NOT BAD WASHINGTON!!! THANK YOU I just saw on the news..

[Brodown]

they showed the WA percentages and actually had RP's face on there to with 26% Mccain, 24% Huckaboo, and They said "and Ron Paul! not far behind with 21%!!! so I say good job WA!!! MSNBC

 

[Spirit of '76]

Yeah, except that we actually won.

They're only reporting 87% of the precincts, and for some inexplicable reason a bunch of our people were told to vote "uncommitted"!

 

[FreedomFighter8008]

Yeah, except that we actually won.

They're only reporting 87% of the precincts, and for some inexplicable reason a bunch of our people were told to vote "uncommitted"!

It's true. I don't know the official tally yet, but a lot of the 17% of undecided/uncommitted delegates are for Ron Paul. That puts him in 1st place in WA.

 

[angelatc]

Yeah, except that we actually won.

They're only reporting 87% of the precincts, and for some inexplicable reason a bunch of our people were told to vote "uncommitted"!

Who told them that?

 

[justatrey]

There are three candidates left so finishing third is finishing last.

Yes I know that in reality we may win the delgates but only .00001% of the population knows this so we don't really benefit in terms of raising the legitimacy of our campaign.

 

[hrdman2luv]

CNN stated last night that there is no way that even huckabee could get the nomination over McCain. Even if Mike won the rest of every state. They say that McCain is just so far ahead.

So if Ron Paul is way behind even Mike, then what are RP's chances?

BTW, I'm not buying the Ron Paul supporters voting "uncommitted". I don't know any Ron Paul supporters that would even think about putting anything on a ballot besides "Ron Paul".

 

[NinjaPirate]

There are three candidates left so finishing third is finishing last.

Yes I know that in reality we may win the delgates but only .00001% of the population knows this so we don't really benefit in terms of raising the legitimacy of our campaign.

Last, yes, but at least it's better than a DISTANT last. IMO this looks better than the distant 2nd we got in Nevada.

 

[Bruno]

CNN stated last night that there is no way that even huckabee could get the nomination over McCain. Even if Mike won the rest of every state. They say that McCain is just so far ahead.

So if Ron Paul is way behind even Mike, then what are RP's chances?

BTW, I'm not buying the Ron Paul supporters voting "uncommitted". I don't know any Ron Paul supporters that would even think about putting anything on a ballot besides "Ron Paul".

Some say on other threads they were told to do so because otherwise they would not have been chosen as delegates. While a huge win in WA might have been great, it is unlikely the MSM would even mention it. If they did, it would be downplayed.

In short - maybe it was a clever sneak-attack strategy, and seems to have worked to get RP-friendly delegates awarded.

Also - half of the state delegates are still to be awarded in the upcoming primary, by my understanding of what I have read here.

 

[nightlight]

Who told them that?

According to one thread, the campaign staff told them.

 

[affa]

CNN stated last night that there is no way that even huckabee could get the nomination over McCain. Even if Mike won the rest of every state. They say that McCain is just so far ahead.

CNN is wrong. They're giving the simplified explanation. I'm not going into it now, it's been explained many times on these boards. About a thousand threads on it.

 

[propanes]

The CNN broadcast I recall from last night said it's mathematically possible for Huckabee to prevent McWar from winning enough delegates for the nomination.

CNN stated last night that there is no way that even huckabee could get the nomination over McCain. Even if Mike won the rest of every state. They say that McCain is just so far ahead.

So if Ron Paul is way behind even Mike, then what are RP's chances?

BTW, I'm not buying the Ron Paul supporters voting "uncommitted". I don't know any Ron Paul supporters that would even think about putting anything on a ballot besides "Ron Paul".

 

[Gadsden Flag]

It's nice to win a state, but I'm afraid that the nomination is still pretty much over

 

[Just Come Home]

Yeah, except that we actually won.

They're only reporting 87% of the precincts, and for some inexplicable reason a bunch of our people were told to vote "uncommitted"!

You don't know what you're talking about... Nobody put uncommitted on the straw poll tallies. They did this only for the delegate counts. The news isn't reporting on delegate counts. They're reporting on the straw poll.

 

[Just Come Home]

CNN stated last night that there is no way that even huckabee could get the nomination over McCain. Even if Mike won the rest of every state. They say that McCain is just so far ahead.

So if Ron Paul is way behind even Mike, then what are RP's chances?

BTW, I'm not buying the Ron Paul supporters voting "uncommitted". I don't know any Ron Paul supporters that would even think about putting anything on a ballot besides "Ron Paul".

It's very possible that McCain won't get enough delegates to outright win the nomination. This past weekend showed why. Don't listen to CNN for political analysis.

 

[rice_classic]

CNN stated last night that there is no way that even huckabee could get the nomination over McCain. Even if Mike won the rest of every state. They say that McCain is just so far ahead.

So if Ron Paul is way behind even Mike, then what are RP's chances?

BTW, I'm not buying the Ron Paul supporters voting "uncommitted". I don't know any Ron Paul supporters that would even think about putting anything on a ballot besides "Ron Paul".

Hi, My name is Colin. Now you know me. Now your comment is false.

Myself and the 2 OTHER RP fans that I got elected as Delegates all put "uncommitted" on the sign in form. WHY? Because when we showed up to the house of the couple hosting the Causus they had already put down their names and wrote in Huckabee. The 3 of us knew we were not amongst like minds and played the STRATEGY.

Result: In this Caucus, 6 delegates were decided. 3 of them (uncommitted) are Ron Paulites!


Strategy:
strat·e·gy (strt-j)
n. pl. strat·e·gies
1.
a. The science and art of using all the forces of a nation to execute approved plans as effectively as possible during peace or war.
b. The science and art of military command as applied to the overall planning and conduct of large-scale combat operations.
2. A plan of action resulting from strategy or intended to accomplish a specific goal. See Synonyms at plan.
3. The art or skill of using stratagems in endeavors such as politics and business.

 

[Perry]

CNN stated last night that there is no way that even huckabee could get the nomination over McCain. Even if Mike won the rest of every state. They say that McCain is just so far ahead.

So if Ron Paul is way behind even Mike, then what are RP's chances?

BTW, I'm not buying the Ron Paul supporters voting "uncommitted". I don't know any Ron Paul supporters that would even think about putting anything on a ballot besides "Ron Paul".

That is a general statement and although it is likely it is by no means absolute. McCain is still a couple hundred delegates short of the nomination.