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Can Ron Paul get as far as the 2012 national republican convention?

Yes, He will
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20%
Yes, He could
58
16%
No, he probably couldn't
63
17%
No, he won't
168
47%
 
Total votes : 361

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Postby Orcoa » Mon May 14, 2012 3:22 pm

Jedi8246 wrote:
Orcoa wrote:Again, you are using a source that is all about Ron Paul...use one that is unbiased and not one where Ron Paul is worshiped as a God

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/1 ... 39944.html

Same exact news.

I see

This really does not change much because...well HE ONLY HOLDS THE VIRGIN ISLANDS!!!

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Postby Unchecked Expansion » Mon May 14, 2012 3:22 pm

Jedi8246 wrote:
Orcoa wrote:Again, you are using a source that is all about Ron Paul...use one that is unbiased and not one where Ron Paul is worshiped as a God

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/1 ... 39944.html

Same exact news.


Huffinton Post wrote:The Texas congressman has not won a single primary or caucus this election cycle, but he pulled out a win last week

One win. Many losses.
That generally does not make you a winner.

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Postby Divair » Mon May 14, 2012 3:22 pm

Jedi8246 wrote:
Orcoa wrote:Again, you are using a source that is all about Ron Paul...use one that is unbiased and not one where Ron Paul is worshiped as a God

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/1 ... 39944.html

Same exact news.

Well, shit. Guess the Virgin Islands will lead Ron Paul to presidency.


Oh.
Wait.

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Postby Desperate Measures » Mon May 14, 2012 3:23 pm

Jedi8246 wrote:
Desperate Measures wrote:When the people viewing and making the polls are concerned with reality?

This is reality. How would a poll showing Romney win be supportive of Ron Paul. Or Obama? Is basic logic that hard?

WHAT? What are you talking about? Do you know what a poll is?
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Postby Farnhamia » Mon May 14, 2012 3:24 pm

Jedi8246 wrote:
Khadgar wrote:
Holy shit, he won a single territory. Obviously he's kicking Romney's ass, who's won uh, 31.


Edit: Count correction.

And that's operating on the basis that voting fraud has filled primaries. Which it has proven to be in multiple primaries.

Getting your excuses ready for August, are you? See, the difference between us and you is, if Ron Paul wins in August we will - I will - admit I was wrong. When he loses, you'll just complain about how the primaries were filled with fraud and the rules were rigged by the fat cats and blah blah waaaah.
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Postby Jedi8246 » Mon May 14, 2012 3:24 pm

Orcoa wrote:

I see

This really does not change much because...well HE ONLY HOLDS THE VIRGIN ISLANDS!!!

(Slams head onto my desk)

It proves the MSM as liars who continually try to say he hasn't won a single primary.

And delegates are the only wins that matter. Delegates are where Paul is about to overtake Romney.
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Postby Divair » Mon May 14, 2012 3:26 pm

Jedi8246 wrote:
Orcoa wrote:I see

This really does not change much because...well HE ONLY HOLDS THE VIRGIN ISLANDS!!!

(Slams head onto my desk)

It proves the MSM as liars who continually try to say he hasn't won a single primary.

And delegates are the only wins that matter. Delegates are where Paul is about to overtake Romney.

You wish.

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Postby Khadgar » Mon May 14, 2012 3:26 pm

Jedi8246 wrote:
Orcoa wrote:I see

This really does not change much because...well HE ONLY HOLDS THE VIRGIN ISLANDS!!!

(Slams head onto my desk)

It proves the MSM as liars who continually try to say he hasn't won a single primary.

And delegates are the only wins that matter. Delegates are where Paul is about to overtake Romney.


Yeah, 125 delegates versus 740. He'll overtake any day now.

125 projected,
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Postby Avenio » Mon May 14, 2012 3:26 pm

Jedi8246 wrote:

Those are projections not based on actual results.


Err, what? The NYT's coverage goes into state-by-state results. Where are you getting the idea that they're projections?

