Is North Dakota Ron Paul's next best chance at a win?

[Sematary]

http://www.capitalfreepress.com/4714-north-dakota-ron-pauls-chance-victory/?utm_campaign=internal&utm_medium=recently-published

[sailingaway]

I was thinking Washington, Vermont but ND will do

[tommyzDad]

Bump.

[eleganz]

ND is very very very possible.

[RonPaul101.com]

Yes, even before Iowa I always thought Paul's best chances for a win would be Washington and North Dakota.

[Badger for Paul]

It's a great chance, sure would like to see him campaign there.

[sailingaway]

It's a great chance, sure would like to see him campaign there.

He is going to be there on Sunday.

[Uriah]

According to Ben Swann's facebook there could be a new winner in Maine. Hopefully Paul comes out on top in Maine. Wins in Washington. Then picks up wins in North Dakota and Alaska. 4 states or even one for that matter is better than none.

[kathy88]

According to Ben Swann's facebook there could be a new winner in Maine. Hopefully Paul comes out on top in Maine. Wins in Washington. Then picks up wins in North Dakota and Alaska. 4 states or even one for that matter is better than none.

From your mouth to God's ears :)

[The Dark Knight]

Our top 4 chances are
1. North Dakota
2. Washington
3. Idaho
4. Alaska

[opinionatedfool]

We mostly likely already won ME, MN, CO, IA, and probably NV as far as delegates counts go. But yeah, it would be good to have a popular vote win too.

[helmuth_hubener]

Why spread this idea that Ron Paul has not yet won?

We have already won Iowa, Minn, and Maine. We have reportedly won Colo., according to the campaign (Doug Wead). We will win or do a very good second in Nevada.

That's 4(or 5) for 8. We are doing phenomenally well.

[SludgeFactory]

I don't want to appear too negative about ND's outlook for Ron Paul, but right now it seems like he won't take first. I don't have specific numbers, but from the sounds of it, the districts that have held their convention had lower than hoped turnout by Ron Paul supporters. It also sounds like a lot of the District chairs are being underhanded in that they are making the delegate process more complex than necessary and actually trying to slip in a pre-made slate of delegates instead of allowing an at large election. If anyone here has ties to people in ND I would recommend doing all you can to get people to the district conventions. ND is a bit different in that we hold district conventions first to select our delegates and then in March on the 6th we hold the caucus vote.

I should mention that I actually live in ND.

[eleganz]

I don't want to appear too negative about ND's outlook for Ron Paul, but right now it seems like he won't take first. I don't have specific numbers, but from the sounds of it, the districts that have held their convention had lower than hoped turnout by Ron Paul supporters. It also sounds like a lot of the District chairs are being underhanded in that they are making the delegate process more complex than necessary and actually trying to slip in a pre-made slate of delegates instead of allowing an at large election. If anyone here has ties to people in ND I would recommend doing all you can to get people to the district conventions. ND is a bit different in that we hold district conventions first to select our delegates and then in March on the 6th we hold the caucus vote.

I should mention that I actually live in ND.


I sure hope you are getting in touch with the campaign since you seem to know so much.

[SludgeFactory]

I sure hope you are getting in touch with the campaign since you seem to know so much.

It is from the campaign that I receive my information.

[Vet_from_cali]

No because they will not count the county's that are in favor of RP. True story.

In before ~80% in and vote counts stop and someone else is declared a winner.

[alucard13mmfmj]

Our top 4 chances are
1. North Dakota
2. Washington
3. Idaho
4. Alaska

I think it's very possible to get at least 2nd in all 4 of those states. It would be ideal to win ONE state if possible. Winning all 4 is being too hopeful, but I hope we can score 1 win out of those 4.

[mr_x]

He is going to be there on Sunday.

ND? when/where?

[sailingaway]

ND? when/where?

I posted it, some town I'm not familiar with.

[sailingaway]

ND? when/where?

here: http://www.wday.com/event/article/id/59256/

[mr_x]

here: http://www.wday.com/event/article/id/59256/

Thanks! :D +rep!

