http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/03/ronpauldennisku.html
Can the Republican Party nomination process be thrown into a challenged convention if Ron Paul took an overwhelming amount of the delegates in upcoming primaries?
It's not over til it's over, and that doesn't happen until all states in the process have held their nominations. Remaining to date are 9 states and Puerto Rico.
Update. Ron Paul admits he has no chance of winning the Republican nomination for President... is in to influence ideas... not going to endorse John McCain.
'Ballot Bowl '08' Aired March 10, 2008 - 12:00 ET
No. No, it's not over. It's certainly winding down. There are a lot less primaries left. Super Tuesday has passed. And McCain has the nominal number. But, you know, if you're in a campaign for only gaining power, that is one thing. If you're in a campaign to influence ideas and the future of the country, you know, the campaign is never over.
I'm not likely to support John McCain unless he changes views. I mean he doesn't represent anything I've talked about for 30 years. Nonintervention, foreign policy, personal liberties, civil liberties, free markets, no McCain/Feingold, No Child Left Behind. I mean, he doesn't stand for any of those things. So how could I reject everything I've talked about for 30 years and galvanize 350,000 people and say, oh, OK, now it's over. Unity is the most important thing. Now I endorse John McCain. Nobody would understand that and I certainly would have a difficult time adapting to that.
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0803/10/cnr.04.html
How to become a delegate?
http://www3.webng.com/ronpaul/becomedelegate.html
Needed delegates to go to convention 1,091 - which McCain surpassed after his Texas, Ohio, Rhode Island and Vermont wins Super Tuesday 2.
Is the grassroots will for Ron Paul as President there? We don't see that will in the state of Texas, where Paul's district is located.
Had Paul's delegate position to date been higher than 'almost' 50, there would be a national showing of wide-spread support for him as a representative of the Republican Party nomination.
His lack of delegates only shows a sliver of support for him among a well-intentioned part of the Republican Party.
But as we know, though many conservative Republicans are holding their noses and voting for McCain, his candidacy isn't sitting well with many Republicans, including Rush Limbaugh.
It's up to Ron Paul to show why the Republicans registered in the remaining states should vote for him, rather than switch parties by deadlines and vote for one or the other of the Democrat Party's selections.
Paul overwhelmingly won the Primary nomination to retain his House seat.
http://enr.sos.state.tx.us/enr/mar04_135_state.htm?x=0&y=1395&id
They like him down there as a representative.
he easily held back a challenger for his Congressional seat in Texas’s 14th Congressional District. With 56 percent of precincts reporting so far, Mr. Paul has 69.4 percent of the vote, while Chris Peden has 30.6 percent...
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/04/ron-paul-holds-seat/
His poor showing in the rest of Texas as a Presidential candidate raised questions since surely all of Texas politicos are aware of him? Why didn't his own Congressional district vote for him in the similar if not exactly the same numbers for both President and representative for Texas District 14?
For the congressional district seat, Ron Paul also acquired 16,951 early votes
Congressional District 14 Results -
http://enr.sos.state.tx.us/enr/mar04_135_race4.htm
Added to the Primary Day votes = 54,171
For the Presidential run for District 14
with the early votes totaled in from the table above
6,697 plus 3234 = 9,931
so only 1 in 5 approximately in Paul's own district voted for him for President.
One would think, if Ron Paul believes tampering occurred in his own district with the presidential voting, he'd request a recount.
That he hasn't, makes the case he doesn't believe anything untoward went on in his own District, and he's satisfied being safe in his congressional seat.
(Net the Truth Online)
Official site Sos breaks down by district
http://enr.sos.state.tx.us/enr/mar04_135_race4.htm?x=0&y=0&id=631
Texas' Role To Play
Complicated primary comes into play for first time in decades
By Steve Bandy, News Messenger
Saturday, March 01, 2008
http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/030208_web_ele.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=7
Stats for all states delegates, etc
http://www2.arkansasonline.com/elections/primaryresults/
More
March 5th, 2008
5:49 pm Ron Paul’s own congressional district did not want him for president.
