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Ron Paul wins Minnesota and Iowa - Romney lollygags along as the media darling
Lake Jackson


Apr 22, 2012

Ron Paul has done it again! What has he done? Well, it is hard to believe he has done anything since it is not reported by the mainstream media, but watch out ladies and gentlemen Ron Paul has turned a corner that changed everything in the race for the Republican nomination since Rick Santorum stepped aside. According to WeConservatives.com, Minnesota's RNC National Committeewoman tweeted, Ron Paul takes 20 of 24 Congressional District delegates to the Republican National Conventions from Minnesota.

Then a blog by Doug Wead which has a title that tells the whole story, Ron Paul Wins Iowa and Minnesota, Romney in a panic, puts the Ron Paul revolution in a strong position that may be difficult to slow down or even stop. While Mitt Romney lollygags along gaining complete control of the media, Ron Paul's grassroot's supporters diligently work like an army of ants carrying a load twice their size, doing the impossible, staying completely committed to liberty and fighting for Ron Paul. Whether it be sign waving, phone calling, winning delegate positions and standing firm, Dr. Paul's people have not given up hope.

Their tenacity has paid off with a great reward since many American's are not aware of the unity slates between Santorum and Paul to defeat the Mitt which pulled in quite a few delegates for Paul and Santorum together defeating the media darling, overall. What happens now that Rick Santorum suspended his campaign? You guessed it, Santorum delegates are transferring their allegiance over to Paul which gives him a great advantage over the wolf in Republican sheep's clothing, Mitt Romney.

Delegate numbers for Ron Paul are rising, crowds are getting larger and you guessed it Ron Paul is beginning to see the finish line as his supporters continually chant, "President Paul! President Paul! President Paul!" It has been a crazy race, to say the least, but the tireless 76-year-old shows no sign of age as his volunteers pick up the slack all over the nation, pulling in more and more supporters to his team.

Meanwhile, an article by Business Wire less than two weeks ago is headlined, Ron Paul Only Candidate Able to Defeat Obama in New Poll. “Now that other candidates presenting themselves as the ‘conservative’ alternative to Mitt Romney have stepped aside, the numbers are clear. Ron Paul is the only conservative able to garner the enthusiasm, resources, and votes required to win in November. Voters perceive the contrast, and are ready to elect the candidate who will end the status quo and Restore America Now,” said Ron Paul 2012 National Campaign Chairman Jesse Benton.

On a personal note, just this week as I introduced myself to my new neighbor, the 70-something-year old man began ironically talking about politics and the current administration. Part way through his dialogue I interrupted him, fully expecting my comment to shut the door to our conversation, I said, "Well, I'm not your conventional political person, I support Ron Paul."

"I'm a Ron Pauler too," the ex-long-haul truck driver said with a growing grin across his face. Needless to say, we spent a great deal of time over the fence talking about civil liberties and the economy. It didn't surprise me a bit when he said he was a veteran and loved Ron Paul's foreign policy.

As we said our "Nice to meet you's," my new blue-collar neighbor got the final word in with, "It will be fun to live next door to a Ron Paul supporter."

http://www.allvoices.com/contribute...a-romney-lollygags-along-as-the-media-darling
 

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keep your eye on the ball
Then a blog by Doug Wead which has a title that tells the whole story, Ron Paul Wins Iowa and Minnesota, Romney in a panic, puts the Ron Paul revolution in a strong position that may be difficult to slow down or even stop.

Heres that blog story...

Ron Paul Wins in Iowa and Minnesota, Romney in a Panic

By Doug Wead

Ron Paul supporters surged to victory in yesterday’s Minnesota and Iowa district conventions, dominating the process and picking up more delegates to the Republican National Convention. As reported last week, a number of Romney Hawks are now deeply concerned that Ron Paul has already laid the groundwork for similar success in six more caucus states. Yesterday’s results will only increase their influence inside the Romney camp.

Romney advisers are concerned that the rising total of Ron Paul delegates will lead to an unmanageable RNC. Some observers felt that the 1992 convention hurt an incumbent president George H. W. Bush and was a factor in his loss to Bill Clinton.

In most states, victories at the district conventions decide who will move onto the state conventions where most of the delegates to the Republican National Convention in Tampa will be selected.

The rules in Minnesota are slightly different and some of those final delegates were actually selected at scattered district conventions yesterday. Reports from our own Marianne Stebbins in Minnesota show that Ron Paul now has 20 out of the 24 delegates already chosen to represent the state at the Republican National Convention in Tampa and the campaign is poised to do just as good at the upcoming state convention, May 18-19, when the final 13 will be chosen.

In Iowa, Jennifer Jacobs, a reporter for the Des Moines Resister, broke into open what had been our little secret, namely, the takeover of the GOP in Iowa. “A rising tide of Republicans who share Ron Paul’s philosophy of limited government are flooding into GOP party roles in Iowa,” Jennifer wrote, reporting on yesterdays Iowa district conventions.

