Ron
Paul
Winning the Battle for Delegates
Campaign is well-positioned in
delegate race
LAKE JACKSON, Texas –
The Ron Paul 2012 Presidential campaign released the following
statement regarding the results of yesterday's election results. See
comments from Ron Paul 2012 National Campaign Manager John Tate.
“We are thrilled with the yesterday's results. Our campaign to Restore
America continues to gain ground, and we are poised to pick up even
more delegates from Minnesota and Colorado adding to our delegates in
Iowa, New Hampshire, and Nevada.
“As people across the country view the results of yesterday’s
contests, it is important to consider a few facts that have not been
clearly reported. Not one single delegate was awarded yesterday,
instead the caucuses in Minnesota and Colorado were the very first step
in the delegate selection process. And there are still over 40 states
left to go. The Ron Paul campaign plans to continue to vie for
delegates nationwide.
“There are a few significant takeaways from yesterday’s contests to
remember:
1) The Missouri primary means nothing. It was a non-binding beauty
contest, and the contest that matters in the ‘show me’ state won’t take
place for another month. The Ron Paul campaign is well positioned to
win delegates in Missouri’s caucus a month from now.
2)
As in Iowa where not 1 of the 28 delegates has been awarded yet, in
Colorado and Nevada the Paul campaign will do very well in the state
delegate counts. We will have good numbers among the actual delegates
awarded, far exceeding our straw poll numbers.
3)
In Minnesota where we have finished a solid second, we also have a
strong majority of the state convention delegates, and the process to
elect delegates has also just begun, the Paul campaign is
well-organized to win the bulk of delegates there.
“We
are confident in gaining a much larger share of delegates than even our
impressive showing yesterday indicates. As an example of our campaign’s
delegate strength, take a look at what has occurred in Colorado:
In one precinct in Larimer County,
the straw poll vote was 23
for Santorum, 13 for Paul, 5 for Romney, 2 for Gingrich. There
were 13
delegate slots, and Ron Paul got ALL 13.
In a precinct in Delta County the
vote was 22 for Santorum, 12
for Romney, 8 for Paul, 7 for Gingrich. There were 5 delegate slots,
and ALL 5 went to Ron Paul.
In a Pueblo County precinct, the
vote was 16 for Santorum, 11
for Romney, 3 for Gingrich and 2 for Paul. There were 2 delegate slots
filled, and both were filled by Ron Paul supporters.
We are also seeing the same trends
in Minnesota, Nevada, and Iowa, and in Missouri as well.
“We may well win Minnesota, and do far better in Colorado than
yesterday’s polls indicate.
“In the latest national poll from
Reuters/Ipsos Poll, Ron
Paul places a strong second with 21 percent, gaining ground on his main
competitor nationally, Mitt Romney, whose support seems to be fading at
29 percent. Congressman Paul’s support has grown by 5 percentage
points nationally since January, while Romney has seen a 30 percent
decline in his support since January.
“This poll follows a January 30th
Gallup Poll showing Dr. Paul within the margin of
error of defeating Obama. Also, a January 16th
CNN/ORC Poll showed Congressman Paul and Obama in
a virtual tie in a general election showdown.
“Yesterday’s contests were
significant, but not a decisive or a conclusive end to this race. Our
campaign will keep pushing forward and continue to take our message of
liberty all the way to the convention. This race after all is about
delegates, not about beauty contests.”
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