HuffPost- Ron Paul's plan to win the nomination (includes info on Puerto Rico)

[Maximus]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/12/ron-paul-delegates-president-barack-obama_n_1202586.html

There's been a lot of talk on Puerto Rico and other territories lately, and Benton makes clear in this article that they are aware of it.

[bluesc]

I was saying they were already aware when people here were acting as if they discovered some big secret. Romney is aware too.

[LibertyIn08]

I was saying they were already aware when people here were acting as if they discovered some big secret. Romney is aware too.

Nobody thinks it is a secret. People just want to know what they can do to help.

[69360]

I've seen a lot of this lately. So the new msm meme is that Ron can influence the convention? They really think we do all this to influence the convention? :rolleyes:

In it to win it. :D

[bobbyw24]

CONCORD, N.H. -- Puerto Rico is not often considered an active political enclave. It has no representation in Congress, save a non-voting delegate. And with respect to presidential campaigns, it is usually an afterthought. Both John F. Kennedy and Barack Obama visited only after they won office. In the race for delegates in the 2012 Republican primary, however, it will carry twice as much weight as all-critical New Hampshire in the process of determining the nominee.

Puerto Rico will award 23 delegates when its citizens caucus on March 18. New Hampshire, punished for moving its election into early January, will award only 12. On Tuesday, roughly 245,000 people voted in the Granite State's primary. During the 2008 cycle, Puerto Rico's caucus resulted in a total vote count of 208.

With that many delegates at risk over that few votes, it would stand to reason that the current GOP field would be making manic maneuvers to shore up support in Puerto Rico. But so far, only one candidate seems to be doing much, if anything: Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas).

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/12/ron-paul-delegates-president-barack-obama_n_1202586.html

[RileyE104]

An endorsement from Puerto Rico's Governor would be awesome!

[TexMac]

This campaign is awesome.

[bobbyw24]

Smart move

[Elwar]

Ron Paul's Delegate-Focused Campaign Strategy Came From Obama '08

Ya...and how did that work out for him?

[harikaried]

I'm sure they have the right number but were just rounding for the quote...

"Ours is a delegate strategy," said Benton. "We want to win the 1,100 delegates. If [former Massachusetts Gov.]Mitt Romney has secured 1,150 delegates, then it is game over. But we are going to contest that until the very end, and again we have a goal. We wouldn't be doing this if we didn't think we can win 1,150 delegates."

You actually need 1144 delegates to win the nomination. (There's a total of 2,286. Half is 1,143.)

[libertyguy]

Very detailed information that is not found in most MSM:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/12/ron-paul-delegates-president-barack-obama_n_1202586.html?ref=politics

[trey4sports]

summary? Don't want to give huff-po any traffic.

[Rincewind]

Huffpost is alternately infuriating and brilliant.

With most of the MSM I know exactly what the articles are going to say. At least HP will surprise me sometimes.

[bluesc]

OKAY. THANKS BUDDY.

[bluesc]

summary? Don't want to give huff-po any traffic.

Ron is playing the delegates game, Benton thinks they will run well against Romney, former RNC chairman agrees, Ron is concentrating on usually ignored places like Puerto Rico and has a plan to win Idaho, etc. Good read.

[harikaried]

Benton makes clear in this article that they are aware of it.Hopefully people continue to fund the campaign directly because they're on the ball!

[harikaried]

Ron is playing the delegates game, Benton thinks they will run well against Romney, former RNC chairman agrees, Ron is concentrating on usually ignored places like Puerto Rico and has a plan to win Idaho, etc. Good read.Also that Ron Paul will stay in all the way to the GOP Convention in Florida...

.. to accept the nomination!

[harikaried]

I've seen a lot of this lately. So the new msm meme is that Ron can influence the convention? They really think we do all this to influence the convention? :rolleyes:

In it to win it. :DYeah, the article has this line:

"The question then becomes two-fold: just how many delegates can Paul secure, and what, exactly, will he do with them?"

Win the nomination of course! :D

[sailingaway]

Ron did it last year too, he just didn't have as much money early enough or enough people.

[bluesc]

OKAY. THANKS BUDDY.

Ah Sailing, did you have to merge the threads? That post makes me look like an idiot now :p.

[kojirodensetsu]

I was saying they were already aware when people here were acting as if they discovered some big secret. Romney is aware too.
Ok Negative Nancy.

[bluesc]

Ok Negative Nancy.

Negative? I'm delighted that they are working on Puerto Rico more than I thought they were.

[tennman]

So what's to stop the other candidates from doing the same thing?

[GopBlackList]

So what's to stop the other candidates from doing the same thing?

Money, organization, and a head start

[tennman]

I mean, couldn't their supporters just stay after too in order to be delegates? Maybe I'm just not following.

[Dsylexic]

I mean, couldn't their supporters just stay after too in order to be delegates? Maybe I'm just not following.
they dont have SUPPORTERS.they just have voters.caucuses need delegates and they can be persuaded to stay only by real passion -which paul has OR ORGANIZATION+PAID DELEGATES.ie buy them.and hope they dont change their minds when the elect and re-elect up the hierarchy of county/state conventions.

not everyone can do that without an organization.

[Paulistinian]

Negative? I'm delighted that they are working on Puerto Rico more than I thought they were.

Same here.

[harikaried]

Money, organization, and a head startI think you missed one key difference. Dedication.

[mmadness]

Darnit! This isn't supposed to be out there. ;)

Please check the delegates thread in my sig in you haven't already.

(ahem)

[toast]

Sweet!

[jersdream]

Barack Obama lost the popular vote in the Democratic Primary....won (with the help of super delegates).

Unfortunately, Romney is (and will) kick our butts with super delegates. Fortunately, super delegates in the Republican primary is much less significant than the Democratic primary.

I honestly believe had the Dems not penalized Florida and Michigan of all their delegates last time (they let them have half, as everyone as 1/2 voting delegate, but after the primary was settled...), those states would have mattered, been real contests and Clinton would have won the nomination. She would have won both those states anyways, and that would have given her momentum.

/tangent

[GHoeberX]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/12/ron-paul-delegates-president-barack-obama_n_1202586.html

There's been a lot of talk on Puerto Rico and other territories lately, and Benton makes clear in this article that they are aware of it.

I only just read this news-item and I recommend it!!