nsheedy
01-04-2008, 02:21 AM
I believe that 22,000 registered Republicans in Iowa had identified themselves as Ron Paul supporters. Only 11,000 showed up. :confused: This posting is not to point fingers, but to show what it would have meant if the no-shows had done what EVERYONE NEEDS TO DO: VOTE!
With 96.4% of the precincts reporting, here are the percentages of the voters:
34.3% Huckabee
25.3% Romney
13.4% Thompson
13.1% McCain
10.0% Dr. Paul :eek:
03.5% Guliani
Now, lets see what would have happened if the rest of the Ron Paul supporters showed up. The votes for Ron Paul would have doubled, but the increase in overall votes would have brought the other candidates' numbers down. If those other 11,000 had shown up, here's what the numbers would have been:
28.6% Huckabee
21.1% Romney
20.0% Dr. Paul :o
11.2% Thompson
10.9% McCain
02.9% Guliani
And so we see that if everyone who says they are a Ron Paul supprter had done what we ALL need to do (get out and VOTE, Goddamnit!:mad:), Ron Paul would have finished a very strong third instead of fifth.
Iowa is not over. And the votes ARE NOT BINDING!!! The delegates were nominated and there are Ron Paul supporters among them. We need EVERY ONE OF THOSE RON PAUL DELEGATES TO GET THEIR BUTTS TO THEIR COUNTY CONVENTION NEXT MONTH AND VIE FOR THOSE DISTRICT DELEGATE POSITIONS!!!
NOTE: The 22,000 figure is the number of registered Republicans who identified themselvs as Ron Paul supporters some time ago. This figure has been floating around. I mistakenly understood that those suppoerters had pledged to caucus, but it is just the number of individuals in Iowa who have donated or identified themselves as Paul supporters. What this really goes to show is that it all comes down to GETTING OUT THE DOOR AND VOTING!
With 96.4% of the precincts reporting, here are the percentages of the voters:
34.3% Huckabee
25.3% Romney
13.4% Thompson
13.1% McCain
10.0% Dr. Paul :eek:
03.5% Guliani
Now, lets see what would have happened if the rest of the Ron Paul supporters showed up. The votes for Ron Paul would have doubled, but the increase in overall votes would have brought the other candidates' numbers down. If those other 11,000 had shown up, here's what the numbers would have been:
28.6% Huckabee
21.1% Romney
20.0% Dr. Paul :o
11.2% Thompson
10.9% McCain
02.9% Guliani
And so we see that if everyone who says they are a Ron Paul supprter had done what we ALL need to do (get out and VOTE, Goddamnit!:mad:), Ron Paul would have finished a very strong third instead of fifth.
Iowa is not over. And the votes ARE NOT BINDING!!! The delegates were nominated and there are Ron Paul supporters among them. We need EVERY ONE OF THOSE RON PAUL DELEGATES TO GET THEIR BUTTS TO THEIR COUNTY CONVENTION NEXT MONTH AND VIE FOR THOSE DISTRICT DELEGATE POSITIONS!!!
NOTE: The 22,000 figure is the number of registered Republicans who identified themselvs as Ron Paul supporters some time ago. This figure has been floating around. I mistakenly understood that those suppoerters had pledged to caucus, but it is just the number of individuals in Iowa who have donated or identified themselves as Paul supporters. What this really goes to show is that it all comes down to GETTING OUT THE DOOR AND VOTING!