See other (s)Elections Articles
Title: Are Romney’s delegates free?
Source:
ronpaulwarroom.com
URL Source: http://www.ronpaulwarroom.com/?p=5217
Published: Feb 7, 2008
Author: ronpaulwarroom.com
Post Date: 2008-02-07 13:49:22 by TwentyTwelve
Keywords: Romney, Delegates, 2008 Election
Views: 137
Comments: 6
www.ronpaulwarroom.com/?p=5217 Are Romney’s delegates free? By Chap | February 7, 2008 Are they free? Will they go for McCain? Inside deal? Add 'Are Romney’s delegates free?' to Del.icio.usAdd 'Are Romney’s delegates free?' to diggAdd 'Are Romney’s delegates free?' to redditAdd 'Are Romney’s delegates free?' to TechnoratiAdd 'Are Romney’s delegates free?' to NewsvineAdd 'Are Romney’s delegates free?' to SocializerAdd 'Are Romney’s delegates free?' One Response to “Are Romney’s delegates free?” 1. Craig Z Says: February 7th, 2008 at 10:38 am Found this in a cnn article about Romney’s decision to drop on. Not sure if it helps knowing where his delegates go though: Suspending a campaign has a different meaning depending on the party. On the Republican side, decisions on how to allocate delegates is left to the state parties. On the Democratic side, a candidate who “suspends” is technically still a candidate, so he or she keeps both district and statewide delegates won through primaries and caucuses. Superdelegates are always free to support any candidate at any time, whether the candidate drops out, suspends or stays in. National party rules say that a candidate who “drops out” keeps any district-level delegates he or she has won so far but loses any statewide delegates he or she has won.
Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread
Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest
#1. To: TwentyTwelve, aristeides (#0)
"It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brush fires of freedom in the minds of men." -- Samuel Adams (1722-1803)‡
No, sorry, this I don't know. This whole idea of suspending campaigns is new to me. I don't remember anybody doing it before this year.
To reason, indeed, he was not in the habit of attending. His mode of arguing, if it is to be so called, was one not uncommon among dull and stubborn persons, who are accustomed to be surrounded by their inferiors. He asserted a proposition; and, as often as wiser people ventured respectfully to show that it was erroneous, he asserted it again, in exactly the same words, and conceived that, by doing so, he at once disposed of all objections. - Macaulay, "History of England," Vol. 1, Chapter 6, on James II.
I heard they cost his campaign war chest about a million dollars each.
For more than 50 years, each party has selected delegates who favor one nominee over another by a significant margin well ahead of the convention, which exists mainly for ceremonial and celebratory purposes. The last conventions that required more than one ballot to designate nominees were in 1948 for the Republicans and 1952 for the Democrats.
The state decides? Who in the state?
Ron Paul for President - Join a Ron Paul Meetup group today! The Revolution will not be televised! www.ronpaulwarroom.com/?p=5225 I have found these two web pages that may help explain the OFFICIAL rules for each parties National Convention. Democrats - a9.g.akamai.net/7/9/808.....nrules.pdf Republicans - www.gop.com/images/2008_Call_FINAL.pdf
#2. To: ghostdogtxn (#1)
#3. To: TwentyTwelve (#0)
One Response to “Are Romney’s delegates free?”
#4. To: aristeides, ghostdogtxn (#2)
This whole idea of suspending campaigns is new to me. I don't remember anybody doing it before this year.
#5. To: TwentyTwelve (#0)
On the Republican side, decisions on how to allocate delegates is left to the state parties.
I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it.-T Jefferson
#6. To: robin, ALL (#5)
Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest