It's Official: Ron Paul won the Great State of Louisiana [MEDIA BLACKOUT]

[pac522]

At my local caucus place working security.

[pac522]

Vote slate 7!!!

[pac522]

Ron Paul just took my district and is more than likely going to take the Louisiana Caucus.

The rEVOLution has landed in LA.

WOOT!!!!

Paul's slate 216, Romney's, next closest 87

[pac522]

Unofficial LA Caucus results coming in: My friend David Simpson has been elected a LA State delegate! The Ron Paul slate of delegates-Slate #7 - has WON District 1, St Tammany precinct. This is the Ron Paul Slate, more results to follow!

Just got a text from David Johnston (RP coordinator for CD 3) saying we won 4 1/2 congressional districts out of 6 and therefore -- RP will control the state convention!

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?374074-Louisiana-caucus-results-%28OFFICIAL-THREAD%29&p=4385373#post4385373

YEAH!!!

[Dig]

Ron Paul Wins Louisiana!
http://www.dailypaul.com/229567/ron-paul-wins-louisiana
Submitted by RonPaulHemp on Sat, 04/28/2012 - 17:48



I'm at the Louisiana HQ right now. It's confirmed...Ron Paul won Louisiana!!!

[jofortruth]

Ron Paul Supporters Dominate Louisiana's Republican presidential caucuses:
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/04/ron_paul_supporters_dominate_l.html

While congratulating the Paul campaign "for apparently capturing their first state delegation in this presidential election cycle through an excellent get-out-the-vote effort today," Sarah Roy, chairwoman of the Greater New Orleans Republicans, characterized it as an "odd and undemocratic result" that would embarrass and distract both Romney and Gov. Bobby Jindal.

"The result of this ill-conceived and confusing caucus clearly does not represent the will of the vast majority of Louisiana Republican voters, as Ron Paul recently received only 6 percent of the vote in the Louisiana presidential primary," said Roy, who on behalf of her organization called for the state party's leaders to resign for designing Saturday's "debacle."

[larsonstdoc]

  More excellent news.  When is the MSM ever going to acknowledge these wins?

[jofortruth]

What the minions at CNN reported, just like the lady said in article above! THEY CHEATED RON PAUL AGAIN!

[larsonstdoc]

What the minions at CNN reported, just like the lady said in article above! THEY CHEATED RON PAUL AGAIN!

  Ron PAul won yet the officials in Louisiana gave RON PAUL ONLY 6 % OF THE VOTE?  More unbelievable BS.

[jofortruth]

FFw/JB (4/28/2012): Louisiana Caucus Results: (As reported by someone there)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNpAekL8O-0
http://www.youtube.com/user/FreedomFilesus



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrFCYxUKAdU

[pac522]

 Ron PAul won yet the officials in Louisiana gave RON PAUL ONLY 6 % OF THE VOTE?  More unbelievable BS.

That was from the Primary, this was the Caucus for the rest of the delegates. Ron Paul had also reached out to Santoum and his people are refusing to vote for Mittens, so come national time we may have a lot more delegates than anyone thinks.




Paul's state campaign manager says Paul won 4.5 out of 6 congressional districts and will CONTROL THE STATE CONVENTION June 2nd.

111/150 delegates
61/72 alternate delegates

looks like Ron Paul will be dominating the floor of the state convention on June 2nd!
...victory celebration was at the Ron Paul Headquarters in Baton Rouge....


At the state convention, each of these districts will select 3 delegates = 12-15 Paul delegates

The state convention selects 20 more delegates that are bound by the primary. With 4.5 out of 6 districts, Paul delegates should be able to name all of these state-wide delegates. But 5 are bound to Romney, and 10 are bound to Santorum. The remaining 5 are uncommitted.

The state executive committee selects another 5 delegates (technically uncommitted but almost certainly Romney flaks). Plus the usual 3 party leaders go as uncommitted but will back Romney.

So out of 46 Louisiana delegates, at minimum Paul gets 12 from districts + 5 (the primary-bound uncommitteds) = 17.

