Ron Paul Dominates At-Large Delegate Slate [in Iowa]

The Iowa Republican ^ | May 5, 2102 | Craig Robinson

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Iowa Republicans have a total of 28 delegates to this year’s national convention in Tampa, Florida. Two delegate selection committee members from each of the state’s four congressional districts met at the Republican headquarters in Des Moines today to draft the slate of 13 at-large delegates that must be ratified by convention delegates at the state convention on June 15th.

Each state is awarded delegates based on a number of factors. Each state starts with ten delegates, five for each U.S. Senator. States are then awarded three delegates for every congressional district. The three members of the Republican National Committee, including the State Chairman, National Committeewoman, and the National Committeeman, also each receive a delegate spot. That means the base number for national delegates for Iowa is 25.

Iowa was also awarded three additional delegates, bringing the total to 28, because the state elected a Republican governor in 2010, 50 percent of the U.S. House seats in the state are represented by Republicans, and Republicans control the Iowa House of Representatives.

Below is the slate of delegates that the committee selected.

At-Large Delegates

Governor Terry Branstad/ U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley/ Margaret Stoldorf – Chair of Montgomery County GOP and Santorum Supporter/ Michelle Bullock – Polk County – Contributor to Ron Paul/ James Mills – State Central Committee Member for Floyd County and Paul Supporter/ Steven Anders – Pottawattamie County Director for Ron Paul/ Roger Leahy – Jefferson County Ron Paul Coordinator/ Mark Hansen – Pottawattamie County Ron Paul Coordinator/ Will Johnson – Dubuque County Ron Paul Organizer/ Lexy Nuzum – Madison County Ron Paul supporter/ Andrea Bie – Allamakee County Ron Paul Supporter/ David Fischer – State Central Committee Member and Ron Paul’s Iowa Co-Chair/ Drew Ivers – State Central Committee Member and Ron Paul’s Iowa Chair

Alternate At-Large Delegates

Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds/ State Senator Brad Zaun – Polk County, Bachmann State Chair/ Dr. Cody Hoefert – Santorum supporter and Lyon County GOP Chair/ Ruth Long – Longtime GOP activist from Union County/ Dr. Sam Clovis – Santorum supporter from Plymouth County also a radio show host/ Jeff Jorgensen – Pottawattamie GOP Chair/ Lisa Smith – Former State Central Committee Member, close friend to Steve Scheffler and Gopal Krishna/ David Wiederstein – Cass County GOP Chair/ Mike Gresham – Fremont County Chair/ Jenifer Bowen – Executive Director of Iowa Right to Life/ John Bowery – Page County GOP Chair and Ron Paul Supporter/ Tracee Knapp – Ringold County/ Therese Davis – Former Chair of Guthrie County GOP

Quick Thoughts

1. The slate has to be approved at the state convention on June 16.

2. Only Branstad and Grassley are sure fire Romney votes.

3. While the alternate delegate list is more diverse, only actual delegates get to vote.

4. The list doesn’t contain a single Romney supporter outside of the elected officials.

5. The list is dominated by people from Southwest Iowa.

6. There is not a single person from Scott or Linn County.

7. Kurt Brown and Dave Jamison were selected to be At-Large Electors

The current makeup of this slate guarantees Ron Paul 10 of Iowa’s 28 delegates. Paul will also be supported by State Chairman A.J. Spiker and National Committeeman Steve Scheffler, which brings his total 12 delegates. Paul only needs to have three delegates elected from the District Nominating Caucuses the night before the state convention to secure a majority of Iowa’s delegates. He will easily get the three delegates he needs.

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Thanks.

What the Liberal Agenda Media has never figured out, is that the 2012 National Election will be the last National Election where Campaign topics other than the National Debt will be debated again.

IOW, when the grim reaper of financial reality forces Federal Politicians in “both” parties to pay the US Bond owners before payments to our Entitlement recipients, it will terminate discussion on the main topics that we chatter about so far in 2012.

This National election is all about the money, your grandchildren’s descendant’s money.

Ron Paul is to old and to disliked as being different from most voters picture a US President to look and sound like to win the Nomination.

Ron Paul is our last, best chance to have an OPEN Convention in Tampa, and for that alone he deserves our Primary voter support. He has soldiered on through this entire Primary Campaign. Let us help him establish a beachhead on the Shores of Tampa!

My Favorite Dark Horse was R Sc US Senator Jim DeMint, but I have been told by those in the know that Jim will not run for POTUS.

Fortunately, there are many other great potential nominees who would be far more acceptable to us than any of the Primary Candidates so far, but a “Dump Romney” action requires an OPEN Convention.

For those who object to Paul as a Nominee, then treat him as a tired old political soldier who will, with our help, win the Battle to achieve an OPEN Convention in Tampa. THEN the delegates can win the War, and choose the best Nominee to solve our National Debt Problem.

Remember, this election is all about the money, your grandchildren’s descendant’s money - - - - .

What is the best way that you can use your Primary vote to help the financial future of your descendants?

[KCDOUG]

Followup Ron Paul and his Voters Jihadists useful Idiots!

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It’s sad to see the party of Lincoln so deeply infected with the doctrines of Stephen A. Douglas. It’s especially galling to see it happen in my own state, since my forebears fought and bled for the Union and helped lay the foundations of the grand old party here.

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I’m not the one who blames America for the attacks on 9/11. Paul is. I am proud of my country, Paul isn’t.

Take your paultard loving someplace else. HE’s not loved here.