Posted on 02/05/2008 3:01:26 PM PST by dynachrome
The West Virginia Republican convention, the first contest of Super Tuesday, gets curiouser and curiouser.
Ron Paul's campaign claimed late this afternoon that it had secured three of the 18 delegates through a deal with Mike Huckabee to help put him above the 50 percent threshold.
(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...
What? I don’t understand.
This is what a brokered convention looks like folks... it is like watching sausage be made...
Whoo everyone in that convention hall needs to take a hot shower to wash off all the sleeze.
Paul has all these wonderful theories about how all the delegates picked by the various caucuses are going to vote for him. He’s going to be a bit shocked when they actually count the delegates at the convention.
Every man for himself!
Ron Paul has 3 delegates out of a needed 1100! As my grandmother used to say: he sold his soul for a bowl of soup.
I thought WV was a winner take all state?
is this legal?
I’m sure Mr. “Campaign Finance Reform” McCain will outlaw this immediately, if this insn’t illegal already /sarc
“a bowl of soup”
An empty bowl, I think.
LOL
Welcome to Brokered Conventionville
This is how is works
A very smart move by the Paul campaign. They get 10 percent of the vote and 17 percent of the delegates.
“winner take all state?”
I thought so, too. Strangest election I’ve seen so far.
GO Ron Paul!
The stink is getting worse.
February 05, 2008 04:46 PM Eastern Time
Ron Paul Secures Three Delegates in West Virginia State Convention
ARLINGTON, Va.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—In today’s West Virginia Republican State Convention, Republican candidate Ron Paul’s campaign secured three of the 18 national delegates up for grabs.
“Our goal is to secure as many delegates to the national GOP convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul as possible,” said Ron Paul 2008 campaign manager Lew Moore. “Securing three delegates in West Virginia is an important step in that direction. We plan on locking up more delegates before the day ends.”
In an agreement first reported by West Virginia television station WSAZ, the three Ron Paul delegates were secured through an agreement with the Mike Huckabee campaign.
Ron Paul delegates to the state convention swung their support to Huckabee – putting Huckabee over the top – after Congressman Paul was eliminated in the first round of voting. With three national delegates, Ron Paul secured 20 percent of the 18 delegates that were decided at the State Convention.
Contacts
Ron Paul 2008 Presidential Campaign Committee
Jesse Benton, 703-248-9115
Ron Paul sells himself out to pro-amnesty, big-war candidates (Huckabee, McCain). Wait until his followers get a load of his “unprincipled” actions.
So a vote for Paul is also a vote for McAztlan, too?
Tells me McAztlan cant win, he must make Romney lose
I would vote for Paul over McCain. (Never thought I’d say that).
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