Ironduke

At the caucus tonight in my district, I was elected to be a precinct delegate. Being a heavily Ron Paul room (lots of college students), I was surprised to get more votes than anyone else. Eight others were also elected, but I led the popular vote . The atmosphere in the room was a bit different than I had expected, with all the non-Paul people banding together to elect delegates against Ron Paul.

I hope I can go on to I be elected a delegate at the district, state, and national convention. I gave the speech for McCain for my precinct, and let me say I drew a hell of alot more applause than the speaker for Paul.

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dalem

Congratulations!

-dale

FibrillatorD

Good luck. But while you're next door I'll be in Denver!

Maybe I'll make a roadtrip out of it...

Bluesman

Well, then; that clears things up for me. I begin to see it more clearly now.

All the best luck in your endeavor, and it appears your man's success is almost assured.

The nation's, however, not so much.

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Ironduke

Are you a delegate Fib? What level? I've got three more levels to go through... I want to at least attend the convention down the street this September.

Ironduke

Msgt., you've at least gotta give me credit for organizing and winning the anti-Paul slate.

Parihaka

Woohoo, I love representative democracies. Well done that man

ChrisF202

Im glad to hear of the democracy in action.

However, as much as I dislike Ron Paul he still has one thing over John "Mexican John" McCain - he dosent pander to criminals and their supporters. If it indeed comes down to McCain vs Obama or Clinton then I will abstain from voting this November. Mexican John is a liberal pretending to be a conservative.

Bigfella

be afraid....be VERY afraid.

Seriously, congratulations. Too many people in this world want to shout down anyone who disagrees with them, too few are prepared to actually do some of the decidedly unsexy work that is required to keep democracy running well. Well done for not simply taking the easy way out & yelling at the TV (well done also for beating out Ron Paul supporters - they seriously creep me out).

I suspect that your man is the only serious Republican candidate with a snowball's chance in hell of beating either Hilary or Obama. I actually quite like McCain (thus confirming all that Blues & Dale think about him). I am fine with his position on Iraq, I was impressed by his stand on torture & I am impressed by the way he is prepared to make his own decisions, even at the risk of alienating others. To say he would be a vast improvement over the incumbent is to understate the case considerably.

Bluesman

There's always an upside, that's true.

Bluesman

SEE, 'Duke? I mean, I know that by this time you're so invested that there's no talking you out of what you're determined to inflict on the country, but surely THIS is enough to trouble you. Isn't there a little tickle in the back of your mind that makes you think again about your actions/presumptions/aspirations? It's like you're interviewing somebody for a job as a bank teller, and seeing on his resume a recommendation a reference from a convicted embezzler.

I've never felt so doomed in my life. Whatever happens in November, conservatives will lose, because we don't have a candidate in the race.

toby11

Thanks for doing your part in our great republic!

dalem

Coattails coattails coattails.

-dale

FibrillatorD

Its on to the Senate District Convention, then Congressional district/state, and finally Denver.

MN, the true-blue promised land, has 88 delegates for the Dem party. So I figure my chances are decent, provided I can get in bed with enough seniors ooo-ing and awww-ing at my vibrant youth. Should prolly get a haircut first (is it spring already?)

Swung into Northrop on Monday to see Paul. Man he was on, just obliterated the crowd. Did you caucus at Coffman? If so, well done. After what I saw at Northrop I thought McCain was doomed.

Parihaka

Damn, we're agreed again