Are there enough states left for Paul to have a chance?

[intelliot]

I don't know enough about how the system works to accurately answer this (with explanation how/why), so I'll pose it to you folks, much smarter than me!:)

[nate895]

Washington

[fedup100]

Yes, he can still win and I know his secret.......do you want to know the secret?

PLEASE READ THE EMAILS BELOW TO UNDERSTAND WHY WE CAN WIN. THE FOLLOWING LINK IS ALSO A GOOD READ. PLEASE GO TO YOUR CAUCUS AND BECOME A DELEGATE. Thanks for all you are doing to save our country!

The Strategy is Working... A Must Read...
http://ron-paul-campaign.blogspot.com/2008/02/super-tuesday-winner.html
----- Original Message -----
Becoming a delegate takes less time than it does to read the following:


PEOPLE PLEASE READ THIS SO YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THAT WE CAN WIN THE NOMINATION AND STOP LISTENING TO THE MSM FOR YOUR INFO!
Posted February 6th, 2008 by SGP

I hope someone will put this on the front page so it doesn't get lost.

The MSM is not reporting how to become the nominee in a situation like this so i will tell you to stop gettin g your info from the MSM.

I know many of you are bummed about yesterday BUT THAT IS BECAUSE YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THE ELECTION SYSTEM WORKS : Let me explain to you the reality of how to become the nominee.

First stop looking at who wins each states popular vote for most of these states the vote by the people is really nothing but a straw poll and have no real bearing on who will become the nominee. The only way this matters i s if 1 person receives 1192 delegates that are bound by state rules to be commited to that candidate. So if a candiate like Mccain has 600 delegates now and he doesn't reach 1192 most of the delegates the state awarded him mean nothing and keep in mind in most of the states most of the people that represent the 600 for Mccain are actually Ron Paul supporters. NOW there is no possible way that anyone in the race can achieve this goal now because of the major split in state wins by the candidates.

So what happens now you ask? You look at the number of delegates that Dr. Paul has that are uncommited to the other candidates and will support him. these delegates are not decided by the popular vote ie: straw poll of the people. Since no one will have enough delegates to skate them through to the nomination we now must look at how many delegates NOT VOTES but delegates Dr. Paul has that are 100% uncommited to the other candidates and will be 100% for Dr. Paul and are free to vote for whom they wish.

This race will go all the way to the convention for there is no other way for someone to receive the nomintaion untill the convention.

The RNC will convene its annual Winter Meeting - and voters will continue to cast their ballots in the nation's primaries and caucuses. Candidates for delegate and alternate delegate to the convention will be elected - and thousands of convention participants and guests will begin planning their trips to Minneapolis-Saint Paul The first week in September 2008

SO WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN?

This means that all of the people that registered to become a deligate for Dr. Paul can go to the convention and cast thier vote for Dr. Paul, now think about what i just said : Do you think for one second that all the people that voted for Dr. Paul and filed to become a deligate will not show up at the convention to vote for the good Doctor? Of course they will just like they battled the rain and the sleet and the 15 below zero winter weather to knock on doors and wave signs spreading our message.

Now i assure you that even though we didn't win the popular vote in many states WE DID PICK UP THE MAJORITY OF DELEGATES THAN ALL THE OTHER CANDIDATES IN MOST EVERY STATE EXCEPT A FEW. So yes they won the straw poll and we won what counts which is delegates.

Doesn't Dr. Paul need to WIN 5 states to be on the ballot at the convention for the nomination?

NO THIS IS NOT TRUE for people were just confused on how it actually works.

We only need the majority of delegates from 5 states to be put on the ballot NOT THE POPULAR VOTE OF 5 STATES and i assure you we have picked up the majority of uncommitted delegates for Dr. Paul in more than 5 states.

Do any of you remember seeing posts by myself and many others that said BECOME A DELEGATE? There is still time in most states to become a delegate for the convention and we are picking up more of them every day.

So please STOP you worry too much because you do not understand how the election system works and you thought we lost didn't you?

The fact is Dr. Paul is a genius in his strategy and we are further ahead in delegates than you think and we can win the nomination.

I hope this gives a better understanding of how we have been winning even though most of you thought we were not.

NOW LET'S KEEP WORKING!

Dr. Steve Parent




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[CJLauderdale4]

Sure.

Wyoming
Nevada
Massachusetts
Michigan

That's right. They all went to Romney and are now available to the highest bidder!!

[Austin]

Here is a thread I made earlier that breaks down how CNN are liars.

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=114681

[dude58677]

There are 25 States left with very little turnout.

[seapilot]

Sure.

Wyoming
Nevada
Massachusetts
Michigan

That's right. They all went to Romney and are now available to the highest bidder!!

Also Alaska, Maine will double thier delegates to the national convention now that Mitt is out. Dont forget Lousiana.

[gaazn]

hawaii, texas, wisconsin

[Drknows]

statiscally no religiously yes

[gaazn]

as long as mccain doesn't win 40% of the remaining delegates, he has a chance. this is very doable, although mccain/huckabee will join in the end.

[Paul4Prez]

According to CNN, there are 1,183 delegates remaining to be awarded. According to their count, Ron Paul has 16 so far. 1,183 + 16 = 1,199. It takes 1,191 to win. If Ron Paul wins all of the remaining states and all of the unpledged delegates, he would be the nominee.

That's not likely to happen, even if Ron Paul became very popular overnight, since some of the remaining states are not winner-take-all. But some wins by Huckabee and some good showings by Ron Paul could still create a brokered convention where anything could happen.

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/scorecard/#val=R

[JordanQ72]

and i assure you we have picked up the majority of uncommitted delegates for Dr. Paul in more than 5 states.

I would love some clarification on this point. Considering this comment was made BEFORE Mitt announced his bow out, exactly what 5 states is this referring to?