According to Yahoo 12% are reporting. Mccain is 25 votes behind. This thread = useless and inaccurate.
We're close to taking #1 via the delegate counts. The straw poll for the most part is just a boots on the ground poll of the state.
Anyone got a live internet link video or audio for watching the results coming in, CNN don't appear to be covering it here on the UK version of CNN, I been searching but not much joy. Bumped into a lot of sites showing only McCain, EnRom and the Huckster though in their graphics. Mmmm. Someone missing?
Second place is nice and all but I think at this point Paul really needs a first place finish so I can't say I'm overjoyed by these numbers. Plus McCain is right behind according to those numbers, he may pass him...
Paul is pretty much neck and neck for 2nd place with "100 more years in Iraq" man Insane McCain with 68% reported. EnRom is well out in front. Paul on 19% McCain on 21%. EnRom on 52%. Huck's doing pretty shit on 6%
This is a straw poll. Means nothing. Believe me, this is meaningless to the campaign. If you believe in what Ron Paul is campaigning on, you can't be disheartened, because we're following the strategy to the Tee.
That was a great rally in downtown san diego, took some pics and about 15 minutes of video, Hopefully one of my freinds will help me put it on youtube.
I've read that Paul has finished 3rd, with 19%. But we're cleaning up in the delegate process. It's pretty much a 50/50 split with Romney for delegates, but Paulunteers are filling the county chair positions. And the revolution keeps on marching!
The strategy is to not win any primaries and not stand a chance at the nomination? I do agree that if you believe in what Ron Paul is campaigning on, you can't be disheartened though... mostly because you refuse to look at the facts. But hey, for Ron Paul supporters, ignorance is apparently bliss.
Uhm, what are you talking about? I reckon you should learn how caucuses work. Paul stands an excellent chance of winning Nevada, Louisiana and Maine. You win by taking the most delegates, not by winning presidential preference straw polls. Ignorance is bliss, for a voter such as yourself. You don't even understand how the elections work...
Honestly, we may stand a chance at the nomination just because the masses think their vote is a direct vote for the candidate. Ha, far from it! Organization truly is paying off in a fight against the masses.
Paul doesn't have an "excellent" chance of winning ANY state! and please, don't give me this BS that I don't understand how the process works. As you said, you win by taking in this case 1,191 delegates. And right now how many does Paul have? 6. That's right 6. Get a clue, Paul doesn't stand a chance because only idiots on the internet agree with his rhetoric. One thing I would like to know is when you'll admit defeat. My guess is that even after the Republicans nominate someone else, Ron will decide to run as an independent (even though he's already said he wouldn't). Then we'll have to deal with people claiming he somehow stands a chance nationally. Please tell me I'm wrong and you'll all STFU after he loses the nomination in embarrassing fashion.
Ignorance again. Actually, Paul has ZERO delegates. Again, you are ignorant to the process. Here is an idea. Find out how the delegate and convention processes work, then come back and apologize to me for being so poorly informed, and rude.
Bzzt, wrong! As Guerilla said, go research the delegate process, your ignorance is showing on full display.
This has been a trend I've noticed with Paul supporters, you're never willing to nail down exactly what your expectations are. For example, before Maine a lot of Paulites were saying they'd win it. Then when Romney ran away with it, they all jumped over the fact that Paul was in second for a short period of time. So once again I'd like to know... Are you afraid that if you answer that question and the nominations are decided, you'll actually have to finally face the fact that your beloved psycho lost?
I'm not clairvoyant, and I'm too broke to be making bets. I realize the odds are tremendous against Paul right now, but I'm also educated enough to know that the projected delegates and state straw polls that CNN and others are using to show who's winning are pointless. These same news outlets are the ones that trump up the importance of a state like South Carolina while virtually ignoring the state that was worth more delegates, Nevada. All that's important is winning delegates. Paul is doing a lot better than most would realize with this right now, although since I'm not affiliated with the campaign, I'm not privy to just how well he's doing. I don't think he's going to win, but I do know he's doing a lot better than he's given credit for, because fools like you still don't admit that you are wrong when you said "Paul isn't winning any state". At last count, he was in a close second in Louisiana by delegates, and that still isn't settled because of some last minute deadline changes, provisional ballot issues, and other aspects. In fact, almost every state hasn't allocated delegates to candidates yet. In case you didn't know, its possible to not win as far as popular votes go, but still end up with more delegates in the end. Look at the Bush election to see this in action on a grander scale. I have the rationality to realize that Paul probably isn't going to win AND see that you're a moron. It's nice to live in both worlds.
How can we possibly explain our expectations to you, when you don't even understand how the nominating process works? Romney won the Presidential Preference Straw Poll. The results mean NOTHING to the convention. It's not my job to educate you on how caucuses and conventions work. Please do some research. It's this sort of simple minded ignorance about the electoral process that has got us to this point with our current crop of politicians. People think meaningless preference polls mean everything.