Straw Poll = Meaningless

[nate895]

The delegates decide the nomination not straw polls. This must be sarcasm.

No, it's not. You don''t understand that 95% of people who would vote for Ron Paul aren't because they don't think he can win.

 

[CorkyAgain]

I'm confused

Please help this non-Mainer from a non-caucus state understand this. How can Dr Paul be losing the straw poll by an overwhelming margin yet winning the delegate count? Are the people turning out for Romney ineligible to serve as delegates?

 

[Rangeley]

Please help this non-Mainer from a non-caucus state understand this. How can Dr Paul be losing the straw poll by an overwhelming margin yet winning the delegate count? Are the people turning out for Romney ineligible to serve as delegates?

Its not an overwhelming margin, someone compiled the results so far and it comes out to this:

Romney - 193 (43.1%)
Paul - 130 (29.0%)
McCain - 84 (18.8%)
Huckabee - 22 (4.9%)
Undecided - 18 (4.0%)

Romney's lead has been declining as some of the smaller places report which we have been taking. But no, they are not ineligible, its simply that there are not as many of them running for delegate spots. Its easy to vote in a straw poll, not as easy to take time out of your schedule and become a delegate. We have a much higher turnover rate from voters to delegates than he does.

 

[ItsTime]

where did you get those numbers?

Its not an overwhelming margin, someone compiled the results so far and it comes out to this:


Romney's lead has been declining as some of the smaller places report which we have been taking. But no, they are not ineligible, its simply that there are not as many of them running for delegate spots. Its easy to vote in a straw poll, not as easy to take time out of your schedule and become a delegate. We have a much higher turnover rate from voters to delegates than he does.

 

[Rangeley]

NCGOPer_for_Paul says he compiled the results from the places that have reported so far:
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showpost.php?p=1157044&postcount=12

 

[ItsTime]

thank you

NCGOPer_for_Paul says he compiled the results from the places that have reported so far:
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showpost.php?p=1157044&postcount=12

 

[CorkyAgain]

But no, they are not ineligible, its simply that there are not as many of them running for delegate spots. Its easy to vote in a straw poll, not as easy to take time out of your schedule and become a delegate. We have a much higher turnover rate from voters to delegates than he does.

Got it, thanks! And thanks to everyone who stepped up to be a delegate!

 

[dblee]

agreed, the delegates are what matter ultimately but the STRAW poll is what gives us MOMENTUM. which we badly need going into super tuesday.

Please have speeches prepared!

 

[rodo1776]

Hi I have been just tallying the straw poll and delegate numbers that have been posted by our fantastic Maine people. Not a lot of numbers to look at but with 11 caucuses reporting and assuming that the people reporting are accurate then the data here is that I see we are losing the straw poll to Romney. (and I don't think this is because of Mormons so much as being close to Mass. and the good PR Mitt has from there)
But if the people are reporting correctly the delegate counts as well as the straw polls then we have a decided advantage in delegates.
Assuming that this holds true for the whole state then I am very happy. Of course the MSM will report the straw poll but what we saw in Nevada as an example is that Mitt seems to only work to the straw poll and has little organization for strategy on electing delegates.
So my count is Romney on straw ballot (just between RP and him) is 58% to 42% for but with delegates in these same precincts RP has 30 delegates to 8 for Mitt. this is a 79% to 21% advantage for RP on delegates .
Keep this up total state wide and it is a huge victory and hats off to Ken Lindell and his group for
their strategy.
Don't worry about the straw poll if the delegates keep coming in at such a higher percentage.

Go Maine.

 

[defe07]

Can we try to spin this if we do lose (which I don't want to happen) and say that we have the most delegates in ME?