At best Paul gets 15 from districts + 5 uncommitteds from the primary + 10 released Santorum delegates = 30.

If Santorum releases his delegates, Paul will control an outright majority of the delegation (27-30 our of 46). If Santorum doesn't release, then Paul will have 17-20, Romney 16-19, Santorum 10. In that case, the results of that split CD will determine whether Paul has the plurality and hence whether Louisiana can help place him in nomination under rule 40b.

****Since there will be a supermajority of Paul supporters at the state convention, they can vote to unbind the delegates. So essentially it's a sweep for Paul!

So Ron Paul wins Iowa, Washington, Minnesota, Colorado, Missouri, Massachusetts ?, Louisiana. Maine?

http://www.dailypaul.com/229567/ron-paul-wins-louisiana

[larsonstdoc]

That was from the Primary, this was the Caucus for the rest of the delegates. Ron Paul had also reached out to Santoum and his people are refusing to vote for Mittens, so come national time we may have a lot more delegates than anyone thinks.




http://www.dailypaul.com/229567/ron-paul-wins-louisiana

  Awesome.  I wonder how many total delegates the Paul campaign thinks they have  so far.

[Dig]

Hey Reuters...

Can you hear us now?

I guess you can now that you finally surrendered to legitimate and accurate press statements rather than your biased horseshit narratives...

[Reuters] Ron Paul Wins Louisiana Caucus
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/29/idUS57517+29-Apr-2012+BW20120429
Sun Apr 29, 2012 10:53am EDT

Wins four and a half of six congressional district caucuses, securing 111 of 150 or 74 percent of delegates elected yesterday to the state convention

Supporters of 2012 Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul won yesterday’s Louisiana caucus, securing an overwhelming majority of winnable delegates to the June Republican state convention that will affect the weight of the Paul delegation to the August Republican National Convention in Tampa.

Preliminary results from the Louisiana Republican Party indicate that Ron Paul supporters won majorities in Congressional Districts 1, 2, 5, and 6, with a narrow decision having occurred in District 4. This means Ron Paul supporters won about four and a half of the six Congressional District caucus conventions held yesterday.

In each CD the top 25 delegates will go to the state convention on June 2nd in Shreveport. Yesterday, 111 out of 150 or 74 percent of delegates elected today were in fact Ron Paul delegates. The Louisiana state GOP soon will award 30 additional delegates.

A "conservative slate" ran a partially combined slate with establishment-moderate Mitt Romney in CDs 1, 2 and 4. In each of those districts Ron Paul supporters required more votes than all of their opponents combined. Remarkably, supporters of the 12-term Congressman from Texas accomplished this in CDs 1 and 2, but fell just short of this in CD 4, which is why the decision was split.

Taken together, victories across four and half CDs mean that Ron Paul supporters are likely to control the outcome of the state convention in June.

To be sure, a win on this scale gives Ron Paul supporters a majority of yesterday’s elected delegates and the ability to choose most of the at-large delegates, as well as the three National Delegates from CDs 1, 2, 5, and 6.

The Ron Paul campaign’s Louisiana State Director Pete Chamberlain said of the victory, “Yesterday’s result shows the changing dynamic among grassroots conservative activists dedicated to promoting a Republican platform that adheres to the Constitutional values Dr. Paul represents. Back-room dealing and insider politics are no match for the grassroots enthusiasm that is the hallmark of the Ron Paul campaign. Yesterday, Ron Paul’s dedicated Louisiana supporters showed what passionate, persistent activism can achieve when centered around a consistent message of freedom and prosperity.”

“Ron Paul’s victory shows his delegate-attainment strategy is working and demonstrates that the media and Washington pundits are underestimating his influence in the nominating process,” said Ron Paul 2012 National Campaign Manager John Tate.

“The Louisiana win forecasts a prominent role for Ron Paul at the RNC. It also signals that the convention will feature a spirited discussion over whether conservatism will triumph over the status quo, all in relation to the end game of defeating President Obama,” added Mr. Tate.

