United States Presidential Election 2012

[Today]

please tell me what a delegate is
I googled it but... in lay man's terms. is it different than the electoral college? i dun even kno why we vote when the real votes are cast by a few rep's.

[cmgoodman1226]

You're fucking dillusional.

I understand supporting your candidate but being realistic, factual, and not getting elected is far more constructive than making shit up and still not getting elected

It's not my fault that you didn't bother to read up on the GOP's primary rules this year and didn't bother to check out the additional info on your own link.

my link is a projection of what will happen based on humans who cast initial votes relative to their states primaries.

What you're hoping for is that you will have enough turnout to manipulate the system in favor of ron paul which. Your claims that he will win is based on no votes, no evidence, it is based on a hair brained scheme that you 'hope' will turn out in favor of you.

This has been addressed by many folks in the past informing ron paul fans that despite technically getting some delegates in some states, Ron Paul supporters are not nearly close to getting the 1000+ delegates needed as the republican party in general is aware of how delegates are claimed.

So why you think you're pulling a fast one, you're not.

I will gladly wager $1000 on this fact. The loser donates $1000 to the charity of the winners choice on behalf of dubstepforum.com

When did I say he will win?

ok amend the bet. I bet $1000 that Ron Paul will lose the delegate count to both newt gengrich and rick santorum final tally all said and done

Yeah but if that happens it was cheating. CONSPIRACY!!!!

[pkay]

please tell me what a delegate is
I googled it but... in lay man's terms. is it different than the electoral college? i dun even kno why we vote when the real votes are cast by a few rep's.

its similar... its in the same vein as the electoral college

electoral college : delegate
united states : state


Within the republican party a certain number of delegates are appointed to each state to represent its members.... said delegates choose the nominee for the republican party


Gen is basically banking on the theory that if somehow they can manage to get Ron Paul supporters appointed as the actual delegates, they can ignore the will of the people of the state they are representing and vote for Ron Paul anywho and get him elected.

They thought of the same plan 4 years ago... didn't work then either

[pkay]

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Yeah but if that happens it was cheating. CONSPIRACY!!!!

[wormcode]

why we vote when the real votes are cast by a few rep's.

The illusion of democracy.

[cmgoodman1226]

why we vote when the real votes are cast by a few rep's.

The illusion of democracy.

Well, it's called indirect democracy.

[Today]

i mean its not the worst idea in theory, to have popular votes determine representatives who then vote in the best interest of their constituents. But the theory isn't working.. i feel like there's a huge disconnect between average citizens and their controlling powers. The information age has clarified that for a lot of us, i feel like true reform is coming

[wilson]

i mean its not the worst idea in theory, to have popular votes determine representatives who then vote in the best interest of their constituents. But the theory isn't working.. i feel like there's a huge disconnect between average citizens and their controlling powers. The information age has clarified that for a lot of us, i feel like true reform is coming

Soo the 'delegate' is effectively an incredibly pointless middleman?

[ketamine]

Little Lupe for president.

[cmgoodman1226]

Little Lupe for president.

Lupe Fuentes? She's smoking hot. She's got my vote.

[antipode]

Little Lupe for president.

Lupe Fuentes? She's smoking hot. She's got my vote.

she lost credibility after the titjob imo. but ive already covered this in the pornstars thread.

[Sonika]

I think and dearly hope Obama will win. He's not the greatest president (that Nobel Prize was a major WTF moment for everyone), but he's a shining ball of light compared to any of the GOP candidates...
Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney are in the lead, and Romney is a slimeball, while Santorum is a near-extremist right-winger.

[jigglypuff]

I think and dearly hope Obama will win. He's not the greatest president (that Nobel Prize was a major WTF moment for everyone), but he's a shining ball of light compared to any of the GOP candidates...
Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney are in the lead, and Romney is a slimeball, while Santorum is a near-extremist right-winger.

lol shining ball of light sorry man but obama= george bush= mitt romney= reptilians

[SCope13]

You can't honestly tell me you would rather have one of the GOP candidates in office as opposed to Obama. Anyone that does is either ignorant, or is just fucking kidding themselves.

[Sonika]

You can't honestly tell me you would rather have one of the GOP candidates in office as opposed to Obama. Anyone that does is either ignorant, or is just fucking kidding themselves.

And yet so many Americans do

[wub]

Whose the joker who voted for Rick Santorum

[antipode]

Whose the joker who voted for Rick Santorum

[jigglypuff]

[scottie584]

Ron Paul, woo. Don't know why anybody wouldn't vote for him, he's easily the most sensible and intelligent candidate.

[kay]

Ron Paul, woo. Don't know why anybody wouldn't vote for him, he's easily the most sensible and intelligent candidate.

I think you've just answered your own question.