As the GOP nominating process grinds down to its ultimate end, the Romney campaign has turned savage in its efforts to end the process early. Open conventions and caucuses where people actually get to vote are apparently their worst nightmare.
In some state conventions fake “unity slates” are promoted, with appeals to Santorum and Gingrich delegates to join them in electing delegates that they promise represent the three campaigns proportionately but will shut out Ron Paul. The ”unity slates” are actually all Romney delegates.
In other states “Romney Rules” help make up for the candidate’s unenthusiastic support. In Idaho, for example, where Romney has a Mormon base and won 61% of the vote in a statewide beauty contest, it was nevertheless feared that the candidate would not win a single precinct election in the delegate process. In almost each of the elections, it was feared that Ron Paul supporters would have a plurality.
The solution? A backwards election. It goes like this. The candidate who gets the most votes doesn’t matter, rather the candidate with the fewest is dropped. Voting continues with successive ballots until one is left. If one candidate gets at least 50% of the counties he then gets the whole statewide delegation.
Sure enough. In 2012 in most county caucuses, Ron Paul folks appeared and almost always had a plurality. Newt Gingrich, having the fewest, was dropped after the first ballot. Santorum was dropped after the second. Finally, in most counties it came down to Ron Paul and Mitt Romney and even though Ron Paul began with the largest number of delegates, Mitt Romney won as the Santorum people were persuaded to join Romney “for the sake of unity.”
Thus, while Ron Paul turned out the most numbers, Mitt Romney swept the state delegation.
Ron Paul supporters need not despair, however, we have our own share of good news coming soon. And we will have won with Romney’s own rules.
I can’t resist one more report. Take a look at how the North Dakota convention was rigged. Keep in mind, Rick Santorum won North Dakota with 39.7% of the vote. Ron Paul was second with 28.1% and Mitt Romney was third with 23.7%. Yet under “Romney Rules” he gets approximately 60% of the delegates from North Dakota to the RNC.
Here’s how he did it.
In some state conventions fake “unity slates” are promoted, with appeals to Santorum and Gingrich delegates to join them in electing delegates that they promise represent the three campaigns proportionately but will shut out Ron Paul. The ”unity slates” are actually all Romney delegates.
In other states “Romney Rules” help make up for the candidate’s unenthusiastic support. In Idaho, for example, where Romney has a Mormon base and won 61% of the vote in a statewide beauty contest, it was nevertheless feared that the candidate would not win a single precinct election in the delegate process. In almost each of the elections, it was feared that Ron Paul supporters would have a plurality.
The solution? A backwards election. It goes like this. The candidate who gets the most votes doesn’t matter, rather the candidate with the fewest is dropped. Voting continues with successive ballots until one is left. If one candidate gets at least 50% of the counties he then gets the whole statewide delegation.
Sure enough. In 2012 in most county caucuses, Ron Paul folks appeared and almost always had a plurality. Newt Gingrich, having the fewest, was dropped after the first ballot. Santorum was dropped after the second. Finally, in most counties it came down to Ron Paul and Mitt Romney and even though Ron Paul began with the largest number of delegates, Mitt Romney won as the Santorum people were persuaded to join Romney “for the sake of unity.”
Thus, while Ron Paul turned out the most numbers, Mitt Romney swept the state delegation.
Ron Paul supporters need not despair, however, we have our own share of good news coming soon. And we will have won with Romney’s own rules.
I can’t resist one more report. Take a look at how the North Dakota convention was rigged. Keep in mind, Rick Santorum won North Dakota with 39.7% of the vote. Ron Paul was second with 28.1% and Mitt Romney was third with 23.7%. Yet under “Romney Rules” he gets approximately 60% of the delegates from North Dakota to the RNC.
Here’s how he did it.
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