[jofortruth]

Greater New Orleans Republicans Call For Resignation of Republican Party of Louisiana Leadership
http://www.joingnor.com/default.html

The Greater New Orleans Republicans call for the resignation of the leadership of the Republican Party of Louisiana in response to the debacle of today’s caucus.
 
“We congratulate Ron Paul supporters for apparently capturing their first state delegation in this Presidential election cycle through an excellent get out the vote effort today,” stated GNOR Chairman Sarah Roy.  “However, the result of this ill-conceived and confusing caucus clearly does not represent the will of the vast majority of Louisiana Republican voters as Ron Paul recently received only six percent of the vote in the Louisiana Presidential Primary.”
 
This odd and undemocratic result unfortunately will embarrass and distract Governor Jindal, as he labors to pass his Legislative agenda, and presumed Presidential nominee Mitt Romney, as he clinches the nomination and turns his attention to defeating President Barack Obama.
 
Several members of GNOR ran in the caucus, and GNOR, along with the Romney Campaign, attempted to motivate Republican voters to turn out.  However, sparse and obscure voting locations, morning voting hours, scheduling during the Zurich Classic, Jazz Fest and Legislative Session, combined with setting the caucus so late in the Primary season that all major challengers to Mitt Romney had dropped out, made it all but impossible to offer voters a rationale to caucus.
 
Further, after Rick Santorum, who garnered the most votes in the Louisiana Primary, left the race, members of GNOR proposed a unity ticket, comprised of supporters of Santorum, Gingrich and Romney, allowing those who would support the eventual nominee to run as one.  However, state party leaders, unwilling to share delegates with the Romney campaign, vetoed the approach.
 
Today’s debacle clearly lies at the feet of State Party leaders, who with combined arrogance and incompetence, ignored warnings that the Byzantine system they had conjured could be manipulated, ignored calls for unity and common sense, and instead caused the State of Louisiana, Governor Jindal and likely Republican nominee Mitt Romney embarrassment.  They should own up to their misdeeds and resign.

[Geolibertarian]

Greater New Orleans Republicans Call For Resignation of Republican Party of Louisiana Leadership Stamp Their Wittle Feet and Throw a Tantrum!

Fixed.

[jofortruth]

Dig,

Did you note the disclaimer at the top of the Reuters article? I guess they were forced to put this out kicking and screaming until press time!

* Reuters is not responsible for the content in this press release.

[jofortruth]

Fixed.

lol Well, this time I think they were right to protest! The cheating is so in your face!

These people are so childish and dishonest! Where do they dig these types up? There must be a stupid and dishonest mill in Washington that trains idiots and betrayers! There is not a leader among them!

[pac522]

Hey Reuters...

Can you hear us now?

I guess you can now that you finally surrendered to legitimate and accurate press statements rather than your biased horseshit narratives...

Dig, this is a press release that I think Ron Paul campign had to PAY FOR in order for it to be put in the news. Either way we are getting the exposure we need to let the zombie public know we're still alive and kicking. I am so proud of my brothers and sisters in Louisiana. I was not born here but I have adopted Louisiana and have married and had children here. True red blooded Americans of all walks of life here.

[Geolibertarian]

lol Well, this time I think they were right to protest! The cheating is so in your face!

Perhaps I misunderstood, then, because I thought the "Greater New Orleans Republicans" were protesting the fact that they were not able to cheat Ron Paul.

[pac522]

Perhaps I misunderstood, then, because I thought the "Greater New Orleans Republicans" were protesting the fact that they were not able to cheat Ron Paul.

You're correct Geo. But the caucus process is the same as it is any where else. The voting happens the same way for state delegates. The problem is this has been in effect so that the old guard could manipulate elections if need be.

But now that we have black box voting machines it sounds like the GNOR wants to due away with the caucus and just do a primary. I had to think that all states should have a caucus. It was paper ballot and all were counted, it was a beautiful check and balance toward the black boxes. It also showed what the difference is between having voters who are manipulated to vote politically and having followers who understand whats going on, on the grass roots level.

I know one thing I will be bringing it up to the local Ron Paul people so that we can start actively working against changing the process that no one had a problem with until the Ron Paul people used it to win.

