Virginia Legislators To Try And Change The Rules To Get Gingrich On Ballot!

[69360]

Does anybody know why the RNC ruling on proportional delegate allotment does not apply to Virginia? Aren't states supposed to lose something like 50% of their delegates if they ignore the RNC ruling?

The at large are proportional unless somebody gets 51%, they probably didn't expect to have 2 candidates. The district delegates are winner take all in each district I think 3 per district, not winner take all statewide. I'd guess that was good enough for the RNC?

 

[braane]

The at large are proportional unless somebody gets 51%, they probably didn't expect to have 2 candidates. The district delegates are winner take all in each district I think 3 per district, not winner take all statewide. I'd guess that was good enough for the RNC?

Beat me to it.

 

[bluesc]

Saw this coming a mile away. Whatever.

 

[james1906]

Yeah, lots of 'interesting' things happen in Louisiana when it comes to politics... I know, lived here all my life...

As bad as the legal loopholes are in your state, it does allow booze to be served at a drive through.

 

[GunnyFreedom]

The at large are proportional unless somebody gets 51%, they probably didn't expect to have 2 candidates. The district delegates are winner take all in each district I think 3 per district, not winner take all statewide. I'd guess that was good enough for the RNC?

I didn't think the RNC ruling was that ambiguous. I may have to go look again, but I'm pretty sure it was simply "all primaries from Feb 1 to April 1 must be proportional or you lose a big chunk of delegates at the convention."

In my experience, when such a body makes such a rule it doesn't tend to later get ignored by the same rulemaking body...

 

[69360]

I didn't think the RNC ruling was that ambiguous. I may have to go look again, but I'm pretty sure it was simply "all primaries from Feb 1 to April 1 must be proportional or you lose a big chunk of delegates at the convention."

In my experience, when such a body makes such a rule it doesn't tend to later get ignored by the same rulemaking body...

It seems like awarding the district delegates as winner takes all 3 per district is good enough to satisfy the RNC proportional requirement and probably they didn't expect there would only be 2 on the ballot for the at large so it snuck past. That's just my take on it.