Virginia Ron Paul delegates blocked by corrupt committee chairman

[kathy88]

A septuagenarian sitting US Congressman, no less.

Despicable.

He's a CONGRESSMAN? Wow. Next time RP goes for a vote he ought to call this guy out... "hey, I read on the internet you want to take a shot at me... come get it tough guy"
lol

 

[Paul Or Nothing II]

I might look into getting the 3rd CD delegates disqualified at the state convention. If they want to play it this way, it's going to be long, drawn-out, and as ugly as it needs to be.

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Do it!

But Keith, the only reason someone like Ron Paul can do well in NH is because it is so small and they have so much time in which to campaign there.

If things went your proposed direction and more states went to primaries, it would be that much more impossible for a non-establishment, non-super-rich candidate to have any chance of competing. If the nominee were decided via one big (transparent!) nationwide primary all held on the same day, would that help or hurt a Ron Paul? I think it clearly would hurt.

No, I think things should go the opposite direction: more convoluted processes, more hours upon hours of sitting through meetings required in order to vote. More caucuses, fewer primaries. We have the committed cadre so we can compete in caucuses. What we don't have is massive herds of (elderly) people who vote as part of their religion. So, we can't compete in primaries without massive effort and other good factors. Advantage: caucus.

LOL, very good point!

Ha, ha, nope, I'm not getting paid. And certainly it's not a lot of fun to be a part of time-wasting meetings. But what about time-wasting stuff that goes with primaries, like canvassing?

I'm just looking at things dispassionately and asking "what system plays to our strengths?" The answer is clear: caucuses. We might only have a million people, but we are a zealous, committed million -- we can get all million to sit through caucus meetings and win it all! Because having pro-liberty people and measures win *is* *my* only priority. Liberty: my only political priority. That's it. That's all I want. Very simple.

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I agree, the process of caucases is more transparent than primaries, in primaries they can simply rig the machines & everything & remember, the guy in Maine found out about the whole thing because he actually knew the numbers were being misreported, you might not have that sort of thing in an electronic primary

And what caucases ensure is that those willing to expend money, time & effort on the process have the loudest voice, that's how it should be, that's what would allow an irate minority to change things in the face of stupid & tyrannical majority