands - there is little to no active support amongst the youth. Our revolution has the youth and energy to retake the party, but alienating those currently in power just to appease our impatient egos is irresponsible.