Out of 55,791 who voted in the primary only 6,697 voted for Ron Paul to be their choice for president.
Mike Huckabee…..17,969 votes…..32.20%
John McCain…..27,462 votes….49.22%
Mike Huckabee…..17,969 votes…..32.20%
Ron Paul…..6,697 votes…..12.00%
Mitt Romney…..1,035 votes…..1.85%
http://enr.sos.state.tx.us/enr/mar04_135_state.htm
— Posted by Robyn
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/04/ron-paul-holds-seat/
Ron Paul delegate count
http://www.google.com/search?q=ron+paul+delegate+count&btnG=Search&hl=en
More about precinct delegates
http://www.dailypaul.com/node/41184#comments
...2008 PRESIDENTIAL MEDIA SHOWDOWN: HOW THE CANDIDATES STACK UP IN THE BLOGOSPHERE AND THE MSM… or… RON PAUL IS FOR REAL…
“Let this sink in: Ron Paul is the most talked about Republican candidate in the blogosphere. Yet, the MSM hardly mentions him. His web visits are through the roof
http://www.patrickruffini.com/2007/10/15/inside-ron-paul-nation/
Ron Paul rounds up supporters in valley
last updated: December 10, 2007 04:14:14 AM
http://www.modbee.com/columnists/vandermeer/story/147441.html
http://hansford-county-texas.santopia.com/
Update 3/10/08
Ron Paul in video clip on CNN NEWSROOM
'Ballot Bowl '08'
Aired March 10, 2008 - 12:00 ET
RON PAUL, (R) PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: No. No, it's not over. It's certainly winding down. There are a lot less primaries left. Super Tuesday has passed. And McCain has the nominal number. But, you know, if you're in a campaign for only gaining power, that is one thing. If you're in a campaign to influence ideas and the future of the country, you know, the campaign is never over.
I'm not likely to support John McCain unless he changes views. I mean he doesn't represent anything I've talked about for 30 years. Nonintervention, foreign policy, personal liberties, civil liberties, free markets, no McCain/Feingold, No Child Left Behind. I mean, he doesn't stand for any of those things. So how could I reject everything I've talked about for 30 years and galvanize 350,000 people and say, oh, OK, now it's over. Unity is the most important thing. Now I endorse John McCain. Nobody would understand that and I certainly would have a difficult time adapting to that.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
BASH: So it's all about party unity right now, Candy. All the Republicans are talking about getting behind John McCain. But the man with 21 delegates, just 21 delegates, is saying he's not going anywhere. He's staying in this race despite the fact that John McCain has clinched the nomination, at least mathematically. He did that last week.
And, you know, no surprise there, he is also making clear why he wants to do it. He's essentially wants to stay in to protest the ideals and ideas and policies that John McCain supports, particularly the war in Iraq. I mean those two could not be more different on the war. And Ron Paul, frankly, couldn't be more different than most Republicans on the war, as you know, Candy.
CROWLEY: Yes, absolutely. You know, realistically, I'm not sure Ron Paul can change John McCain's position on the war in Iraq. But is Ron Paul in a position to do McCain any damage within the Republican Party or in a general election?
BASH: You know, that's a good question. You know, I think if you would have asked me that a few months ago, several months ago, before the voting started to take place, I probably would have said yes. But the fact that he was -- he had all of this money, you know, millions of dollars, raised an unbelievable sum on the Internet and in ways that other Republicans were just basically very jealous of, and he still only got 21 delegates after all of those contests, he doesn't really -- you know, he doesn't have the electoral backing to do that much damage to John McCain, particularly one he's got enough of a fight I think against the Democrats.
But it is interesting that Ron Paul definitely is still in there. And he does represent -- it's not a big percentage, but it is a percentage -- of the Republican Party that simply thinks that agrees with the Democrats, particularly when it comes to the war. They think that it's wrong-headed and it's time at least to start thinking about bringing the troops home. Again, it's not a big percentage, but it does exist, Candy, as you know.
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0803/10/cnr.04.html
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