hey guys, here is brief of what happened in CR-26.
i got there at 6pm and there were already people there setting up for their candidate. i placed all of my RP stuff out so people could grab and take. anyone one who came up to the table i tried to engage in conversation. i did not find any of the people i contacted from the HQ phone contacts (slackers) !
so eventually i was able to identify 4 people who were on the fence about RP, my wife and I and 1 guy who was an RP supporter. the speeches for candidates only identified a speaker for RP (me) romney,thompson and mccain. nobody else spoke for the other candidates.
we were limited to a minute or two so i had my wife give me a sign, she gave me the thumbs up when i was talking to low and then the "wrap it up" sign as i was going to long. i had a whole speech planned but i had to cut out a few things as i didnt want to lose the crowd. so i pulled a George Costanza and went out on a high note.
here is the fun part, if you watch the video nobody want to run for precinct chair, so i put my hand up and get 46 of the 86 votes , now the vote is close and we would have to have a recount and i hear groans. so quickly thinking i bow out and concede (hoping it gets me some sympathy votes for delegates) ha ha it works ! a bunch of people came up to after this and told me i should have stayed running and asked if i wanted to run for delegate.
so long story short: we get 7 votes out of the 86 (i got the 4 borderline people to commit) and we got 3 delegates ! we came in 5th in my precinct ... sorry guys i tired, i should have stayed on my script when giving my speech.
i have a video but it need editing down to fit on you tube.
Great story! Can't wait for the video!