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Postby Alien Space Bats » Mon May 14, 2012 3:27 pm

Cannot think of a name wrote:Is he going to game the electoral college?

I'd imagine that's part of the plan, yes.
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Postby Unchecked Expansion » Mon May 14, 2012 3:27 pm

Jedi8246 wrote:
Orcoa wrote:I see

This really does not change much because...well HE ONLY HOLDS THE VIRGIN ISLANDS!!!

(Slams head onto my desk)

It proves the MSM as liars who continually try to say he hasn't won a single primary.

And delegates are the only wins that matter. Delegates are where Paul is about to overtake Romney.

Amusing then that Romeny won more delegates (the only win that matters) from the state you claim as a victory for Paul

But I'm increasingly convinced the whole Revolution gimmick is simply the most epic troll in the history of the internet. Paul is just going to put on a V mask and run off to post pictures of cats.

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Postby Jedi8246 » Mon May 14, 2012 3:28 pm

Farnhamia wrote:
Jedi8246 wrote:And that's operating on the basis that voting fraud has filled primaries. Which it has proven to be in multiple primaries.

Getting your excuses ready for August, are you? See, the difference between us and you is, if Ron Paul wins in August we will - I will - admit I was wrong. When he loses, you'll just complain about how the primaries were filled with fraud and the rules were rigged by the fat cats and blah blah waaaah.

http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/20 ... -over.html

http://sgtreport.com/2012/03/breaking-n ... urs-early/

http://chasvoice.blogspot.com/2012/01/v ... z1usyN7hh1

http://www.salon.com/2012/02/27/vote_fr ... _official/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PdpAod44VA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PdpAod44VA

Just some examples of proven voting fraud.
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Postby Jedi8246 » Mon May 14, 2012 3:29 pm

Avenio wrote:
Jedi8246 wrote:Those are projections not based on actual results.


Err, what? The NYT's coverage goes into state-by-state results. Where are you getting the idea that they're projections?

They are not based on state conventions where the delegates are picked. Only on the popular vote which is meaningless in most states.
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Khadgar wrote:Oddly enough, a lot of people who are plotting to harm other people aren't really interested in legal niceties.
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Postby Divair » Mon May 14, 2012 3:29 pm

Jedi8246 wrote:
Farnhamia wrote:Getting your excuses ready for August, are you? See, the difference between us and you is, if Ron Paul wins in August we will - I will - admit I was wrong. When he loses, you'll just complain about how the primaries were filled with fraud and the rules were rigged by the fat cats and blah blah waaaah.

http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/20 ... -over.html

http://sgtreport.com/2012/03/breaking-n ... urs-early/

http://chasvoice.blogspot.com/2012/01/v ... z1usyN7hh1

http://www.salon.com/2012/02/27/vote_fr ... _official/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PdpAod44VA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PdpAod44VA

Just some examples of proven voting fraud.

There's voting fraud every year both for and against every candidate. It makes no difference.

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Postby Ceannairceach » Mon May 14, 2012 3:30 pm

Hey, if it steals support away from Mitten, I'm all for it.

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Postby Khadgar » Mon May 14, 2012 3:31 pm

Jedi8246 wrote:
Farnhamia wrote:Getting your excuses ready for August, are you? See, the difference between us and you is, if Ron Paul wins in August we will - I will - admit I was wrong. When he loses, you'll just complain about how the primaries were filled with fraud and the rules were rigged by the fat cats and blah blah waaaah.

http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/20 ... -over.html

http://sgtreport.com/2012/03/breaking-n ... urs-early/

http://chasvoice.blogspot.com/2012/01/v ... z1usyN7hh1

http://www.salon.com/2012/02/27/vote_fr ... _official/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PdpAod44VA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PdpAod44VA

Just some examples of proven voting fraud.


Kill three "sources" right off. Youtube videos and blogs are not sources. Now, prove that voter fraud is affecting Ron Paul more than any other candidate, since that's your claim.