Actually, it is a phenomenon seen all across the country. It is viewed by many political observers as the biggest transformation of the Republican Party since 1988, when evangelical Christians joined the process and dominated state positions for a whole generation.

While the Iowa Ron Paul campaign is keeping its cards close to the vest, we all got a sneak peak from an the Des Moines Register story which reported that six of the new Iowa GOP state central committee members elected Saturday have publicly expressed support for Ron Paul. Joes Kurtinitis, Kris Thiessen, Dave Cushman, Jeff Shipley, John Kabitzke and Marcus Fedler. “Two more,” Jennifer Jacobs reports, “have close ties.” The new state chairman is also a Ron Paul supporter, who served as a co-chairman for the congressman’s Iowa state organization.

The Iowa state GOP convention is set for Jun 16, 2012.

Meanwhile, the sleepy New York Times has posted for five months and still posts, even today, that the total delegate count for Ron Paul in Iowa is one. They say that the total delegate count for Ron Paul in Minnesota is nine. In fact, Ron Paul supporters will now dominate both state conventions. And the same trend is ongoing in states across the country.

Join the discussion: http://www.facebook.com/DougWeadOfficial

http://dougwead.wordpress.com/2012/04/23/ron-paul-wins-in-iowa-and-minnesota-romney-in-a-panic/
 

imaginative

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Minnesota, Iowa & Colorado...

It's Working! Ron Paul Wins Minnesota, Colorado Delegates to Republican National Convention
Submitted by Angel C on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 15:34
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* Ron Paul 2012

2012 Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul achieved consequential delegate wins in Colorado and Minnesota today, affirming his delegate-attainment strategy and auguring a prominent role for Paul at the Republican National Convention in Tampa.

In Minnesota, Ron Paul supporters swept the three district conventions that occurred today, winning nine of nine delegates to the national convention. Minnesota is set to hold more such conventions next week.

In Colorado, supporters of the 12-term Congressman from Texas won 12 delegates and 13 alternate delegates. Paul’s state operation is confident that it can win over more of the Rick Santorum delegates to its side who were elected on a combined Paul-Santorum slate. The Paul-Santorum coalition’s combined delegate total is 20—more than establishment candidate Mitt Romney's estimated 16. In addition, the Paul-Santorum coalition denied Romney delegates all the committee spots within the Colorado National Delegation. Two Ron Paul supporters will serve on the Rules Committee and the Paul coalition dethroned known Romney supporter and Colorado State Party Chairman Ryan Call from his position as Delegation Chairman.

http://www.dailypaul.com/226731/ron...o-delegates-to-republican-national-convention
 

shinerbock

Innocent Bystander
The Impossible Dream

Paul's strategy was never about winning the nomination. For some reason he believes that by amassing a share of the delegates in caucuses, straw polls and avenues other than primary elections he will be able to deny Romney the nomination @ convention time. This strategy will not help him win support for his causes on the platform, won't earn him or his son a slot on the national ticket and won't provide a cabinet position or ambassadorship etc., so I don't quite get the fuss.
 

Satanta

Stone Cold Crazy
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Remibnds me I need to get some RP bumper stickers for me and the wifey.

Plus I am going to subscribe to the DNC newsletters and crap...go pick up as many flyers and yard signs as I can crarry-Free for me to use them for mulch or burning but cost them $$.

Imagine the financial impact if a few hundred thousand of us did that?

Death through a million papercuts.
 

MDINMT

Veteran Member
Paul's strategy was never about winning the nomination. For some reason he believes that by amassing a share of the delegates in caucuses, straw polls and avenues other than primary elections he will be able to deny Romney the nomination @ convention time. This strategy will not help him win support for his causes on the platform, won't earn him or his son a slot on the national ticket and won't provide a cabinet position or ambassadorship etc., so I don't quite get the fuss.

Getting more delegates than the other guy IS winning the nomination. If mittens can't sew it up before the convention,he won't have enough on the first round vote and that unbinds the bound delegates. You can use your imagination as to what is going to happen then.
 

Sebastian

Sebastian
Paul's strategy was never about winning the nomination. For some reason he believes that by amassing a share of the delegates in caucuses, straw polls and avenues other than primary elections he will be able to deny Romney the nomination @ convention time. This strategy will not help him win support for his causes on the platform, won't earn him or his son a slot on the national ticket and won't provide a cabinet position or ambassadorship etc., so I don't quite get the fuss.

Good hopefully neither does Willard.
 

nharrold

Deceased
Well, that's certainly encouraging news. On a personal level, my wife and I were talking several days ago with a contractor who was doing some maintenance for us. As he was getting ready to leave, he casually asked if we had decided who were going to vote for. When I said, "Ron Paul", he happily said that he was going to do the same, and that he knew numerous folks (avowed democrats) at the county seat who were going to do that, also, in spite of previously thinking they were going to swallow hard and vote for Romney. Maybe people are waking up...
 

