RP Winning 5 States, TAMPA "INEVITABLE" <--- FOX NEWS

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http://ronpaulflix.com/2012/04/fox-...-on-ballot-in-tampa-inevitable-april-25-2012/


Now hows that for your morning news?

Brokered Convention here we come!

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[No1butPaul]

Now hows that for your morning news?

It's a cherry on top of the morning headlines.

While the actual articles below are not all the best, gotta love today's headlines!!!

Ron Paul's Delegate Haul in Primaries Strengthens Hand at GOP Convention (Daily Beast)http://www.thedailybeast.com/articl...aries-strengthens-hand-at-gop-convention.html
Ron Paul Crushes Gingrich! (New Haven Independent) http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/republican_presidential_primary/id_46510
Ron Paul vs. Mitt Romney: Voters Choose Paul as the True Conservative in 2012 (Policymic) http://www.policymic.com/articles/7...-choose-paul-as-the-true-conservative-in-2012
Ron Paul Looks to Shine in the Lone Star State (Sunshine State News) http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/story/ron-paul-looks-shine-lone-star-state

 

[azxd]

It ain't over let.

 

[Okie RP fan]

Have people done the numbers, yet? I saw a few people posting last night who said they were going to tally everything up, but, it appeared that our chances at a contested convention were essentially done after last night's sweep.

 

[IndianaPolitico]

It ain't over let.

Yeah, and it ain't over yet either.

 

[TrishW]

What five states.? I know Iowa. What others have we won, or hope to win? Do you have to win five to be on the ballot?

 

[sailingaway]

It's a cherry on top of the morning headlines.

While the actual articles below are not all the best, gotta love today's headlines!!!

Ron Paul's Delegate Haul in Primaries Strengthens Hand at GOP Convention (Daily Beast)http://www.thedailybeast.com/articl...aries-strengthens-hand-at-gop-convention.html
Ron Paul Crushes Gingrich! (New Haven Independent) http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/republican_presidential_primary/id_46510
Ron Paul vs. Mitt Romney: Voters Choose Paul as the True Conservative in 2012 (Policymic) http://www.policymic.com/articles/7...-choose-paul-as-the-true-conservative-in-2012
Ron Paul Looks to Shine in the Lone Star State (Sunshine State News) http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/story/ron-paul-looks-shine-lone-star-state

Notice how they waited until AFTER the primary to report this huge news, so that FOREIGN news reported it first? This was last weekend. An AGE in the life of news.

 

[pmbug]

Excellent... /Mr. Burns

 

[sailingaway]

What five states.? I know Iowa. What others have we won, or hope to win? Do you have to win five to be on the ballot?

Sort of. We need a plurality of delegates in five states to be nominated from the floor of the RNC under current rules. Technically, the delegates at RNC can change the rules if all the conservatives together decide that is in the best interest of conservatives and work together to do that. However, that is a pretty major undertaking and may require 2/3 vote at RNC which I can't imagine the party allowing to happen. (I mean, the party will control more delegates than just 1/3, almost definitely.)

But we are working on other states. You are never sure until the state convention how many delegates you have, but Ron should have MN, he already has half the delegates (check the Maddow video on the first page) and Colorado Ron and Santorum's delegates TOGETHER took a plurality but we will have to convince them to stay with us for it to be one of Ron's states. Those voting for Santorum's delegates understood they committed to vote for Ron at convention, however. But I don't know how much of that was assumption and how much actual pledging.

So, watch the state conventions. Every single caucus is a separate battle and you aren't sure until you get close to the end, or in some cases, such as Missouri, until after the state caucus is over.

 

[speciallyblend]

Excellent... /Mr. Burns

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKUOB8MN4Kc<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKUOB8MN4Kc">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Od9FkRvvnrg<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Od9FkRvvnrg">

 

[Liberty74]

A brokered convention isn't happening. And it's not happening just because we are going to win 5 states.

Ron Paul has to win the vast majority of states left to make that happen. There isn't anything in the campaign strategy to win a state. Mitt will become the nominee. He only needs less than 45% of the delegates left to win.

