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gracebkr

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Ok, so this is based on one personal experience I had with my local Republican party. I live in the country and we have only 4 spots for district delegate. Well someone is running in my district so I thought if there was an open one, which there usually is, I could get appointed to that. At first the chairman agreed. Well 2 days before our declaration of candidacy was to be turned in I heard from my chairman. He said he would not appoint me and he disagreed with the way Ron Paul was running his campaign and that is why. I asked what he meant and he said how we are trying to win with delegates. I thought, what's the harm and I pointed out President Lincoln did the same thing and I asked if he frowned upon that as well. Anyways, I was irritated, now I have to run and campaign against someone. Well, I spoke with someone else in another county and he told me that he heard someone say the clerks office in a more populated region said that they had no clue where all these republicans were coming from. I think this, coupled with what the chairman said to me means that we must have a real good shot. He was ok at first, then I guess when all the people were signing up, he knew it was for real and backed out. I also know those usually open spots in my county, are filled so I could not have been appointed anyways. They are empty every election, hmm I wonder who filled them. I know who did, Ron Paul people. We might be bound the first round, but a brokered convention is ours!
 
Yeah, and even if RP delegates run as McCain delegates and are forced to give McCain the nomination, at least we could make his head spin off by forcing him to run with Paul's platform. Wouldn't that be funny?
 
nbhadja said:
Oh yeah good point, run as a Huckabee supporter not McCain supporter.
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You are telling people to not vote for Ron Paul?

Is that what you are trying to say? Remember what happened in Washington? People voted uncommitted....

HELLO!
 
Obviously the best way is to not openly support any particular candidate, wear a big GOP elephant button and talk about how much you can't stand Hillary and Obama, and that the democrats will run the country into the ground. (Mild sarcasm here but you get the idea)

"generic" Republican method.

Also don't get on tangents during conversation with other GOP members.

You want to be a delegate so you can help the party and get political experience, thats all ~_^.
 
Our County Convention was Saturday. They had twice the number of people they're used to getting. They kind of loved it and were kind of scared, too. One guy claimed there were two candidates in the race for president and, when he noticed the reaction he was getting, hurredly brought up Ron Paul.

They were all about, "How do we capitalize on this movement?"

I said, "Stick to the conservative ideals we're here to represent."

Oh, they want us, make no mistake. They know why we're there, make no mistake about that, either. Just make them make the choice--do their crooked business as usual or survive as a political force in this nation.
 
I'll be trying to get a delegate slot here in Mississippi and I too am not able to lie and say I am a McCain supporter.

I suppose I could in good conscious say I prefer to see a Republican elected than a Democrat, even though I personally don't see much difference in McCain/Huckabee/Romney and Obama/Clinton.

But I can't come out and claim to be a McCain supporter, or not say I think Ron Paul is the most Conservative candidate running
 
WilliamC said:
I'll be trying to get a delegate slot here in Mississippi and I too am not able to lie and say I am a McCain supporter.

I suppose I could in good conscious say I prefer to see a Republican elected than a Democrat, even though I personally don't see much difference in McCain/Huckabee/Romney and Obama/Clinton.

But I can't come out and claim to be a McCain supporter, or not say I think Ron Paul is the most Conservative candidate running
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Sad to say, but this is a brand of politics the G.O.P. is unused to. I suppose we should be more understanding about their period of adjustment. Many of the old hands do admire it, though--and whether they like it or not, after this string from Nixon to W this attitude is the only thing that can save the G.O.P.
 
gracebkr said:
No way.
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So you're saying you actually told them who you are supporting???

Are you crazy?

Just say you support the candidate that most closely follows the GOP platform. You can start getting all preachy when everything is finalized and you can make some difference.

So by not keeping quiet about supporting Dr. Paul for a few weeks, you have now completely lost any power to get him elected.
 
literatim said:
If anything costs us the election, it will be stupid pride like what is shown here.
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It's not so much stupid pride as it is a difficulty in deliberate lying.

It just doesn't come out very well when I do it.

Of course some people may find it very easy to lie about who they are and what they stand for...but I don't think Ron Paul is one of them
 
Hook said:
So you're saying you actually told them who you are supporting???

Are you crazy?

Just say you support the candidate that most closely follows the GOP platform. You can start getting all preachy when everything is finalized and you can make some difference.

So by not keeping quiet about supporting Dr. Paul for a few weeks, you have now completely lost any power to get him elected.
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The ends justify the means, yes?

I think you've missed a big part of what Ron Paul's message is all about :(
 
Stick with Republican talk of Obama and Clinton. Tell everyone you are still undecided as to who you will vote for. Don't make friends with these people and keep a cool distance.
 
Heh, we've been "outed" everywhere. In VA, the republicans' panties are in a wad because they got hold of an email that said we planned to "take over".

I simply do not understand their consternation. The arguments against us are so lame and so out of line with their stated principles; one guy even said that Ron Paul's pro-life record didn't suit him.
 
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