[eleganz]

I don't want to appear too negative about ND's outlook for Ron Paul, but right now it seems like he won't take first. I don't have specific numbers, but from the sounds of it, the districts that have held their convention had lower than hoped turnout by Ron Paul supporters. It also sounds like a lot of the District chairs are being underhanded in that they are making the delegate process more complex than necessary and actually trying to slip in a pre-made slate of delegates instead of allowing an at large election. If anyone here has ties to people in ND I would recommend doing all you can to get people to the district conventions. ND is a bit different in that we hold district conventions first to select our delegates and then in March on the 6th we hold the caucus vote.

I should mention that I actually live in ND.


From the sound of this seems like we don't have enough (as of now) to take a large delegate count? If we win the popular vote (which I still support we do) it is still great momentum.

[Paul Or Nothing II]

Why spread this idea that Ron Paul has not yet won?

We have already won Iowa, Minn, and Maine. We have reportedly won Colo., according to the campaign (Doug Wead). We will win or do a very good second in Nevada.

That's 4(or 5) for 8. We are doing phenomenally well.

+1

:)

[Lord Xar]

Is ND open to all voters?

[eleganz]

Is ND open to all voters?

yup...!

Are you coming on Saturday?

[Lord Xar]

yup...!

Are you coming on Saturday?

Yeah, I'll stop by. Won't be able to stay long but I'll drop in.
Btw -- I saw a Ron Paul sign on a telephone poll on the corner of washington/lincoln last night!! lol.

[mello]

I thought Louisiana would be his best shot since he essentially won in 2008 but got screwed over by the State GOP.

[sailingaway]

I thought Louisiana would be his best shot since he essentially won in 2008 but got screwed over by the State GOP.

but that is going to be later in the process. North Dakota and Washington are earlier.

[rpwi]

Our top 4 chances are
1. North Dakota
2. Washington
3. Idaho
4. AlaskaDon't count out Vermont...was a good state in 08 and has very good donation numbers (good indicator)...wouldn't be surprised if our staw vote there is better than the NH Straw vote. The other upcoming election to keep an eye on is Virginia...it's only Paul and Romney. Really wish this state would get polled so the campaign could decide whether or not to campaign here.

The super-Tuesday slate has some of our most promising states....

[sailingaway]

I agree Vermont is good.

For all the bumping of this thread I thought there might have been at least one comment on the list of four ND cities I posted that he is visiting, particularly since two of them seem to be at the district conventions which this thread seems to indicate are important in getting delegates.

[nemt4paul]

I'll be going to his gathering in Williston, ND on Sunday. This is the town that you have heard throughout the campaign that has tripled in size due to the oil boom in the area.

[Keith and stuff]

Don't count out Vermont...was a good state in 08 and has very good donation numbers (good indicator)...wouldn't be surprised if our staw vote there is better than the NH Straw vote.

The super-Tuesday slate has some of our most promising states....

What straw votes in VT and NH are you talking about? In NH, the Primary was binding. Each campaign had to select their full list of delegates and alternates ahead of time to the NH Secretary of State.

[Fletch8]

ND? when/where?

http://www.northdakotagop.org/events/

Fletch

[SludgeFactory]

From the sound of this seems like we don't have enough (as of now) to take a large delegate count? If we win the popular vote (which I still support we do) it is still great momentum.

That is the impression I've been given. There have been some District Conventions since I last posted here that I do not know how they turned out so it is possible that those did better than the ones I did hear about. North Dakota is a bit different than some of the other states in that we select our delegates first and then hold the straw vote (March 6th) and then have a state convention to select national delegates. My District Convention happens to be this week so I'll have a better idea of the turnout for that at least...

[J_White]

i hope the campaign is totally focusing everything they have on Washington, at least a week before their Primary.
if we pull off a win there, it might give us some push before Super Tuesday.

[Vet_from_cali]

I believe Iowa and Maine are the most winnable

[Student Of Paulism]

I believe Iowa and Maine are the most winnable

Lol either that is some heavy sarcasm mixed with some apathy, or you're really out of the loop.