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He only has 1,067 pledged delegates. He is 124 delegates short.
And the media says he is the nominee......and Americans simply accept it as gospel......thank our wonderful education system for the purposeful dumbing down. Can't have thinking people be part of a world gov't.
here is a more detailed breakdown....
As you know by now, Ron Paul CAN still win the Republican nomination for President. Ron Paul will likely have at least 1/4 of the delegates at the Republican National Convention ready to throw their unpledged votes to him if it gets to a second vote.
Out of all the delegates heading for the Republican National Convention:
- 471 delegates are bound all the way through the entire convention (which means they can only vote for whomever won the popular vote in their state); however, 14 of these are unbound all the way through the entire convention due to being bound to candidates who have dropped out.
- 565 delegates will be bound through one ballot only. These guys have to follow the results of their state election on the first ballot only. After that, if there is not a majority, they are free to vote as they please. If McCain doesn't get over 50% on the first ballot, these guys all go into play after the first vote (however, 156 of these are unbound all the way through the entire convention due to being bound to candidates who have dropped out, and 5 of these are already bound to Ron Paul).
- 455 will be bound through two ballots, and then they are free to vote as they please (however, 135 of these are unbound all the way through the entire convention due to being bound to candidates who have dropped out, and 5 of these are already bound to Ron Paul).
- 246 will be bound through three ballots, and then they are free to vote as they please (however, 16 of these are unbound all the way through the entire convention due to being bound to candidates who have dropped out).
- 463 are unbound all the way through the entire convention.
- 126 are unbound all the way through the entire convention due to being Party Delegates (State Chairmen, State Committeemen, State Committeewomen).
All of this means that: (1) there are 910 unbound delegates available from the first ballot (plus another 10 delegates are bound to Ron Paul); (2) if McCain can be held to less than 1191 votes on the first ballot, there will be 1319 unbound delegates available for the second vote - that is, a majority of delegates will be unbound (plus another 5 delegates are bound to Ron Paul). Should a third ballot be necessary, there will be 1639 unbound delegates available (and 1869 available should further ballots be necessary).
It only takes a majority of the delegations from as few as five states supporting a presidential candidate to force a floor vote on that candidate (see Rule No. 40b at http://www.gop.com/About/...). If there are 1191 Ron Paul supporters voting as unbound delegates at the Republican National Convention, Ron Paul can win the GOP nomination - IF it gets to a second or third vote. (Please Note: We are NOT encouraging bound delegates to disregard party rules or state laws in who they can vote for, and for how many votes.)
According to the most accurate record of how delegates are assigned at http://www.thegreenpapers... , as of April 28th, McCain has 1067 bound or pledged delegates. He STILL needs 124 bound delegates to reach 1191 bound delegates and "sew it up" before the convention. (NOTE: In fact, McCain's "Hard count" of pledged delegates, "the preference as originally assigned," [http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P08/R-HS.phtml ], is still only 823, leaving an additional 368 "hard" bound delegates to go.)
Of the remaining states, here's the breakdown:
Indiana - May 6 - 27 bound and 30 unbound
North Carolina - May 6 - 69 bound
Nebraska - May 13 - 30 bound and 3 unbound
Kentucky - May 20 - 45 bound
Oregon - May 20 - 27 bound and 3 unbound
Idaho - May 27 - 26 bound and 6 unbound
South Dakota - June 3 - 24 bound and 3 unbound
New Mexico - June 3 - 29 bound and 3 unbound
So McCain still needs at least 124 more bound delegates to reach 1191, out of the 274 left. As we know, Ron Paul supporters have gotten very involved in the actual delegate selection process (not the primary and caucus votes, but the precinct, county, district and state conventions where delegates are selected to go to the RNC). They've quickly learned the ropes and rules of the process, and have reportedly gained sizeable minorities, if not outright majorities, in delegations from districts and states across the country. (Long-time Republican strategist Patrick Ruffini believes that the number of Ron Paul supporters attending the convention as delegates may be as high as 20-30%; the best estimate is that at a minimum there will be at least 500 there.)
