Romney doesn't lose delegates

[SRRP77]

I keep reading threads about it- so before other people post about how we won the delegates from Nevada, etc- it's not true.

Romney suspended his campaign and keeps his delegates- he can distribute them if he chooses to but he does NOT lose them.

 

[Austin]

Does this mean he personally chooses where the delegates go, how exactly will this effect us in September?

 

[WilliamC]

Will someone please answer my question?

What does it mean for a delegate to be bound to a candidate?

Does this mean they will be arrested if they don't vote for their candidate?

Will their vote not count if it doesn't go to their candidate?

Could Romney delegates, even if bound, still vote for Ron Paul?

I honestly don't know!

 

[SRRP77]

Romney can give his delegates to McCain or Huckabee or Paul if he chooses, and from what I understand if not then his delegates will still go to the convention as undecided and choose a candidate at that time.

 

[Redcard]

Will someone please answer my question?

What does it mean for a delegate to be bound to a candidate?

Does this mean they will be arrested if they don't vote for their candidate?

Will their vote not count if it doesn't go to their candidate?

Could Romney delegates, even if bound, still vote for Ron Paul?

I honestly don't know!

When a delegate is bound, the party chair makes their votes.

 

[Austin]

Will someone please answer my question?

What does it mean for a delegate to be bound to a candidate?

Does this mean they will be arrested if they don't vote for their candidate?

Will their vote not count if it doesn't go to their candidate?

Could Romney delegates, even if bound, still vote for Ron Paul?

I honestly don't know!

I believe the party would just omit the vote, which... could be a good thing? However, in the event of a brokered convention, that could hurt our efforts.

Bradley in DC might be able to help you with your question.

 

[Bruce4Ron]

I'm pretty sure the Republican party rules are that if a candidate drops out, the state party is responsible for allocating their delegates.

What I'm not sure of is if the state GOP does this for them or the delegates are free to reallocate their vote on their own.

Romney endorsing any particular candidate does not mean his delegates go with the endorsement. That I'm pretty sure of.

 

[WilliamC]

When a delegate is bound, the party chair makes their votes.

Ok, that I understand.

So even if they vote for another candidate that vote would be nullified by the party chair.

Thanks.

 

[miwg]

This was posted on CNN (http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/07/romney.campaign/index.html)

"Suspending a campaign has a different meaning depending on the party.

On the Republican side, decisions on how to allocate delegates is left to the state parties.

On the Democratic side, a candidate who "suspends" is technically still a candidate, so he or she keeps both district and statewide delegates won through primaries and caucuses. Superdelegates are always free to support any candidate at any time, whether the candidate drops out, suspends or stays in.

National party rules say that a candidate who "drops out" keeps any district-level delegates he or she has won so far but loses any statewide delegates he or she has won. "

 

[Redcard]

Ok, that I understand.

So even if they vote for another candidate that vote would be nullified by the party chair.

Thanks.

Right.. until the delegate becomes unbound.

This is why you see at conventions the party chair for the state say things like, "Ladies and Gentlemen, the great state of Wisconsin casts its xx delegates for your next President..."

 

[Eponym_mi]

A bound delegate is legally or morally obligated to vote for the state's preferred candidate.

An unbound delegate can vote their conscience.

Many of the states where Romney won, the delegates are UNBOUND. Moreover, many of them are in reality Ron Paul supporters, even if they are bound to Romney. If Romney drops, these delegates can vote their conscience.

 

[Redcard]

A bound delegate is legally or morally obligated to vote for the state's preferred candidate.

An unbound delegate can vote their conscience.

Many of the states where Romney won, the delegates and UNBOUND. Moreover, many of them are in reality Ron Paul supporters, even if they are bound to Romney. If Romney drops, these delegates can vote their conscience.

YEs.. but the state committees can now bind them as they see fit.

 

[literatim]

All those Romney state delegates may vote for Ron Paul's national delegates.

 

[Eponym_mi]

YEs.. but the state committees can now bind them as they see fit.

Yes, but delegates are NOT bound in many of the states in question, and never were.

 

[Bruce4Ron]

If they were unbound then why did they vote for Romney to begin with?

 

[dan new zealand]

i think from all of this...i'm only clear on one thing. your system of elections is at best misleading, confusing, and designed to be manipulated.
hell, even the candidates don't know how the system works. so many loopholes, backdoors, ins and outs...it's ridiculous. electronic voting that cant be traced, yeah right. HOW did you let this happen to the USA? please keep up the hard work, and take your country back! i can feel a buzz in the air today...big things are happening!

 

[Eponym_mi]

If they were unbound then why did they vote for Romney to begin with?

Delegates are elected to REPRESENT the vote of their state. This doesn't necessarily mean the elected delegate is a supporter of the candidate their state chose. Some states require a candidate to provide or approve a slate of delegates, others do not and instead make the choice themselves at their state convention.