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02-20-2012 , 06:28 PM

#19826

Brons

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Nice. That's like 70 delegates right there. Gogogogo

02-20-2012 , 06:36 PM

#19827

Huehuecoyotl

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Im still trying to figure out how i can caucus in Texas.

02-20-2012 , 06:42 PM

#19828

zikzak

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Huehuecoyotl

Im still trying to figure out how i can caucus in Texas.

Just vote in the primary and then hang around afterwards. It's basically a post-primary social thing where people separate into cliques and make snide remarks about other cliques until somebody announces that the counting is done.

Or at least that's how I remember it. It certainly didn't involve anything more complicated than that.

02-20-2012 , 09:11 PM

#19829

Jonaspublius

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Brons

Nice. That's like 70 delegates right there. Gogogogo

Try 155 plus 3 chosen by the party. Almost 15% required to win the nomination and winner take all...........

02-20-2012 , 09:15 PM

#19830

Jonaspublius

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Originally Posted by Mikita0

According to Tea Party orthodoxy, earmarks, by definition, are wasteful and, given its general view of government, corrupt.

But how many Tea Partiers can define an earmark?

02-20-2012 , 09:17 PM

#19831

seattlelou

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Wiki reports that Texas is a proportional state this year.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republi...rimaries,_2012

02-20-2012 , 09:48 PM

#19832

Jonaspublius

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Quote:

Originally Posted by seattlelou

Wiki reports that Texas is a proportional state this year.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republi...rimaries,_2012

Its a total organizational cluster**** atm. The date is up in the air and they may change the rules AGAIN.

http://blogs.star-telegram.com/polit...-take-all.html

02-20-2012 , 09:51 PM

#19833

zikzak

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That's a change. lolTexas. First they have to get redistricting out of court, then they have to make sense of this:

Quote:

National Delegate Selection Change

The first major item on the agenda was the consideration of a proposed rules change, relative to how the delegates and alternates to the Republican National Convention are selected. The existing rule allocated delegates by Congressional District, utilizing a modified "winner-take-all" system. Under this previous process, any candidate who received over 50% of the vote in a Congressional district received 100% of the delegates from that Congressional district. If the top candidate received less than 50%, they would receive two delegates, and the second place finisher would receive one delegate, provided the second place finisher received at least 20% of the votes in that district. This rule potentially conflicted with the new Republican National Committee rule adopted in August of 2010, which required states that held primaries prior to April 1 to select their delegates proportionally.

Consequently, several months ago, Chairman Steve Munisteri accepted Rules Committeeman Clint Moore's offer to draft a proposed new and compliant rule. After seven drafts and input from around the state, a final version was proposed and introduced at the State Republican Executive Committee meeting on October 1st. SREC member Josh Flynn moved that Clint Moore's final draft of the proposed rule change be adopted. The rule passed unanimously. Under the new rule, presidential candidates will be allocated national convention delegates in direct proportion to the statewide popular vote they receive in the Texas Republican Primary on March 6, 2012. However, to ensure that local leadership continues to have significant input in the selection of delegates, 3 delegates per Congressional district will still be selected. With 36 Congressional districts, this means that 108 of the state's 155 delegates will be selected by individual Congressional districts. 3 delegate spots are reserved for the National Committeeman, National Committeewoman and State Chairman, pursuant to national party rules. The remaining 44 delegates will be selected at-large by a nominating committee at the convention.

The proposed rule has a mathematical formula by which individual delegates are assigned to a particular candidate. The top vote getter will be allocated delegates first from Congressional districts in which they received the highest percentage of the vote, until their delegate allotment is fulfilled. The second highest place vote getter will be allocated delegates from Congressional districts that they did the best in, whose districts still have non-allocated delegates. This process will then continue with all the candidates until all of the Congressional district delegates are allocated. Once all the Congressional district delegates are allocated, at-large delegates will be allocated to ensure complete proportionality.

I can't even tell if that means they are caucusing or not this year.