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Postby Avenio » Mon May 14, 2012 3:36 pm

Jedi8246 wrote:They are not based on state conventions where the delegates are picked. Only on the popular vote which is meaningless in most states.


Hokay. Try a different source then. This CNN website states that Ron Paul has a total of 99 delegates pledged to him, and Romney has 896. These are, as far as I can tell, the actual results. And they're still nowhere close to a Ron Paul victory.

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Postby Farnhamia » Mon May 14, 2012 3:37 pm

Avenio wrote:
Jedi8246 wrote:They are not based on state conventions where the delegates are picked. Only on the popular vote which is meaningless in most states.


Hokay. Try a different source then. This CNN website states that Ron Paul has a total of 99 delegates pledged to him, and Romney has 896. These are, as far as I can tell, the actual results. And they're still nowhere close to a Ron Paul victory.

Fraud, I tell you, fraud!
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Postby Dracoria » Mon May 14, 2012 3:38 pm

To answer the poll, Ron Paul will only get to the 2012 Republican Convention if Mitt invites him and Ryan Paul swings by to give him a ride, because it's a long walk.
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Postby Orcoa » Mon May 14, 2012 3:38 pm

Farnhamia wrote:
Avenio wrote:
Hokay. Try a different source then. This CNN website states that Ron Paul has a total of 99 delegates pledged to him, and Romney has 896. These are, as far as I can tell, the actual results. And they're still nowhere close to a Ron Paul victory.

Fraud, I tell you, fraud!

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Postby Dracoria » Mon May 14, 2012 3:41 pm

Avenio wrote:
Jedi8246 wrote:They are not based on state conventions where the delegates are picked. Only on the popular vote which is meaningless in most states.


Hokay. Try a different source then. This CNN website states that Ron Paul has a total of 99 delegates pledged to him, and Romney has 896. These are, as far as I can tell, the actual results. And they're still nowhere close to a Ron Paul victory.


You're not thinking creatively enough. If you move the goalposts wwaaayyy over here, then merely winning those 99 delegates could be considered a victory of some kind. Symbolic, moral, one of those maybe.
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Postby Wamitoria » Mon May 14, 2012 3:42 pm

Avenio wrote:
Jedi8246 wrote:They are not based on state conventions where the delegates are picked. Only on the popular vote which is meaningless in most states.


Hokay. Try a different source then. This CNN website states that Ron Paul has a total of 99 delegates pledged to him, and Romney has 896. These are, as far as I can tell, the actual results. And they're still nowhere close to a Ron Paul victory.

Not necessarily. Many of those delegates may simply ignore the rules and vote for Ron Paul in the first round despite rules supposedly barring them from doing so.
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Postby Avenio » Mon May 14, 2012 3:47 pm

Wamitoria wrote:
Avenio wrote:
Hokay. Try a different source then. This CNN website states that Ron Paul has a total of 99 delegates pledged to him, and Romney has 896. These are, as far as I can tell, the actual results. And they're still nowhere close to a Ron Paul victory.

Not necessarily. Many of those delegates may simply ignore the rules and vote for Ron Paul in the first round despite rules supposedly barring them from doing so.


Ugh. Why do you Americans always have to make things so damned complicated? :p

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Postby Wamitoria » Mon May 14, 2012 3:51 pm

Avenio wrote:
Wamitoria wrote:Not necessarily. Many of those delegates may simply ignore the rules and vote for Ron Paul in the first round despite rules supposedly barring them from doing so.


Ugh. Why do you Americans always have to make things so damned complicated? :p

Because this process roots out morons so that we don't get someone like Berlusconi running a major political party.

EDIT: At least, that's how it works for the Democrats. Not necessarily for the Republicans.
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Postby Bontivate » Mon May 14, 2012 3:52 pm

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Ron Paul is no longer campaigning. Yep, he's definitely gunna win. RON PAUL 2012
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