Ron Paul: Delegates and Freedom

It ain't over. Be not dismayed. The Fight is still on.


"If we didn't receive 20% of the vote in the primary, how can we get any delegates for Ron Paul?"

With the county conventions this Saturday, I want to take a moment to be absolutely clear. The Georgia Primary went exactly as projected and does not affect our strategy or chances of winning delegates for Ron Paul in Georgia at all!

We are all counting on one another to show up this Saturday! If we have the numbers at the Georgia county, district, and state conventions, we can win!

This is How it Works:

At the Georgia State Republican Convention, 31 delegates will be selected to go to the National Republican Convention. A candidate must have at least 20% of the statewide vote in order for any of those delegates to be bound to vote for him at the National Convention... but keep reading. THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT THESE DELEGATES HAVE TO PERSONALLY SUPPORT THE CANDIDATE TO WHICH THEY ARE BOUND!

The district conventions each select 3 delegates to the National Convention. These delegates will be bound to vote for candidates and generally will be split 2 to 1 depending on who came in first and who came in second in the district. Again, THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT THESE DELEGATES HAVE TO PERSONALLY SUPPORT THE CANDIDATE TO WHICH THEY ARE BOUND!

Under Georgia code, our delegates to the national convention are un-bound and FREE TO VOTE THEIR CONSCIENCE:

1. After the second ballot, if no candidate has received 51% of the vote at the National Convention

2. When the candidate to which they are bound fails to receive 35% of the delegate vote from delegates at the National Convention

3. Or when the candidate to whom they are bound releases their delegates (drops out of the race).

When any of the above happens, if our supporters are in those delegate seats, we can deliver Georgia, the 5th largest delegation in the country, to our champion of liberty and defender of the constitution, Ron Paul. This is his strategy and what is happening in states all over the country! All we need to do to make this happen is show up and win delegate seats at our county, district, and state conventions!

To give one example of how we can benefit:

Newt has almost no chance at making it to the National Convention. What will happen to his bound Georgia delegates when he drops out? They will be unbound and can vote for anyone they choose! Who will be in those seats when that happens is up to us at these conventions!

With every primary and caucus this election season going to a different candidate, and with Ron Paul coming in 2nd more than any other candidate, not to mention picking up many secret delegates in various states, it is looking very likely that no candidate will receive 51% of the delegate vote on the first ballot. This will result in a "brokered" or "open" convention. In an open convention all bets are off. Again, who will be sitting in Georgia's delegate seats? That's what these conventions are all about!

I will continue to send updates and strategy information leading up to Saturday, after which your inbox will get a break and my family will get some time to see me again:)

Thank you for all of your hard work and I wish you all the best of luck on Saturday!!!

In Liberty,

"An idea whose time has come cannot be stopped by any army - or any government!" -- Texas Congressman Ron Paul