Showing posts with label delegates. Show all posts
Showing posts with label delegates. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Paul loses pluralities in LA and ?ME?: Will VA step up?

 22 August 2012 - From the Associated Press -

                       The Texas congressman will get 17 of the Louisiana's 46 delegates in 
                       the compromise, said Charlie Davis, who served as Paul's campaign 
                       chairman in Louisiana.


According to this development, Ron Paul will have less than a plurality of delegates from Louisiana attending the Republican National Convention.

Potentially, Ron Paul has the plurality of delegates in Virginia, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, Iowa, and Colorado according to TheRealDelegateCount2012.com.  Virginia's delegates are bound, but that may not prevent them from putting Paul's name into nomination - given that they are familiar with the procedures to do so.

Maine has been in contention.  The following excerpt is from Boston.com -


                     [Charlie] Webster says the [Republican National] [C]ommittee is now 
                     telling Paul supporters and mainstream Republicans who challenged 
                     them they can each pick 10 delegates.

                    If they don't, the Republican National Committee will make the choices 
                    for them.

                    Maine has a total of 24 delegates to the convention in Tampa, Fla. Of the 
                    remaining four, three will go to the assumed presidential nominee Mitt 
                    Romney. Webster, the final delegate, remains uncommitted.


So, now it appears that the RNC has successfully stolen Ron Paul's majority of delegates in Maine.  Instead, the Pine Tree State will have a majority delegation in favor of Mitt Romney.  This may not be the final word, but it seems so.

That leaves Minnesota, Nevada, Iowa, and Colorado where Ron Paul still has the plurality of delegates. Will Virginia assist in putting Paul's name in for nomination at the RNC?  Is there still time?


Benton Casts Doubt on Paul's Chances at Nomination

Today - 22 August 2012 - Jesse Benton of the Ron Paul 2012 Presidential Campaign cast serious doubt on Paul's chances of securing the nomination at the Republican National Convention to be held at the beginning of next week.

 From The Fix by Chris Cillizza at the Washington Times:

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“We have identified every RNC delegate and alternate, both bound to us, bound to Romney or unbound, and have 373 delegates and alternates that support Dr. Paul,” Benton said.

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It takes 1,144 delegates to secure the nomination.  Is there any stealth left in the movement?

Maybe...  Maybe not... But the numbers seem to be daunting.