Meet The Candidates: 2012 GOP Thread

[SmootSmack]

I'm kinda bummed that Michelle Bachmann won't be the GOP nominee...because I totally could have seen here confronting Obama in a debate about this scandal

[MTK]

The race just got a lot less crazy that's for sure.

[drew54]

Iowan here. Ron Paul cannot steal delegates. Delegates are nominated and elected by the people of individual precincts. These delegates then cast the vote in the county conventions. If the Ron Paul supporters were more willing than anyone else to be nominated, then they will be the ones representing their precinct.

At the county conventions delegates are selected for District and State Conventions. It is there the official delegates are chosen for the presidential nominating conventions.

If the whole system is full of Ron Paul supporters, then they are most likely to vote for him.

In the caucus four years ago, Huckabee won with 35% of the vote. McCain had 13%. In the end McCain won all of Iowa's delegate votes at the national convention.

Confused yet, haha.

[mlmpetert]

Originally Posted by drew54

Iowan here. Ron Paul cannot steal delegates. Delegates are nominated and elected by the people of individual precincts. These delegates then cast the vote in the county conventions. If the Ron Paul supporters were more willing than anyone else to be nominated, then they will be the ones representing their precinct.

At the county conventions delegates are selected for District and State Conventions. It is there the official delegates are chosen for the presidential nominating conventions.

If the whole system is full of Ron Paul supporters, then they are most likely to vote for him.

In the caucus four years ago, Huckabee won with 35% of the vote. McCain had 13%. In the end McCain won all of Iowa's delegate votes at the national convention.

Confused yet, haha.

Definitely confused.

Also from my understanding all the popular votes each candidate got amount don’t really mean anything, and not in the sense that Gore won the popular vote but got trumped by Bush winning the electorate vote. But rather in the sense that the poll is just a glorified straw poll. And that the actual delegates that are/were awarded were based off of the delegates that were nominated and elected after the “straw poll”, which normally are representative of the popular vote. So its not that Paul “stole” anything, its just that he won many of the actual votes for delegates, even if he didn’t win the respective pretend vote for delegates. VERY confusing.

Did you vote? If so did you stay after and vote for / nominate a delegate?

[drew54]

More or less you got it. Some of the delegates "awarded" will be up for grabs at the time of the convention. If you are a delegate, you are expected to vote for whomever the party elected, but in reality can vote for whomever you want. You are the elected delegate of your people. Now Perry won two delegates, and when he drops out his would be up for grabs. This is how McCain won all of Iowa's convention delegate votes, everyone else was basically out.

I did vote. While waiting for the vote count everyone stayed and we were able to elect our two delegates. Honestly I do not know who they voted for. We elected an 18 year old girl, and a man in his late 20s or early 30s who was a proclaimed former Obama supporter. I assume one was for Paul, probably both though.

Edit: I should add, four years ago, no one volunteered to be a delegate and basically you had to pull teeth to get someone to do it. This time around 4 people volunteered relatively quickly. I think the two that lost were definitely Paul people as they were sitting in a pro Paul group. They are my precinct's alternates.

Edit 2: This video explains it well.

[dmek25]

being an idiot is relegated to one party

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by GMScud

That's the thing. I don't really buy the moral character thing about any of these goons. Remember John Edwards once looked like a pretty good guy. Turns out he was cheating on his wife while she was dying of cancer, even had a lovechild from that affair, too.

Originally Posted by dmek25

being an idiot is relegated to one party

Let me clarify the word "ANY" in that statement. That was referring to ANY of the politicians being democratic or republican. It wasn't just aimed at the GOP. We certainly know that Obama doesn't have any moral character because he's selling out to wall street and big businesses as fast as he can and doing the exact opposite of what he promised in his campaign. If you would like me to bash on the democratic party, start one up about the Jackasses (aka donkeys) and I'll be glad to bash away.

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by dmek25

being an idiot is relegated to one party

LOL! That statement alone proves itself false.

[NC_Skins]

[MTK]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

class A hypocrite, just like all of 'em

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

class A hypocrite, just like all of 'em

Indeed.





I'll share this facebook status update from one of my friends. I found it funny.

42% of South Carolina Evangelicals voted for Gingrich - the guy who admitted to cheating on his wife dying of cancer, then cheated on 2nd wife. Only 13% vote for Ron Paul, married to same woman for 54 years. Hilarious.

Also, SC, you can join Iowa in getting out of the union, we have enough idiots, thanks.

[NC_Skins]

[Chico23231]

I tell ya, not only was Newt Dogg singing hooks in the g-funk era with tha Dogg Pound in the late 90s, he was also living that pimp life at home:

Newt Gingrich Ex-Wife Marianne: Newt Wanted an 'Open Marriage' - YouTube

Newt Dogg keeping it real. Got my vote

[dmek25]

i meant to say its not....sorry

[firstdown]

I have not watched any of the debates but what I saw of last nights Newt was on fire and I loved this line.

Why did Obam pass a law allowing parents to keep their children on their health Ins until age 26? Because he knew he could not create any new jobs for them.