Totally irresponsible on the part of the W. Virginia Republican Party. I was involved on selecting electors for several elections and the most important consideration was loyalty to the candidate.
A person could buy a delegate spot to the national convention but elector positions were not for sale at any price.
BAYOUROD RESPONDED: "Totally irresponsible on the part of the W. Virginia Republican Party. I was involved on selecting electors for several elections and the most important consideration was loyalty to the candidate."
BAYOUROD ADDED: "A person could buy a delegate spot to the national convention but elector positions were not for sale at any price."
I agree. If the W. VA Republican actually did select Electors from the "top five runners-up from their gubernatorial primary," it really was irresponsible---and utterly stupid!
RATS often pretend to be Republicans, and run as Republicans. The only way they can get elected is if they fool the public into thinking they are Republicans.
As far as being able to "buy a delegate spot to the national convention," I have not heard of that, except to say that I understand you could donate money and go to the National Convention, but it would only be as an observer, not as a Delegate. I understand the Candidate, however, can choose people from each state to go (which I would think would be based purely on past loyalty and/or contributions).
As far as Electors are concerned, they are elected at the State Convention during the U.S. Congressional District Caucuses.
On 05 June 2004, my 23rd wedding anniversary and the day that Reagan died, I was elected to follow in my father's 52-year-old-Elector-legacy footsteps, becomming the Elector for my U.S. Congressional District. My father was a 1952 Eisenhower Elector, representing the same approximate area.
Although I was elected unanimously, I worked very hard to secure the votes I needed so that I could overcome the competition and make my dream become a reality.