Someone PLEASE explain what has happened, because I'm really angry!

[Catatonic]

No. There were three groups handing out delegate lists outside of the room where the caucus was being held. The Ron Paul group was handing out lists of delegates who were running on the promise that they would vote for Ron Paul. The Mitt Romney group was handing out lists of delegates who were running on the promise that they would vote for Mitt Romney. The Pro-Life/Pro-Family group was handing out lists of delegates who were running on the promise that they would vote for candidates who were Pro-Life and Pro-Family.

This is what I've gathered from reading the Louisiana forums.

Basically, from my understanding, delegates can run as a 'ron paul' or whoever delegate, or as an uncommitted delegate promising to support a candidate based on specific values, such as pro life, etc.

It sounds like the underhanded action taken was for 2 or 3 candidates to have their delegates claim to be uncommitted and promise to vote based on pro-life. I don't know if this is illegal but its definatly immoral. Its like if Huckabee, Thompson, and Rudy all know they're only going to get 10%, they have their delegates combine as uncommitted 'pro life' and then get 30%.

What I don't understand is, even if this coalition of delegates wins over Ron Paul, what do they do with their votes then? It seems likely that it will only be Paul, McCain, and Romney left by the time the LA primary is held, so they might all agree to cast their votes for Romney, claiming he's the most pro life guy out there.

The silver lining, from what I've gathered lurking on the LA board, is that roughly half of the 'pro life' delegates really are uncommitted, and seem to be going for either Huckabee or Paul. If Huckabee drops out before their vote then they should go for Paul, if not then we can likely sway them, since none of the other candidates holds a torch to Paul on this issue.

 

[weslinder]

^^^

I doubt seriously that the national campaigns had anything to do with it. We had a couple of voters come in and say they wanted to vote for John McCain. No one would promise to vote for McCain, so they left without voting. Again, these were local politicians and activists who wanted to go to the State Convention and choose for themselves. The voters that showed up were willing to turn that power over to them.

 

[Paulbot_9876]

we really need a hangmans game room on this forum.....you all ever play hangman????i think this is what is needed on this forum.....people who piss us off are the names that can be used only during the game play.....