[jofortruth]

Perhaps I misunderstood, then, because I thought the "Greater New Orleans Republicans" were protesting the fact that they were not able to cheat Ron Paul.

I read it again and it is confusing. The GNOR Chairman congratulated Ron Paul on his win! So I figured she was upset about the shenanigans that occurred in general which is why she's calling for resignations!

Confusing for sure, and could be read both ways! I guess that's what happens when a whole caucus is screwed with by cheaters!  These people are beyond disgusting, and all of them should be forced to resign!

[Dig]

Dig, this is a press release that I think Ron Paul campign had to PAY FOR in order for it to be put in the news. Either way we are getting the exposure we need to let the zombie public know we're still alive and kicking. I am so proud of my brothers and sisters in Louisiana. I was not born here but I have adopted Louisiana and have married and had children here. True red blooded Americans of all walks of life here.

Correct, but in the past it would not even be carried in such a way that it is now. Baby steps are proving to be the right path. I am really glad that the Rockefeller Education indoctrination we all went through years ago did not censor the important moral lesson on the Hare and the Tortoise!

[Dig]

Dig,

Did you note the disclaimer at the top of the Reuters article? I guess they were forced to put this out kicking and screaming until press time!

That disclaimer means that the contents must contain truth unlike every other article in which Reuters is responsible for the content of.

[Dig]

Perhaps I misunderstood, then, because I thought the "Greater New Orleans Republicans" were protesting the fact that they were not able to cheat Ron Paul.

CORRECT, from DailyPaul. Read the comments, they are having a field day with the batshit crazy excuses of their low voter turnout:
ROTFL...! The Greater New Orleans Repubs are Pissed and wants to fire everyone...!
http://www.dailypaul.com/229762/fotfl-the-greater-new-orleans-repubs-are-pissed-and-wants-to-fire-everyone?page=1
Submitted by oceanoz on Sun, 04/29/2012 - 18:28

Greater New Orleans Republicans Call For Resignation of Republican Party of Louisiana Leadership
http://www.joingnor.com/default.htmlSELECT COMMENTS:

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Pathetic!
Submitted by jason_burns on Sun, 04/29/2012 - 19:35. Permalink

"Several members of GNOR ran in the caucus, and GNOR, along with the Romney Campaign, attempted to motivate Republican voters to turn out.  However, sparse and obscure voting locations, morning voting hours, scheduling during the Zurich Classic, Jazz Fest and Legislative Session, combined with setting the caucus so late in the Primary season that all major challengers to Mitt Romney had dropped out, made it all but impossible to offer voters a rationale to caucus."

So they are using sparse and obscure voting locations as an excuse? Morning voting hours? What? LOL. How do the explain the huge turnout for Ron Paul? Only Ron Paul supporters wake up early in the morning? Only Paul supporters know how to use a GPS, look at a map, or ask for directions? WHAT!!! If voters didn't know Romney had some competition, blame it on the media blackout!
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I have enjoyed reading and responding to the comments
Submitted by LynnDear on Sun, 04/29/2012 - 19:18. Permalink

They changed the dates, the rules, and still lost.

One comment that I did respond to was that Ron Paul voters cheated. They said how could he get so many votes when he did poorly during the primary. My response, is that it is amazing how well he does on paper ballots with multiple witnesses available when the counting is down. The LAGOP has already decided who it wants to win and makes rules to try and ensure that it happens. Just like 2008. Well this time they lost, but still I am on guard.
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As a citizen of the great State of Louisiana, and a
Submitted by BMWJIM on Sun, 04/29/2012 - 18:42. Permalink

Republican party member for 34 years, I am appalled at the New Orleans GOP. What arrogant idiots. Don't they realize the GREAT PLEASURE I gained with this ass whipping the party took last Saturday. They want to deny me the choice of FREEDOM and keep me a slave. They want me to not laugh at their games and cheating four years ago. Screw them. They haven't seen anything yet.

What is going to embarass Jindahl is when we completely take over the LAGOP. He is nothing but a STATUS QUO pawn within the system. They ALL, must go!.