I fear a lot of people buying into the delusional brokered strategy are going to be distraught in Aug. The conspiracy threads will be the hot topics in here for sure.

Heck, we might even win 10 caucus states but it won't come close to winning. Maybe yield us 250 delegates. The question becomes, what can one buy with them? I'm guessing not much.

 

[tbone717]

Have people done the numbers, yet? I saw a few people posting last night who said they were going to tally everything up, but, it appeared that our chances at a contested convention were essentially done after last night's sweep.

I did. It got bumped to HT

 

[tbone717]

Heck, we might even win 10 caucus states but it won't come close to winning. Maybe yield us 250 delegates. The question becomes, what can one buy with them? I'm guessing not much.

This is an interesting point to consider. The majority of the GOP is more conservative than Romney, so Paul's delegates along with other delegates can work together on shared issues to shape the platform.

Forget about FP, the drug war or other pet issues we might have. If we focus on the issues where we have common ground with others then we do have the ability to have an effect at the RNC. I am thinking that issues such as the debt, spending, taxes, regulatory reform, a balanced budget and even a Fed audit are issues where we may be able to work with other delegates and form coalitions.

 

[Uriah]

What five states.? I know Iowa. What others have we won, or hope to win? Do you have to win five to be on the ballot?

Thanks for the vote of confidence. Others are saying Paul has a plurality or even majority of delegates from Iowa. The thing is, NO delegates have been chosen from Iowa yet! That happens on June 15 and June 16.

 

[NCGOPer_for_Paul]

The chances of an "open convention" are slim. That's probably not going to happen, but what is LIKELY to happen are somewhere between 300-700 delegates and alternates who are anti-Romney. They could be Paul, Santorum grass-roots, and Gingrich grass-roots. While the convention isn't "open", it certainly will not be unified, and there would be too many delegates for the RNC to put a muzzle on all dissent like in 2008.

If the RNC were to do something silly, a walkout of that many people is noticeable. Romney saying something against the "libertarian wing", boos could be heard.

The RNC is going to have to tread very lightly here. I would not at all be shocked if Paul is given a hour on Monday evening.

That's not winning, obviously, but being in a position to scare the RNC is a lot better than it was in 2008, and they're going to have to give on some platform planks and possibly on RULES, which can only help in 2016 and 2020.

 

[TiagoBarbosa]

“Those who vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything.”
― Joseph Stalin

After paying close attention to the GOP campaign so far, i think this phrase never made more sense, the nominee was already chosen before the actual campaign started, but might i add another phrase that suits Dr.Paul.

"A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on."

-- John Fitzgerald Kennedy

We just have to keep the idea alive, and adapt it to the various countries, i intend to do that here in Portugal, hope you all continue fighting.

 

[csu1987]

A brokered convention isn't happening. And it's not happening just because we are going to win 5 states.

Ron Paul has to win the vast majority of states left to make that happen. There isn't anything in the campaign strategy to win a state. Mitt will become the nominee. He only needs less than 45% of the delegates left to win.

I fear a lot of people buying into the delusional brokered strategy are going to be distraught in Aug. The conspiracy threads will be the hot topics in here for sure.

Heck, we might even win 10 caucus states but it won't come close to winning. Maybe yield us 250 delegates. The question becomes, what can one buy with them? I'm guessing not much.

Rubbish, b.s. you don't know any of that. Now Bugger off.

 

[csu1987]

We'll win California and Texas. Now FUCK OFF.

 

[tbone717]

We'll win California and Texas. Now FUCK OFF.

That is not enough. Paul needs, at the bare minimum, 324 of the remaining bound delegates and then 100% of the unbound delegates at the RNC to force a brokered convention. Realistically (assuming Romney will have at least 50% of the unbound in his corner), Paul needs to win almost all the remaining bound delegates to force a brokered convention.

 

[Ivash]

We'll win California and Texas. Now FUCK OFF.

There really is no need to swear at others.

...Also Romney has a lot of support in California since many of the Republicans there are moderate Republicans. I don't know what will happen to Santorum's support in Texas but the last polls of Paul there weren't good.