Is the Florida Primary NOT OVER?????
Fox News:The Newt Gingrich campaign is gearing up to challenge the results of the florida primary based on the Republican National Committees own rules which state that no contest can be winner take all prior to April 1, 2012. (See attached RNC memo.)
The Gingrich campaign plans to challenge Floridas winner take all status & demand proportional allocation of delegates.
Fox News has learned that Thursday, a Florida Gingrich campaign official will begin the process of trying to have the RNC rules enforced so that the Sunshine State delegates are proportionately allocated.
msongs
(67,420 posts)orpupilofnature57
(15,472 posts)Florida made you Tons of money ,Al.
RandySF
(58,936 posts)He's challenging the allocation of delegates.
jimlup
(7,968 posts)He would be almost the best case for us.
liberal N proud
(60,338 posts)thesquanderer
(11,990 posts)... you know, when he thought he had a shot of winning and getting all of them...
MattBaggins
(7,904 posts)but he couldn't challenge it until after the actual election.
thesquanderer
(11,990 posts)There's enough genuinely bad stuff to say about these guys, no need to make up more that isn't true.
yellowcanine
(35,699 posts)I know I am going to hell for taking such pleasure in this but it is worth it.
sufrommich
(22,871 posts)election, everybody looked at him like he was nuts. He said Florida broke some rule and therefore lost their right to award the delegates as winner take all.
groundloop
(11,519 posts)I saw this:
http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/news/politics/florida-loses-delegates-gains-influence-02012012
stating that the Fla publican party will lose 50 delegates. I'd also heard on NPR earlier that they are losing their good seats at the convention or some such wrist slap.
Lasher
(27,602 posts)The RNC didn't like that. They want to be the ones to decide which states will be the GOP kingmakers.
nxylas
(6,440 posts)Nah, that's just the way Republicans always look at African-Americans.
rocktivity
(44,577 posts)rocktivity
Fearless
(18,421 posts)pnwmom
(108,980 posts)Fearless
(18,421 posts)Frank Cannon
(7,570 posts)in history books, like we do with the Whigs and the Silver party.
But I do enjoy watching the death throes.
lastlib
(23,251 posts)and we get to pop some corn and watch!
MjolnirTime
(1,800 posts)KaryninMiami
(3,073 posts)The more noise he makes, the longer he remains in play- even though Romney will eventually be the candidate, the better it is for the blue team. Plus it's very fun to watch- pass the popcorn.
Liberal_Stalwart71
(20,450 posts)The Genealogist
(4,723 posts)That's it, Newt! You keep that Rube Goldberg machine that is the Repuke primary process going, and hey, add a few bells and whistles while your at it!
Thrill
(19,178 posts)tawadi
(2,110 posts)I'll pass.
greiner3
(5,214 posts)Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)This shit just cracks me up.
Kablooie
(18,634 posts)gopiscrap
(23,761 posts)Newt needs to sue!!!
Zambero
(8,965 posts)I thought only evil Democrats were capable of such skullduggery. Gawd, I'm VERY confused!
grantcart
(53,061 posts)early status but they had to cut the total number of delegates in half.
If they go back to the original rules then Romney would end up with an even larger lead over Gingrich.
Major Hogwash
(17,656 posts)I'm not going to say that he isn't the brightest bulb in the chandelier because he isn't even screwed in!!
I also just read over on the Yahoo News site that Trump is going to give Noot the kiss of death tomorrow and endorse him.
I'll bet if we watch closely, we'll probably get to see some tongue.
Wow, a political party based on family values!!
Who'd have thunk it!?!
Another philanderer endorsing a philanderer.
Noot's "Contract with America" has turned into a babe hunt!
Incredible.
Historic NY
(37,451 posts)Politicalboi
(15,189 posts)Maybe they can make a deal. LOL! Although Ron Paul might have something to say about that. Ron Paul, about as useful as Mika on Morning Joe. It's like you're still here?
Javaman
(62,531 posts)Response to brooklynite (Original post)
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Renew Deal
(81,866 posts)Any presidential primary,
caucus, convention, or other meeting held for the
purpose of selecting delegates to the national
convention which occurs prior to the first day of April
in the year in which the national convention is held,
shall provide for the allocation of delegates on a
proportional basis.
http://www.gop.com/images/legal/2008_RULES_Adopted.pdf
That's on page 24 in Adobe or page 18 of 41 in the document on the bottom of the page.
glowing
(12,233 posts)surrealAmerican
(11,362 posts)Newt, you can't take that seriously.
indivisibleman
(482 posts)cbrer
(1,831 posts)Just ask the Fla. Supreme Court. Their nickname? King makers!