There are 328 bound delegates remaining to be won...
And the media says he is the nominee......and Americans simply accept it as gospel......thank our wonderful education system for the purposeful dumbing down. Can't have thinking people be part of a world gov't.
here is a more detailed breakdown....
As you know by now, Ron Paul CAN still win the Republican nomination for President. Ron Paul will likely have at least 1/4 of the delegates at the Republican National Convention ready to throw their unpledged votes to him if it gets to a second vote.
Out of all the delegates heading for the Republican National Convention:
- 471 delegates are bound all the way through the entire convention (which means they can only vote for whomever won the popular vote in their state); however, 14 of these are unbound all the way through the entire convention due to being bound to candidates who have dropped out.
- 565 delegates will be bound through one ballot only. These guys have to follow the results of their state election on the first ballot only. After that, if there is not a majority, they are free to vote as they please. If McCain doesn't get over 50% on the first ballot, these guys all go into play after the first vote (however, 156 of these are unbound all the way through the entire convention due to being bound to candidates who have dropped out, and 5 of these are already bound to Ron Paul).
- 455 will be bound through two ballots, and then they are free to vote as they please (however, 135 of these are unbound all the way through the entire convention due to being bound to candidates who have dropped out, and 5 of these are already bound to Ron Paul).
- 246 will be bound through three ballots, and then they are free to vote as they please (however, 16 of these are unbound all the way through the entire convention due to being bound to candidates who have dropped out).
- 463 are unbound all the way through the entire convention.
- 126 are unbound all the way through the entire convention due to being Party Delegates (State Chairmen, State Committeemen, State Committeewomen).
All of this means that: (1) there are 910 unbound delegates available from the first ballot (plus another 10 delegates are bound to Ron Paul); (2) if McCain can be held to less than 1191 votes on the first ballot, there will be 1319 unbound delegates available for the second vote - that is, a majority of delegates will be unbound (plus another 5 delegates are bound to Ron Paul). Should a third ballot be necessary, there will be 1639 unbound delegates available (and 1869 available should further ballots be necessary).
It only takes a majority of the delegations from as few as five states supporting a presidential candidate to force a floor vote on that candidate (see Rule No. 40b at http://www.gop.com/About/...). If there are 1191 Ron Paul supporters voting as unbound delegates at the Republican National Convention, Ron Paul can win the GOP nomination - IF it gets to a second or third vote. (Please Note: We are NOT encouraging bound delegates to disregard party rules or state laws in who they can vote for, and for how many votes.)
According to the most accurate record of how delegates are assigned at http://www.thegreenpapers... , as of April 28th, McCain has 1067 bound or pledged delegates. He STILL needs 124 bound delegates to reach 1191 bound delegates and "sew it up" before the convention. (NOTE: In fact, McCain's "Hard count" of pledged delegates, "the preference as originally assigned," [http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P08/R-HS.phtml ], is still only 823, leaving an additional 368 "hard" bound delegates to go.)
Of the remaining states, here's the breakdown:
Indiana - May 6 - 27 bound and 30 unbound
North Carolina - May 6 - 69 bound
Nebraska - May 13 - 30 bound and 3 unbound
Kentucky - May 20 - 45 bound
Oregon - May 20 - 27 bound and 3 unbound
Idaho - May 27 - 26 bound and 6 unbound
South Dakota - June 3 - 24 bound and 3 unbound
New Mexico - June 3 - 29 bound and 3 unbound
So McCain still needs at least 124 more bound delegates to reach 1191, out of the 274 left. As we know, Ron Paul supporters have gotten very involved in the actual delegate selection process (not the primary and caucus votes, but the precinct, county, district and state conventions where delegates are selected to go to the RNC). They've quickly learned the ropes and rules of the process, and have reportedly gained sizeable minorities, if not outright majorities, in delegations from districts and states across the country. (Long-time Republican strategist Patrick Ruffini believes that the number of Ron Paul supporters attending the convention as delegates may be as high as 20-30%; the best estimate is that at a minimum there will be at least 500 there.)
There are 328 bound delegates remaining to be won...
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