Ahhhh, those wacky Ron Paul supporters. Part 75

This one is pretty damn funny. Apparently, to this guy, once candidates drop out, every previous state's results should reflect only the candidates left. Hence, if Ron Paul came in second in a state, beind a candidate that dropped out, he should now get all the delegates as if he had won.

Of course, there is a MAJOR flaw in this plan. That is that if that was how it worked for all states, then McCain would be the winner in all but 2-3 states. (The 2-3 states that no one campaigned in except Ron Paul...yet he still could only manage 2nd place.) It's give him close to 1800 delegates by now.



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NORTH DAKOTA Republican CAUCUSESTuesday 5 February 2,008

Presidential Caucus Results as posted on http://www.ndgop.org/ 7 February 2008.

BISMARCK, ND -The North Dakota Republican Party announces the statewide results for the 2,008 Presidential Preference Caucus:
* Governor Mitt Romney: 36%
*Senator John McCain: 23%
* Ron Paul: 21%
* Governor Mike Huckabee: 20%
* Alan Keyes: 0%

9,785 votes were cast.This means the following number of delegates goes to each candidate:
* Governor Mitt Romney: 8.28 = 8
* Senator John McCain: 5.29 = 5
* Ron Paul: 5.29 = 5
* Governor Mike Huckabee: 5.29 = 5

Reference: Rule 21: Presidential Preference Caucus Rules

Tuesday 5 February 2008: All 26 delegates to the Republican National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders in today's North Dakota Republican Party Caucuses.

* If one candidate receives more than 2/3 of the statewide vote, that candidate receives all 26 delegates. Otherwise, delegates are allocated proportionally to those candidates receiving 15% or more of the vote.

Three party leaders, the National Committeeman, the National Committeewoman, and the chairman of the North Dakota's Republican Party, will attend the convention as uncommitted delegates by virtue of their position.

Delegates are bound for the first ballot at the Republican National Convention.

Friday 28 March - Sunday 30 March 2008: The North Dakota State Republican Convention convenes. The State Convention elects delegates from North Dakota to the Republican National Convention according to the results of the caucuses.


With the state convention this weekened can we expect the 26 delegates be split evenly between RP and MC?