I was surprised with teh time/date. But we will give it a go and see what happens. At least we will have lines of communications open for future efforts.
These delegates go to the County Convention first (I have 300 Delegates to my County Convention), were they debate and pass the County Party platform and elect delegates to the State Convention (11 for my County).
At the State Convention each Congressional District meets to elect 3 delegates (out of a few dozen, some from from each county in the CD) to the National Convention (where Presidential Preference or “First Choice” will be an issue).
The Primary Ballot will decide 19 delegates (or 51%) for the candidate by CD and the “at large”. That vote is on the 19th.
The point is that the only “Election” process that happened yesterday was the election of delegates to the county convention.
It was conducted at a Precinct level and the only implication it had on the Presidential Primary race was to give an indication of the “leanings” of the delegates elected to the County Conventions so far.
Nothing shady happened, it was for the Party, by the Party and all official paper work is signed, dated and verified.
Literally Thousands of Party Volunteers are being dumped on for no good reason. Just so Huckabee can get some press.
I liked Huckabee before, but this disrespect of the grassroots of Washington is appalling.
What are his chances now? When the REAL election of Presidential delegates occur?
That was the State and King County, not the Republican Party.
It is the Republican party that is counting the Presidential Preference of Delegate to each Counties Convention.
Again, an un-official “poll” of how our delegates are leaning. No Actual Delegates to the National Convention have been Elected. That will not happen until May.