Why the GOP Is Scared of Ron Paul and 4 Reasons He Might Still Get the 2012 Republican Nomination
By Laura Trice The Huffington Post August 22, 2012
Wait, isn’t Dr. Ron Paul out of the presidential race? Isn’t it all tied up nicely in a bow with the Romney/Ryan ticket?
No.
Why would the GOP be scared of Ron Paul but end up nominating him?
I’ll explain.
Romney and the GOP have demonstrated both poor judgment and poor sportsmanship that might cost them by damaging Romney’s electability among the Ron Paul supporters thus leading to a splitting of votes, which in turn, could cost the GOP the entire election.
Dr. Ron Paul is still in the race for president and is a strong contender for the 2012 GOP nomination.
To be on the GOP ballot Aug. 27, 2012 in Tampa and get a 15-minute speaking slot, a candidate must have won the plurality (majority) of delegates in at least 5 states.
Well, Ron Paul did win the plurality of delegates in 5 states, enough to be eligible for the nomination and a 15-minute speaking slot at the GOP convention.
The states he won are Louisiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Maine and Nevada.
Then Ron Paul went on to win the plurality in Massachusetts, Romney’s home state and half the delegates in Oregon.
Dr. Ron Paul also has around 500 delegates who support him.
The exact number of delegates that Romney and Paul have is still a mystery but should be clarified at the convention.
Comments
I am going to vote for Mitt Romney. He seems to be a good family man and, as candidates go, kind of reminds me of my Regan.
This is just my opinion but I think Ron Paul slaughtered Romney in the Republican primary, but due to massive vote fraud, Romney is the candidate of choice. Take a look at some videos on Youtube where Romney's rallies are compared to Ron Paul's. Romney could barely muster a couple hundred supporters it seemed whereas Ron Paul had many thousands turn up. I don't think it was even close. I think Ron Paul won but since he's not owned by the bankers and those above the bankers, the MSM told everyone that Romney won (and most everyone believed it).
I would vote for Ron Paul where I will never vote for Romney. My hope is he would dismantel the Federal Reserve
I sure hope RON PAUL is still in the game as I do not like Romney and not happy with Obama.
There is tremendous pressure on the GOP to cancel the event due to the storm coming in..... maybe they know more than they like to admit? Standing on the sidelines and watching all of this is like watching a circus......... Never in my life have I experienced such chaos and power grabbing.... Super Pac's with their outrageous over the line commercials with the candidates claiming "I had no idea".... it is on its way to being the ugliest election ever. Its very sad to see where we are headed...........
Very interesting indeed............. BIG NEWS, could really shake things up in a hurry. Donald Trump also announced he would have big news that same night. hmmm....