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emazur
01-03-2012, 11:40 PM
http://www.businessinsider.com/ron-paul-winner-iowa-caucuses-strategy-201201

Senior advisors for Paul's coalitions team told Business Insider this week that the campaign's organizational strategy was focused not only on getting as many votes as they can, but in making sure that their volunteers stuck around after the voting to make sure that they were nominated as delegates to the county's Republican convention — the first step towards being appointed as a delegate to the Republican National Convention.

That's because Iowa's Republican caucuses are actually non-binding — it's technically just a straw poll. The only thing that will get Paul's — or any other candidate's — Iowa supporters to Tampa next year is if they stuck around and volunteered, or were elected, as delegates.

Sydney Hay, a senior advisor, said Monday night indicated that she was confident Paul's supporters would blow opponents out of the water when it came to the important delegate vote, adding that she has spent the last few weeks criss-crossing the state to ensure Paul's voters knew exactly what to do when the caucuses rolled around.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/ron-paul-winner-iowa-caucuses-strategy-201201#ixzz1iStKOLs2

Sola_Fide
01-04-2012, 12:03 AM
THIS is the story of the night folks.

cavalier973
01-04-2012, 12:19 AM
THIS is the story of the night folks.

I agree. Should we try to keep this quiet (except amongst ourselves)? Would it mess up plans if others knew that it's primarily Ron Paul supporters who are willing to volunteer to be delegates?

Xenophage
01-04-2012, 01:57 AM
Sounds like 2008 all over again.

Sematary
01-04-2012, 06:58 AM
Sounds like 2008 all over again.

Better organized and stronger than 2008, not to mention the volunteers are better educated on the system.

FreedomFox
01-04-2012, 07:24 AM
There was an update on the article in the middle of the night:
UPDATE: 1:40 a.m.

Sources close to the Paul campaign indicated Tuesday that they were happy with their delegate count. Although we couldn't get specific numbers, a source told Business Insider that Paul nailed down the delegates in all of Iowa's smaller counties, and made a strong showing in several larger ones.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/ron-paul-winner-iowa-caucuses-strategy-201201#ixzz1iUmr6Xm2