[EL] GOP contest: 215 voters in Guam pick 9 Romney delegates /Winner-take...

Sat Mar 10 12:25:58 PST 2012

Yes, I am afraid so.  The RNC will  correct this shortly.  Jim

In a message dated 3/10/2012 12:24:46 P.M. US Eastern Standard Time,  
rr at fairvote.org writes:

Thanks  for that information, Jim.  

Does this Republican Nationaln Coalition for LIfe resource and the RNC's  
own page on rules from December have it wrong, then? (See below). Is there a  
more updated resource that is more accurate?

Rob

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_http://global.nationalreview.com/dest/2011/12/23/2012_RNC_Delegate_Summary_
32b0d429d50bfaf71e86b156401b5f04.pdf_ 
(http://global.nationalreview.com/dest/2011/12/23/2012_RNC_Delegate_Summary_32b0d429d50bfaf71e86b156401b5f04.pdf) 

[RNC list of rule in December 2011, with this]

PUERTO RICO 2012 
Numbers
23 Total Delegates
3 RNC and 20 AL
Important Dates
Delegate Filing: 2/17/2012
Candidate Notification: 2/19/2012
Ballot Finalization: 2/21/2012
Primary: 3/18/2012
Territorial Convention: TBD 
Selection Method
Primary
Delegates bound for 1 ballot
o 20 Bound
o 3 Unbound
Selection Details
AL – Delegate allocation:  Winner-take-all
          Delegate election: Directly elected on  primary ballot

_http://www.rnclife.org/delegates/2012/pdf/2012-National-Delegate-Chart.pdf_

(http://www.rnclife.org/delegates/2012/pdf/2012-National-Delegate-Chart.pdf)   

PUERTO RICO 2012
Numbers
23 Total Delegates
3 RNC and 20 AL
Selection Method
Primary
Delegates bound for 1 ballot
o 20 Bound
o 3 Unbound
Important Dates
Delegate Filing: 2/17/12
Candidate Notification: 2/19/12
Ballot Finalization: 2/21/12
Primary: 3/18/12
Territorial Convention: TBD
Selection Details
AL – Delegate allocation: Winner-take-all
Delegate election: Directly elected on primary
ballot

On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 12:07 PM, <_JBoppjr at aol.com_ 
(mailto:JBoppjr at aol.com) > wrote:

Actually, Puerto Rico will award its delegates on a proportional basis.  
Puerto Rico has 23 total delegates. 3 RNC members and 20 at-large  delegates.

The 20 at-large delegates are elected directly on the  primary ballot on 
March 18. The 20 at-large delegates will be allocated  proportionally among 
candidates who receive at least 15% of the  territory-wide vote. 

The RNC members are not bound by the primary vote and can decide for  
themselves who to support. This is the case with all 168 RNC members, who  are 
delegates by virtue of their position.  Jim Bopp

In a message dated 3/10/2012 6:57:08 A.M. US Eastern Standard Time, 
_rr at fairvote.org_ (mailto:rr at fairvote.org)  writes:

The territories are starting to weigh in during the Republican  nomination 
contest, with 215 Republicans in Guam gathering to give all  nine of the 
territory's delegates likely to go to Mitt Romney. See:
_http://www.f
oxnews.com/politics/2012/03/09/romney-wins-gop-caucus-in-us-territory-guam/_ 
(http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/03/09/romney-wins-gop-caucus-in-us-territory-guam/)   

Consider tha news compared tot all the fuss in Iowa over a total of  27 
delegates and in New Hampshire awarding a total of12 delegates.

I'm all for Americans being able to participate meaningfully in our  
democracy and cast meaningful votes no matter where they live, but that's  quite a 
contrast in participant per delegate. Looking ahead, note  that Puerto Rico 
is holding a primary on March 18, in which the  winner of the island-wide 
vote will win all delegates -- in blatant  violation of the RNC rules. I've 
yet to hear an explanation of why the RNC  is allowing this violation of its 
rules to occur without reducing Puerto  Rico's delegates -- seemingly 
inviting yet another challenge at the  convention, just as will happen to Florida 
and Arizona delegates if the  contest stays close.

As a related aside, Rick linked to FairVote's analysis this week of  the 
contests to date and how delegates have been allocated. That overall  
allocation is far closer to what would have happened if all contests had  been 
winner-take-all rather than if all contests had been proportional.  See:
_http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rob-richie/republican-primary_b_1333300.html_

(http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rob-richie/republican-primary_b_1333300.html)  

- Rob

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