Wraith of Azrael
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- Posted: Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:59:50 +0000
Ron Paul, the old coot who is often laughed at and ridiculed, who has no chance in hell to win the primarys, and is often disregarded as a threat however it turns out that this might not be the case.
Despite what the numbers might show Ron Paul actually has a chance of winning. Not by some good old fashioned popularity contest but by a a Political Sleight of Hand.
Essentially, what Paul has been doing within the caucases is that his supporters have been waiting until the moment where the delegates are decided and he has them brought in as the delegates. This happens because they always show up en masse so a Ron Paul supporter is almost always accidentally chosen as a delegate in the caucases.
The clincher here is one of two things. The first is that delegates do not have to vote with what their region wanted. If the region was won by Romney the Delegate does not have to vote for Romney, they can simply decide to vote Ron Paul if they want to vote for Ron Paul. This means ignoring what their region wants and simply deciding "I'm the delegate and I'm a Ron Paul supporter" and voting Paul.
The second, is that this is completely legitimate. It's actually a very underhanded political move but it's legitimate as they are not required to vote with for their region.
Because Paul does this, it makes him a really huge threat. In particular, this makes him a big threat because most people don't know about this. Many people assume that the outcome of the results will guarantee the win, it won't. Unless they decide to vote with the region (which RP supporters won't do nor do they have to) you will have alot of delegates who will vote Paul despite the fact that they may currently count as Romneys, Santorums, or Gringichs' because Paul supporters can jury rig the outcome as to who becomes a delegate by their sheer mass of numbers.
OUCH.
Also, talk about undemocratic.
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Also, video link for those that cant see it.
Despite what the numbers might show Ron Paul actually has a chance of winning. Not by some good old fashioned popularity contest but by a a Political Sleight of Hand.
Essentially, what Paul has been doing within the caucases is that his supporters have been waiting until the moment where the delegates are decided and he has them brought in as the delegates. This happens because they always show up en masse so a Ron Paul supporter is almost always accidentally chosen as a delegate in the caucases.
The clincher here is one of two things. The first is that delegates do not have to vote with what their region wanted. If the region was won by Romney the Delegate does not have to vote for Romney, they can simply decide to vote Ron Paul if they want to vote for Ron Paul. This means ignoring what their region wants and simply deciding "I'm the delegate and I'm a Ron Paul supporter" and voting Paul.
The second, is that this is completely legitimate. It's actually a very underhanded political move but it's legitimate as they are not required to vote with for their region.
Because Paul does this, it makes him a really huge threat. In particular, this makes him a big threat because most people don't know about this. Many people assume that the outcome of the results will guarantee the win, it won't. Unless they decide to vote with the region (which RP supporters won't do nor do they have to) you will have alot of delegates who will vote Paul despite the fact that they may currently count as Romneys, Santorums, or Gringichs' because Paul supporters can jury rig the outcome as to who becomes a delegate by their sheer mass of numbers.
OUCH.
Also, talk about undemocratic.
---Does my video work I can't tell---
Also, video link for those that cant see it.
