Ron Paul Campaign to Louisiana GOP: Count All the Votes

[TexMac]

Hahaha, Ron tells them:

Press release:

Ron Paul Campaign to Louisiana GOP: Count All the Votes

State party blunders put caucus results in question

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jesse Benton
January 24, 2008 703-248-9115

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA – Today, the Ron Paul presidential campaign calls on the Republican Party of Louisiana to count all the ballots submitted in the state’s January 22 caucus.

“The failure of the Louisiana GOP to properly determine who was and wasn’t eligible to vote threw this entire process into disarray,” said Ron Paul campaign manager Lew Moore. “The party needs to correct this mistake by counting all the votes immediately, and releasing the results.”

Due to mistakes by the Louisiana GOP, hundreds of voters were forced to file provisional ballots, including nearly 500 that could change the outcome of the election. According to party officials, caucus locations relied on a voter list from November 1, 2007 despite the fact that under caucus rules, voters must have registered Republican by November 30, 2007.

In multiple instances, state-certified Ron Paul delegates that were on the ballot were forced to file a provisional ballot despite the fact they were pre-approved as delegates.

The Louisiana State GOP also changed the rules at the last minute to allow other candidates to file more delegates. At the time of the original January 10 deadline, Ron Paul had the largest number of delegates pledged to him. The party then changed the rules to give other candidates until January 12 to file more delegates.

Good to see some initiative on this from the campaign.

[torchbearer]

All of the above is true.

[trey4sports]

All of the above is true.

im wondering when the results will be announced? how long could it take to verify 600 damn ballots?

[Eponym_mi]

how long could it take to verify 600 damn ballots?

I'm getting very suspicious now. They should have been done with this yesterday!

[TexMac]

I hope they're beginning to realize how ridiculous they look, dragging this out for two days.

[billyjoeallen]

bump.

[ShowMeLiberty]

Very nice. I get the feeling we've arrived at that point in the campaign where the kid gloves come off and nobody better underestimate Dr. Paul anymore!

[ddoggphx]

Link for that?

[TexMac]

I got it in email. It should show up on the net soon. Try googling it.

[TexMac]

Yes, here it is:

http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t...rPSVe5HAT-z6Vw

[HOLLYWOOD]

Yes, here it is:

http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t...rPSVe5HAT-z6Vw

I'm just worried about what the CORRUPT STATE GOP organizations are saying to the STATE GOP org's on how to push their own top tier GOP candidates like Romney and McCain and EFFECTIVELY STIFFLE and SLOW the RON PAUL CAMPAIGN!

If this was SABOTAGE or INTENTIONAL DISORGANIZATION in NV & LA were happening to McAMNESTY or Mr SLICK... the media/MSM would be all of these STATE GOPs!

[aymn27]

I'm just worried about what the CORRUPT STATE GOP organizations are saying to the STATE GOP org's on how to push their own top tier GOP candidates like Romney and McCain and EFFECTIVELY STIFFLE and SLOW the RON PAUL CAMPAIGN!

If this was SABOTAGE or INTENTIONAL DISORGANIZATION in NV & LA were happening to McAMNESTY or Mr SLICK... the media/MSM would be all of these STATE GOPs!

Hey guys...our newly elected governor has opened his new administration with the theme of ethics reform. He is a conservative Republican and has been hammering home - "You're either with us or against us"in ethics reform...I think the reformation needs to start with his own party. Let's get him involved!

Gov Bobby Jindal

[TexMac]

Hey guys...our newly elected governor has opened his new administration with the theme of ethics reform. He is a conservative Republican and has been hammering home - "You're either with us or against us"in ethics reform...I think the reformation needs to start with his own party. Let's get him involved!

Gov Bobby Jindal

ROFL! Good luck with that!

[aymn27]

ROFL! Good luck with that!

LOL it's worth a shot!>>also..his child is a student at a private school where my brother in law is principal...so I may have a little bit of "in"....it's a small private Catholic school...he also goes to their church..

[RickNHouston]

Hey guys...our newly elected governor has opened his new administration with the theme of ethics reform. He is a conservative Republican and has been hammering home - "You're either with us or against us"in ethics reform...I think the reformation needs to start with his own party. Let's get him involved!

Gov Bobby Jindal

Again .... wheres the e-mail info for him ... Dont be puttin chit like this on here wit out contact info ... sheeeeesh!

[RickNHouston]

on the NH re-count!

[ddoggphx]

Thanks!

[Bilgefisher]

I was wondering if this would be brought up. Huey, Torchbearer and Jenn, whats your opinions on this?

[Sandra]

The National Republican Committe will not find voter rolls issued before Dec 1 acceptable. Which means that this whole thing was set up from the start to throw the caucus. When the eligiblility date extended to Jan 12, then moved the caucus date from the 10th to the 22, they gave a technicality in the event of a Ron Paul win to negate the caucus. But then that's a two edged sword that won't do us any good.

[TexMac]

The National Republican Committe will not find voter rolls issued before Dec 1 acceptable. Which means that this whole thing was set up from the start to throw the caucus. When the eligiblility date extended to Jan 12, then moved the caucus date from the 10th to the 22, they gave a technicality in the event of a Ron Paul win to negate the caucus. But then that's a two edged sword that won't do us any good.

Has this ever happened before? What happens if the caucus is negated?

[noodles1_tx]

I'm curious as to the extension from the Jan 10th to the 12th and who that specifically helped?

[torchbearer]

I'm curious as to the extension from the Jan 10th to the 12th and who that specifically helped?

It helped them.
Instead of sending in our qualifying forms individually, we sent them all to one person.. and had them all submitted at once.
After we submitted our huge slate... they changed the dates to allow the other campaigns to try to catch up.

[TexMac]

It helped them.
Instead of sending in our qualifying forms individually, we sent them all to one person.. and had them all submitted at once.
After we submitted our huge slate... they changed the dates to allow the other campaigns to try to catch up.

Can I quote you on LRC about the slate submission? I'll link it to joinsanders.

[torchbearer]

Can I quote you on LRC about the slate submission? I'll link it to joinsanders.

yes.

[Rex]

The LAGOP is looking like a bunch of idiots

[mczerone]

The LAGOP is looking like a bunch of idiots

To us. To the rest of America, well, they don't know that there is a LAGOP to pass any judgment on.

[Eponym_mi]

I thought our people got a copy of all the provisional ballots? Why hasn't anyone posted those results?

[FluffyUnbound]

I thought our people got a copy of all the provisional ballots? Why hasn't anyone posted those results?

+ ONE BILLION.

If the campaign has a copy of the ballots, they know how many votes are being held back, and what districts they are.

That information should be "leaked".

[szczebrzeszyn]

If the campaign has a copy of the ballots, they know how many votes are being held back, and what districts they are.

Maybe that's the reason Ron said yesterday during some radio interview, that it's possible he won? I see no other reason why he would say that...

[Janet0116]

Wow. I didn't know about the Jan date change. Just... wow. That is blatant.