WANTED: 1,100 delegates for WV GOP Convention

[Esoteric]

Bump! Let's go WV! Let is not be said that we did nothing!

 

[WVLiberty]

Unless you want to get more involved in the inner workings of the state GOP, there is not much point in being a delegate.

We'll still do everything we can to spread the word about Ron Paul but the nomination will likely be determined by the May 8th date. We just went from having a small voice to having almost NO voice.

 

[PaulConventionWV]

Damnit. I was really looking forward to this. I guarantee the establishment didn't want us to organize and win a state for Ron Paul. That's just not acceptable.

 

[pendragon]

... there is not much point in being a delegate.

no one can be a County Delegate to the State Convention as there will be no State Convention this time around.

word was, the Romney people on the State Committee decided it better not to fight than to risk losing, again - so they took WV off the map - no State Convention - word is Mitt is still POed at them, LOL - - the silver lining is that campaigning will be more straight forward - no path to the State Convention to navigate.

 

[freedomchick]

There is no WV GOP Convention for 2012 they have gone back to primary voting for delegates

Hello,

2008 was the first and only WV GOP convention. I was a delegate to that convention. Anyway if you want to be a ddelegate to the GOP National Convention in 2012 in August of 2012 you must run on the ballot in the May 2012 primary as a delegate. The voters will elect so many from each congressional district who will then go onto the National convention in August.

Go to http://www.sos.wv.gov/Pages/default.aspx

 

[WVLiberty]

The Kanawha/Putnam County group is meeting Saturday, November 19th at 2:00pm to discuss delegates. All Ron Paul supporters are invited!

Description:
We need to recruit a slate of delegates loyal to Ron Paul. This requires planning, coordination and a serious commitment due to the approximately $2,000 cost of travel and lodging. If you're interested in being a delegate and looking to share a room and/or ride instead of fly, we'll discuss that too.

Location
Moxxee
301 Morris Street
Charleston, WV 25311

 

[buddyaguthrie]

What is your email address I am highly interested in attending

 

[buddyaguthrie]

I am confused on this entire delegate thing but highly interested in being involved can someone explain?

 

[WVLiberty]

Sorry for the confusion. The (screwed up) process was explained to me this way.

When you go to the polls on May 8th, there are TWO elections. The first one with the candidate names (Ron Paul, Romney, Cain, etc.) is almost meaningless.

The second part is the election of delegates to the national GOP convention. THIS IS THE KEY PART. This ballot will say .... John Doe (Ron Paul), Jane Doe (Mitt Romney), Bill Smith (undeclared) etc. It is critical that you vote for the GOP convention delegate candidates declared for Ron Paul. The first ballot where you vote for Ron Paul is really just pointless.

Only West Virginia could come up with such a stupid process! This appears to be set up to favor the establishment candidates and the name recognition of their convention delegate candidates! Heaven forbid that the citizens should simply vote for the candidate!

 

[ninepointfive]

well, damn. I was about to broadcast this info.

 

[gerryb]

Only West Virginia could come up with such a stupid process! This appears to be set up to favor the establishment candidates and the name recognition of their convention delegate candidates! Heaven forbid that the citizens should simply vote for the candidate!

This process gives Ron Paul people an advantage.

Campaign for yourself to be a delegate.. knock on doors, do lit drops with your credentials.. They may select someone else to be the nominee, but select you to be a delegate.

 

[buddyaguthrie]

I am interested how can I help or become a delegate?

 

[buddyaguthrie]

I can't find where to sign up for the convention and it's January, the state GOP website says nothing about it

 

[Hurricane Bruiser]

I was a delegate to the WV convention in 2008 and can plan on running again on the ballot for Wood County. It was a blast!

 

[pendragon]

postmortem- what did we learn? anything?

 

[MelissaWV]

postmortem- what did we learn? anything?

You live

 

[osan]

postmortem- what did we learn? anything?

The deck is stacked.

 

[muzzled dogg]

No

We couldn't even get that many to go to nationals

 

[pendragon]

I can't find where to sign up for the convention and it's January, the state GOP website says nothing about it

the Establishment (including some of our own grassroots!) were successful in achieving Romney's goal, "Kill The Convention" in favor of the "Road to Socialism" method, thus zero Ron Paul Delegates. (and zero grassroots elected who supported Romney's "Kill The Convention")

for more than 500 years Conventions express the will of free people - direct elections by the ignorant masses do not.

 

[pendragon]

The deck is stacked.

the deck was not stacked. the Establishment needed no stacked deck. we defeated ourselves.