Ron Paul wins Louisiana Caucus

[hueylong]

I'm not seeing it. Am I blind?

 

[Spideynw]

No note. I guess it was a pointless post.

 

[Marc3579]

I'm just as puzzled as you Huey...

 

[hueylong]

We know what the process is Spidey. We're checking on the results for the District delegate elections.

 

[Ninja Homer]

I don't think these are officially committed delegates. So the way this will get into the news is the LA delegates will let the official HQ know, and then they will have a press release, and it may or may not be reported.

 

[JohnnyWrath]

http://www.huliq.com/48037/louisiana-gop-caucus-results

 

[hueylong]

We know what the process is. The state party is doing it.

 

[JohnnyWrath]

BS MSM

The biggest surprise to come out of Louisiana's GOP delegate process thus far involves Ron Paul, the Texas congressman mounting a quasi-libertarian campaign that has been defined by its grassroots organization. Dore says the Paul campaign dropped off a 'whole slate" of delegates about two weeks ago " a surprise showing that wasn't expected. If any controversy arises from the delegate process, it will be from Paul's camp. 'We're being watchful, though, because we want to make sure all of the delegates were registered Republicans before the Nov. 30 deadline," Dore says, adding there was a great deal of interest expressed by nonparty voters about switching to the GOP in support of Paul. 'We started contacting registrars of voters in 17 parishes yesterday about roughly 90 people, the vast majority of which were signed up for Ron Paul."

By most indications, the most organized pushes for delegates came from U.S. Sen. John McCain of Arizona and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.

 

[jim70769]

Here is the website http://www.wwl.com/ I couldnt find anything

 

[JohnnyWrath]

I think they basically are not accepting the results, so they are not publishing them....running background checks etc to try to exclude as many Ron Paul supporters as possible....that's my take. Checking any and all registration dates for late deadlines, and looking for any loophole to not have to deal with Ron Paul dominating.

 

[ashlux]

They wanna wait as long as possible and also downplay it, saying that he's the only one who spent any time there.

Louisiana is a bit weird. They hold a caucus on Jan 22 and a primary on Feb 9.

Typically caucuses have a straw poll, but this one will not (to avoid penalties Michigan, etc. have received to having their process too early). 15 delegates and 15 alternates are elected Jan 22. Technically, Jan 22 delegates are uncommitted. Campaigns typically release lists of delegate candidates to who plan to vote for that Presidential candidate. See http://www.shreveporttimes.com/assets/pdf/D9949021223.PDF.

The Feb 9th primary will involve 20 delegates. These delegates are bound to the primary vote only if a candidate gets a majority vote (50% plus one). Otherwise, these 20 delegates are technically uncommitted. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Republican_caucuses,_2008

The lack of a straw poll and the uncommitted delegates is probably why MSM has chosen to ignore Louisiana.

I hear turnout has been great by Ron Paul supporters (we're talking a majority participating in the caucus process). If these accounts are true and widespread, it looks like Ron Paul should get most of these "uncommitted" delegates.

 

[hueylong]

That's not true Johnny. Cut that stupid crap out. They are COUNTING the PAPER ballots.

 

[louisiana4liberty]

"Louisianans turn to Ron Paul to solve the economic turmoil in the U.S."

I would love to see this headline. I sure hope he won La..

 

[mesler]

I don't see how the news would know who won tonight. There are 15 delegates who are RP delegates, and only if they had one of our ballots would they know. Also, District 1, of which Covington is a part, is 1 of 3 locations, and probably the largest.

 

[ashlux]

I am pretty sure that what happened is that Ron Paul supporters became delegates. The Primary will be on Feb 09, and if it is like Utah, then the delegates will have to vote for whoever wins the primary. However, in the second round, the delegates can vote for whoever they want. And if Ron Paul supporters are the delegates, they can then vote for Ron Paul.

In Louisiana: The 21 delegates from the caucus are not bound to the Feb 9 primary. The 20 delegates from the Feb 9 primary are bound to the winner of the primary only if a Presidential candidate receives majority of the votes (50% + 1). I have a hard time seeing anyone getting 50%+1, but with the primary a few days after Super Tuesday could change all that (everyone wants to vote for a winner).

 

[JohnnyWrath]

That's not true Johnny. Cut that stupid crap out. They are COUNTING the PAPER ballots.

Huh? you serious? how long does it take to count to 20?

 

[skiingff]

The results are not in yet.

 

[jim70769]

I found this article that explains it. I voted tonight in Baton Rouge.

Louisiana GOP Caucus Results
This evening, the Louisiana Republican Party held caucuses at 11 sites across the state to select delegates to a state convention at which Louisiana's GOP convention delegates will be determined. The Louisiana caucuses could potentially benefit one of the Republicans running for President, but this one really takes the cake--it's so complicated that no one is reporting on it.


The caucuses closed at 8:00 pm--9:00 here--so maybe it's a bit early for results, which will be difficult to interpret in any event. But so far the only thing we could find was from a Ron Paul supporter who stated that the Paulies had a majority of the turnout at the Lake Charles caucus site.

Here's how Louisiana's caucus works (I think): The attendees at the 11 caucus sites voted on delegates to the statewide convention. Those delegates are nominally "uncommitted." But if a majority of attendees at a caucus site were, for example, Ron Paul supporters, they would vote for delegates who, in turn, will support Paul. But that process only accounts for about half the La. delegates to the GOP national convention. The remaining delegates--those who are "at large" or "bonus" delegates--will be selected at the state convention; if someone gets 50% of the vote in a "beauty contest" primary on Feb. 9, then he gets that second tranch of delegates; otherwise, they're also nominally uncommitted.

That said, it looks like Ron Paul has a decent chance of ultimately having quite a few Louisiana "uncommitted" delegates in fact committed to him.

And if that's so, it will certainly teach the Louisiana Republican Party leadership a thing or two about having such a ridiculous nominating process.

In any event, it looks like Loosianans will be ignored, despite this amusing quote from Roger Villere, the chairman of the La. Republican Party, earlier this month: “We’re excited about the upcoming caucuses. I believe this system will allow Louisiana Republicans to have a strong impact on the election of the next President of the United States.” - Source: By X Curmudgeon Blog

 

[Ranger29860]

The results are not in yet.

wow i feel retarded i went to click on it like it was a link ..DOH!

 

[Thomas Paine]

Good article! I think I'm beginning to understand the process after reading about twenty prior explanations.