As far as Mittens goes, who really cares if he is embarrased. He embarrasses me every time his LYING face shows up on the MSM.
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Republican for 40 years
Submitted by LynnDear on Sun, 04/29/2012 - 19:36. Permalink

But I am so upset with the LAGOP for all the trickery of 2008. They have no right to complain. And our Governor instructed voters to vote for Romney for a UNIFIED ticket against Obama. Really bad timing since most teachers that I talked to are so angry with him that they will do the opposite.

As a republican I will never apologise for voting for Ron Paul. And I will not feel guilty.
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One of the statements in the news letter link...
Submitted by oceanoz on Sun, 04/29/2012 - 18:38. Permalink

"This odd and undemocratic result unfortunately will embarrass and distract Governor Jindal, as he labors to pass his Legislative agenda, and presumed Presidential nominee Mitt Romney, as he clinches the nomination and turns his attention to defeating President Barack Obama. "

Odd and undemocratic? Embarrass Jindal? Pfff...Jindal is a sorry joke hurting us all in Louisiana.
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The way I see it is if the
Submitted by October2007 on Sun, 04/29/2012 - 21:14. Permalink

The way I see it is if the media would've done its job by truthfully reporting on Ron Paul's 2012 campaign, the vast majority of the popular vote across the country would've gone to Ron Paul and this GOP crybaby would've had nothing to complain about.

But since the political and media establishment is purposefully trying to blackout the campaign, I say "EAT IT!"

We're going to get Ron Paul nominated whether they like it or not.
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The Truth...
Submitted by Truthbearer on Sun, 04/29/2012 - 21:03. Permalink

..will set you free!

Free of the babalonian clutches that have been the cause of this country's endless wars and crashing economy.

This is good:

"Today’s debacle clearly lies at the feet of State Party leaders, who with combined arrogance and incompetence, ignored warnings that the Byzantine system they had conjured could be manipulated, ignored calls for unity and common sense, and instead caused the State of Louisiana, Governor Jindal and likely Republican nominee Mitt Romney embarrassment. They should own up to their misdeeds and resign."

We see romney resigning over other exposures that are still coming. Lol...

They should all resign along with the rest of these criminals that are perpetuating the hoax that the romney is the most popular republican candidate. It is so very obvious to everyone that those numbers conjured up by the tainted vote rigging machines are only numbers on a machine that the lame stream media uses to distort the truth to fan the hoax that he is winning. The machine numbers will not work or prove to be more than those that will actually show up to vote for Ron Paul.

This is also why the media is spinning for any news that points to the romney lead. It is not there like the massive amounts of proof that it is there for Ron Paul. The evil blackout continues. Same thing with the soeterobama. No one wants to go see these puppets anywhere any more as the numbers of Ron Paul supporters grow every day.

Give thanks.
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They broke the third rule in a crisis situation...
Submitted by bcfast on Sun, 04/29/2012 - 20:30. Permalink

They moved too soon! (Sorry about the Arnold quotes LOL)
THIS just may be the way the GOPs of the various states try to overthrow the delegate process!! "Clearly, it's not the will of the people because Ron Paul only got 6% in the general...". They cooked the vote counting and use those crooked numbers to argue against the honest voting of delegates!! Watch out everyone, the GOP scumbags are coming up with new ways to cheat!!!
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Whats funny is
Submitted by MadThrillz on Sun, 04/29/2012 - 20:27. Permalink

Whats funny is they even mention the "unity slate" which aims to share Gingrich and Santorum delegates with Romney as an attempt at shutting out Ron Paul and they think that Paul supporters are the ones who screwed the process? What a bunch of sore loser crybabies. Ron Paul only got 6% of the popular vote because the popular vote in most cases is rigged. Its Romney who has the unfair advantage with his billions of dollars in big bank money. If Romney couldn't even take the caucus with such an advantage than too bad. WAHHHHH WAHHHHH listen to them cry! lol
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Any critical thinking
Submitted by Forever Liberty on Sun, 04/29/2012 - 20:28. Permalink

