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TheOraclePaul
01-21-2008, 11:50 AM
I'm just curious: if Florida is offering 57 delegates, and Louisiana is offering 47, why are all the candidates focusing on Florida? It seems absurd given the fact that Florida is a 'winner take all state', so all the campaigning is entirely wasteful except for the first place winner. Could someone explain to me whether or not I am correct in my assumptions about this process?

asgardshill
01-21-2008, 12:05 PM
Good question. And isn't Florida one of the two states that are losing half their delegate strength at the national conventions due to their trying to move their state primaries up on the calendar? Why sink a tremendous amount of resources into a state whose power at the conventions is going to be decimated times five?

FreeTraveler
01-21-2008, 12:14 PM
Because the candidates are sheeple just like the rest, and they go where the cameras are. Dr. Paul, however, is in LA today.

just sayin'...