02-20-2012 , 09:58 PM

#19834

seattlelou

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Originally Posted by Jonaspublius

Its a total organizational cluster**** atm. The date is up in the air and they may change the rules AGAIN.

http://blogs.star-telegram.com/polit...-take-all.html

Crazy. Whatever decision is made I am confident that Paul's supporters will find a conspiracy to be blamed.

02-20-2012 , 10:13 PM

#19835

hadrian_x

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Turns out that Michigan's reduced numbers of delegates will be allocated almost entirely by congressional district.
2 delegates per district, winner take all. Only 2 delegates are up for grabs proportionally at the statewide level.

http://www.frontloading.blogspot.com...cation_14.html

02-20-2012 , 10:26 PM

#19836

Jonaspublius

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I just need someone to tell me why Rick Santorum can not keep his mouth shut??

All he has to do is put it on bland autopilot and he wins the nomination. It seems every time he gets the press attention he goes into lunatic overdrive. If he stuck to platitudes, bashed Obama with a little restraint, and let Newt and Romney bash Romney, he wins. He has won campaigns before..........and he saw what happened when Newt ratcheted up the crazy after Florida. WHY?

02-20-2012 , 11:02 PM

#19837

rockfsh

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Romney doesn't like vampires.

http://www.politico.com/click/storie...vampires_.html

They don't vote anyway.

02-21-2012 , 12:53 AM

#19838

Mikita0

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Jonaspublius

I just need someone to tell me why Rick Santorum can not keep his mouth shut??

All he has to do is put it on bland autopilot and he wins the nomination. It seems every time he gets the press attention he goes into lunatic overdrive. If he stuck to platitudes, bashed Obama with a little restraint, and let Newt and Romney bash Romney, he wins. He has won campaigns before..........and he saw what happened when Newt ratcheted up the crazy after Florida. WHY?

02-21-2012 , 01:06 AM

#19839

CharlieDontSurf

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debate is gonna be huge

02-21-2012 , 01:24 AM

#19840

jbellfeins

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Don't see how Santorum can possibly compete with Obama if he receives the nomination, if you're in favor of a Republican president Romney is the clear choice as far as viability in the general election.

02-21-2012 , 01:44 AM

#19841

Klinker

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The eXiled’s Free Campaign Advice For Mitt Romney: “Baptize Ayn Rand”

Quote:

This crazy baglady is "Going Joseph Smith"

lol

02-21-2012 , 04:22 AM

#19842

goofball

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The government forced me to pay for a war in Iraq I felt was illegal, immoral, fiscally unsound, and a threat to peace in the region.

Where were all the birthcontrol loons then?

02-21-2012 , 05:14 AM

#19843

LirvA

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Obama wanted to stay there and keep that war going

until Iraq kicked us out ...

02-21-2012 , 05:15 AM

#19844

LirvA

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you know what they said?

Spoiler:

02-21-2012 , 05:16 AM

#19845

LirvA

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Obama was like

peace yall lol!

see yall next time I need su'min

02-21-2012 , 05:42 AM

#19846

Brons

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Jonaspublius

Try 155 plus 3 chosen by the party. Almost 15% required to win the nomination and winner take all...........

Wiki told me it was proportional. But they might be lying. I'm hoping for WTA

02-21-2012 , 12:01 PM

#19847

krmont22

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Ayn Rand was ugly, therefore everything she said is crazy.

02-21-2012 , 12:03 PM

#19848

nyc999

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Nate talks about Romney's Money Problems, although I doubt raising money will be a major issue for him down the road. Additionally, he apparently hasn't even touched his 200MM+ fortune.

I do agree on the small donation problem - it shows a lack of motivated supporters.

02-21-2012 , 12:10 PM

#19849

Brons

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Even if Mr. Romney’s fund-raising pace were to pick up, it might be too late to rectify the difference. Barack Obama’s campaign spent $40.9 million in fourth quarter of 2007, much of it in field offices and infrastructure. By contrast, Mr. Romney’s campaign spent $19.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2011.

Jfc. I don't understand why Romney is so far behind comparatively.