Any critical thinking Republican must see that they are being lied to by the establishment GOP. There are clearly two story lines here and one of them doesn't jive. They are incredibly dense. They are digging their own graves. By way of the horse driven carriage.
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Lighten Up Greater New Orleans Republicans
Submitted by coolwise on Sun, 04/29/2012 - 19:58. Permalink

We are only here for one main goal, that is to beat Obama this November and put the best Republican nominee to the White House, that is Ron Paul. You can't do it by putting someone that is no different Obama and can't draw big enthusiastic crowds, to win the Presidency

[pac522]

Well, I'll tell you what. I had spoken to a delegate a few weeks before the caucus and he asked me if my brother and I would volunteer. He asked us to dress nice and not with any Ron Paul garb on. When we got there they told us to just go inside and volunteer to do something for the LAGOP. The chair person made us security, just to make sure there was no trouble.

We were the only volunteers, in working that room, that weren't a part of a group of church people that came in to work the caucus. Let me tell you that, they were fishing for information and got none. What my brother and I did get to do is observe, and make sure no one that was working the caucus influenced any vote, while giving our local Ron Paul guys a chance to legally work the voters before they came in to vote.

While we were there our local parish president showed up, along with our congressman and let me tell you the room was all shits and giggles. I thought I was back in high school being on the outside watching the in-crowd.

We weren't around to watch the final tally, as they said it was against the rules so we left. We knew it would be OK because the reps from the Ron Paul campaign got to stay but I would have gave anything to see the look on those people's face's when all the votes were counted.

Viva la rEVOLution!!!

[jofortruth]

Yep, I interpreted that wrong. You guys are right!

That's even better, that they got caught for their cheating and it was redirected by GOOD people for a change. That's great and it shows what can happen when GOOD people get involved in the voting process. These idiots and cheaters have had control for far too long. Let that be a lesson to all of us. GET INVOLVED IN EVERY ELECTION!

Go Ron Paul! Finally some honesty coming to the vote in America! About time!

 

[zimmer]

Can someone give me a link to somewhere that explains well in lay terms the primary/caucus/delegate process...I tried telling my brother the other day about RP's victory in LA and he just said..."didn't santorum already win the primary?" and I didn't really know how to explain it well enough...can somebody help me out? This is great news!

[jofortruth]

Can someone give me a link to somewhere that explains well in lay terms the primary/caucus/delegate process...I tried telling my brother the other day about RP's victory in LA and he just said..."didn't santorum already win the primary?" and I didn't really know how to explain it well enough...can somebody help me out? This is great news!

http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/R-Del.phtml?sort=t
http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/ccad.phtml

Best one I've found. Very detailed per State!

[zimmer]

http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/R-Del.phtml?sort=t
http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/ccad.phtml

Best one I've found. Very detailed per State!

Thanks!

[jofortruth]

Thanks!

Welcome!

It's a complicated process learning about the delegate system, but there has never been a better time to do so! Thanks to Ron Paul, we have all been awakened to how THE NOMINATION REALLY BOILS DOWN TO THE NUMBER OF DELEGATES ONE HAS BY THE CONVENTION! The other vote, which gets all the press, is merely a Popular vote which doesn't mean you win the nomination! People need to know this, so glad you asked!

I'm by no means an expert. I just know where to find information!   

[pac522]

Watch for the brokered convention. Numbers may not be correct but are close.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_presidential_primaries,_2012


Mitt Romney

Candidate    Secured delegates 724    Projected delegates 869    

Delegations with plurality 28
Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, Northern Mariana Islands, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, U.S. Virgin Islands, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Rick Santorum

Candidate    Secured delegates 217    Projected delegates 254    

Delegations with plurality 6
Alabama, Kansas, North Dakota, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee

Newt Gingrich

Candidate    Secured delegates 131    Projected delegates 146    

Delegations with plurality 2
Georgia, South Carolina

Ron Paul

Candidate    Secured delegates 54 Projected delegates    92    

Delegations with plurality 1
Minnesota

[jofortruth]

Ron Paul Sweeps Louisiana  - Interview With Doug Wead - The Robert Scott Bell Show
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK6k8M8Np_0...be_gdata_player