JWZguy
01-23-2008, 05:27 PM
We don't have the results from the HUGE amount of provisional votes, most of which were probably in support of the RP slate.
But if we didn't win the majority of delegates because three other candidates had to band together just to get one full slate, we still won.
What does Louisiana really mean to the rest of the country? Our primary isn't until Feb 9th. If the rest of the states don't make a strong showing for Ron Paul, it doesn't matter whether technicalities get us the delegates we deserve or not.
We proved that Ron Paul has enough support to win first place in a contest where the votes have to be equally divided by candidate.
In a situation where we are competing against the group making the rules, there is no way we can win. They can always change things up and throw us out if they really want to. However, they know that it's in their interest to keep us as members of their party. If we have a huge following for Ron Paul and they don't want to nominate him, they lose!
This should be the encouragement and evidence that all the rest of you need to get RP the nomination in the other states. Forget about the treachery by the GOP and focus on the fact that we did it here. We proved that in a fair contest we can win first! That was the biggest goal here, not the actual delegates elected, and we accomplished that goal.
But if we didn't win the majority of delegates because three other candidates had to band together just to get one full slate, we still won.
What does Louisiana really mean to the rest of the country? Our primary isn't until Feb 9th. If the rest of the states don't make a strong showing for Ron Paul, it doesn't matter whether technicalities get us the delegates we deserve or not.
We proved that Ron Paul has enough support to win first place in a contest where the votes have to be equally divided by candidate.
In a situation where we are competing against the group making the rules, there is no way we can win. They can always change things up and throw us out if they really want to. However, they know that it's in their interest to keep us as members of their party. If we have a huge following for Ron Paul and they don't want to nominate him, they lose!
This should be the encouragement and evidence that all the rest of you need to get RP the nomination in the other states. Forget about the treachery by the GOP and focus on the fact that we did it here. We proved that in a fair contest we can win first! That was the biggest goal here, not the actual delegates elected, and we accomplished that goal.