PRESS RELEASE from Ron Paul
2012 PCC
For Immediate Release: April 29, 2012
Contact: Gary Howard
Ron
Paul Wins Louisiana Caucus
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
LAKE JACKSON, Texas – 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.
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