Publius

TB Fanatic
Paul seems to have won the Lion share of delegates and may even end up with some of Santorum's delegates as well. This should put Mr. Ron Paul in good a position politicly and not something the corrupt system wants to deal with.
 

shinerbock

Innocent Bystander
I don't have a pony in this race - however

Getting more delegates than the other guy IS winning the nomination. If mittens can't sew it up before the convention,he won't have enough on the first round vote and that unbinds the bound delegates. You can use your imagination as to what is going to happen then.








The overwhelming majority of remaining delegates at stake will be in winner take all primary elections in states where RP cannot win. He has yet to win a primary election or even come close. The states coming up next are large, urban and many are in the northeastern U.S. That's not RP territory, period. Polling shows RP can't win in Texas or California, two more huge, delegate rich states.

I have followed the American political process for nearly fifty years and I know what I know. It is sheer fantasy to believe RP will win ANYTHING for his efforts and delusional I'm afraid to think he can stop Romney. That ship sailed for good when Santorum dropped out. Reports out of DC are that Gingrich will be out of the race within a week. RP is not going to capture a meaningful percentage of Santorum/Gingrich supporters. For the most part, they will go to Romney. I've not seen a single newspaper editorial endorsing Paul nor has any public figure or politico with any juice endorsed his crusade. Like it or not, short of unexpected death, Mitt Romney will be the GOP nominee in August. RP will be history. Those are future events. As of right now, the party's over for Ron Paul.

The delegate total [this includes delegates already pledged to him] RP may inherit by default between now and the convention falls far short of the number needed to prevent Mitt from winning the contest outright. The majority of Gingrich and Santorum delegates are committed to vote for their candidates on the first ballot. Romney will end up absorbing far more conversions from the other two than RP will. In any case, I don't believe a second ballot will be necessary.

If Paul is what you really want, start organizing today for his son Rand. He's young and is the only member of Paul's family who has a chance to become the candidate of the GOP for the Presidency. It won't be in 2012.


You Do The Math: http://frontloading.blogspot.com/

Note: Romney currently has 654 delegates [and should reach 850 by next week] while Paul currently has 55 delegates.
 
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packyderms_wife

Neither here nor there.
Remibnds me I need to get some RP bumper stickers for me and the wifey.

Plus I am going to subscribe to the DNC newsletters and crap...go pick up as many flyers and yard signs as I can crarry-Free for me to use them for mulch or burning but cost them $$.

Imagine the financial impact if a few hundred thousand of us did that?

Death through a million papercuts.

Political signs up here are generally made of corrugated plastic board not paper or cardboard.
 

packyderms_wife

Neither here nor there.
Getting more delegates than the other guy IS winning the nomination. If mittens can't sew it up before the convention,he won't have enough on the first round vote and that unbinds the bound delegates. You can use your imagination as to what is going to happen then.

that's what they thought in the last election, have a friend that was a delegate and she and many others were RP all the way, and yet mcstain won instead. She swore she'd never vote again after that fiasco.
 

packyderms_wife

Neither here nor there.
If Paul is what you really want, start organizing today for his son Rand. He's young and is the only member of Paul's family who has a chance to become the candidate of the GOP for the Presidency. It won't be in 2012.

And how is this different than the bush or klinton dynasties??? Seriously I'm tired of the insiders and first borns.
 

shinerbock

Innocent Bystander
I don't have a pony in this race - however

Getting more delegates than the other guy IS winning the nomination. If mittens can't sew it up before the convention,he won't have enough on the first round vote and that unbinds the bound delegates. You can use your imagination as to what is going to happen then.








The overwhelming majority of remaining delegates at stake will be in winner take all primary elections in states where RP cannot win. He has yet to win a primary election or even come close. The states coming up next are large, urban and many are in the northeastern U.S. That's not RP territory, period. Polling shows RP can't win in Texas or California, two more huge, delegate rich states.

I have followed the American political process for nearly fifty years and I know what I know. It is sheer fantasy to believe RP will win ANYTHING for his efforts and delusional I'm afraid to think he can stop Romney. That ship sailed for good when Santorum dropped out. Reports out of DC are that Gingrich will be out of the race within a week.
RP is not going to capture a meaningful percentage of Santorum/Gingrich supporters. For the most part, they will go to Romney. I've not seen a single newspaper editorial endorsing Paul nor has any public figure or politico with any juice endorsed his crusade. Like it or not, short of unexpected death, Mitt Romney will be the GOP nominee in August. RP will be history. Those are future events. As of right now, the party's over for Ron Paul.

The 400-500 [a very generous estimate] delegates RP may inherit by default between now and the convention are less than half of what he'd need to prevent Mitt from winning the contest. The majority of Gingrich and Santorum delegates are committed to vote for their candidates on the first ballot. Romney will end up absorbing far more conversions from the other two than RP will. I don't believe a second ballot will be necessary.

If Paul is what you really want, start organizing today for his son Rand. He's young and is the only member of Paul's family who has a chance to become the candidate of the GOP for the Presidency. It won't be in 2012.
 
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