Ron Paul wins at least 6 Delegates in Wyoming Caucus

[Matt Collins]

Ron Paul Wins at Least Six Delegates in Wyoming Caucus

Garners 21 percent of the total vote, defying expectations and affirming delegate-win strategy

LAKE JACKSON, Texas – 2012 Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul gained six delegates as a result of winning 21 percent of the vote in the Wyoming caucus.

The end result of the contest is that if the next stage of the Wyoming nominating process goes as planned, Dr. Paul will take at least six of the 26 delegates tied to the caucus process with him to the Republican National Convention.

Caucusing in the state occurred between February 9^th and 29^th. The vote total of 439 votes cast for Ron Paul out of 2,108 total votes cast was especially notable in that the Paul campaign had no paid staff on the ground in Wyoming. In addition, the organization purchased no advertising and held no events, yet the candidate and campaign have stunned establishment expectations by winning five of 23 counties.

Also notable is that Ron Paul received more than two and a half times the vote total of would-be Republican frontrunner Newt Gingrich, once considered one of the “two” in a “two man race.”

“Ron Paul winning six delegates in Wyoming using few resources is an extraordinary outcome and it affirms that our delegate-attainment strategy can help Dr. Paul secure the Republican nomination,” said Ron Paul 2012 National Campaign Chairman Jesse Benton.

“The race to see who will face President Obama in a head-to-head matchup, a scenario that best favors Paul, is a 50-state one and ours is one of only two campaigns with the stamina, organization, and resources to get to Tampa on the way to the White House,” said Mr. Benton, referring to the site of the Republican National Convention and to Mitt Romney.

[RonPaulRules]

[D.A.S.]

Yea, for having not put any money or resources into WY, I have to agree these results are very good! We get 6 delegates, while Romney and Santorum get 10 each... Not bad at all.

[robertwerden]

Matt, can you ask the campaign to publish on the main website in very bold and in your face numbers of our delegate count compared to the medias fake delegate count?
I honestly think that if we keep pushing the fact that the media is lying about the way the nomination is performed people will continue to vote for the wrong people. If we put up that we are winning the most delegates, then the rank and file republican sheep will see Ron is winning and it will drive the votes our way.

[kill the banks]

not bad

[tsai3904]

Matt, can you ask the campaign to publish on the main website in very bold and in your face numbers of our delegate count compared to the medias fake delegate count?
I honestly think that if we keep pushing the fact that the media is lying about the way the nomination is performed people will continue to vote for the wrong people. If we put up that we are winning the most delegates, then the rank and file republican sheep will see Ron is winning and it will drive the votes our way.

There is no real delegate count. No one knows how delegates will be allocated in Iowa, Colorado, Minnesota, Maine and Wyoming because they will all happen in the future. All we can say for certain is that all media's delegate counts are estimates only.

[gerryb]

This quote is choice

affirms that our delegate-attainment strategy can help Dr. Paul

Taking credit for a strategy... Which was to ignore the state?

I wish they would do that in some other places, and simply be a data clearinghouse - give local organizers the data on who has signed up as a volunteer etc. in the area and let them run it.

[HOLLYWOOD]

Yea, for having not put any money or resources into WY, I have to agree these results are very good! We get 6 delegates, while Romney and Santorum get 10 each... Not bad at all.

yeah, but this could of been a win... it was only a 80 minute drive from CSU Colorado State U. to University of Wyoming, Cowboys home. Would of been an extremely low cost, very efficient campaign, to do an appearance in Laramie, WY. then back to Denver.

[D.A.S.]

yeah, but this could of been a win... it was only a 80 minute drive from CSU Colorado State U. to University of Wyoming, Cowboys home. Would of been an extremely low cost, very efficient campaign, to do an appearance in Laramie, WY. then back to Denver.

I'm not saying I disagree -- I was perplexed why the Campaign didn't make a stop in WY. Very perplexed. But given what was done (or, rather, what wasn't done), the outcome is not bad at all. I'm not sure why the press release hails this as a strategy, though, since it sounds like the strategy in WY was NO STRATEGY.

[robertwerden]

There is no real delegate count. No one knows how delegates will be allocated in Iowa, Colorado, Minnesota, Maine and Wyoming because they will all happen in the future. All we can say for certain is that all media's delegate counts are estimates only.

That's not entirely accurate. After each precinct level delegate selection and after each county level delegate selection, the Ron Paul friendly delegates are identified and reported back to the campaign. Remember, lots of delegates keep their mouth shut as to who they support, and simply say they will support who ever is the nominee. The reality is, the organizers are very aware of how many delegates we are getting and knowing ahead of time gives us an insight as to the probability of winning.
For instance I and my wife in 2008 were elected all the way up to the state level as delegate alternates in TX. So had McCain not sealed the deal early, we would have gone to the State convention and gotten elected to go to the national convention. We did not tell anyone who we supported, and promised to vote for the nominee. But in a vote at the national convention, we would have voted for Ron Paul regardless of the rules. If for no other reason than to create chaos and make the TV networks turn their cameras on us.
The strategy this election is to inform the voters about the delegate process and prepare them for the national convention being a final vote with Paul as a possible winner. That is why the media is talking about other surprise candidates like Jindal or Christie making a surprise appearance and running away with the nomination. Even though none of those people got any primary votes, the media is echoing our strategy that the votes mean nothing, and it is all about winning delegates.
So, for Ron to go on TV all the time as he is, and tout that he is winning the delegates, and have CNN label him the "delegate hunter" in the last debate is exactly what the official campaign wants. We are tenderizing the GOP for a brokered convention.
To my point though, if the GOP voters start questioning the media reported delegate count and Ron Paul has posted on his website that he estimates he has the most delegates, then there is a higher chance that the GOP voters will see him as a winner and vote for him. The strategy is pretty strong, and does a good job of emulating the strategy that has been used against us for so long. Instead of allowing the narrative that he cant win to continue, we redirect that narrative and show we have already won in places the media has claimed other wise. It has already been confirmed by CNN in the after debate interview with John King, and now we need to continue to push that narrative.