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? asked in Politics & GovernmentElections · 9 years ago

Can Ron Paul raise enough delegates?

Texas Congressman Doctor Ron Paul will be in the Republican primary untiul the convention.

Does anyone know if he will gain enough delegates to win and become the Republican nominee? Plus, how many will he need from now until then?

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  • 9 years ago
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    Yes he can raise enough delegates to win. This will be a long, contested primary and only a tiny percentage of delegates have been assigned so far. Romney and Paul are the only two candidates on all ballots and who have organizations in all 50 states. Paul additionally has the edge in picking up non-state delegates (Puerto Rico and other non-state possessions) as he is the only one who has put any effort into pursuing them.

    Gingrich and Santorum will have a lot harder time because of all the ballot deadlines that they missed. By missing the ballot in various states like VA and MO they have no chance at all to pick up any of a bloc of 564 delegates (of 2288 total).

  • kitkat
    Lv 6
    9 years ago

    The delegate count so far is:

    Gingrich:25

    Romney:33

    Santorum:14

    Paul:4

    To be the Republican nominee you need 1245 delegates. So right now it is still pretty much anybodys game.

    Ron Paul 2012

  • ?
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

    Ron Paul is the only republican candidate with a raffle to overcome Obama Ron Paul has had themes triumphing primaries by way of: voter fraud the shown fact that he doesnt help dont ask dont tell like his colleagues decide for him to his non-interventionist foreign places coverage the MSM completely screwing him up and discrediting him for some years now and MSM and their consistent repetition of RP being "unelectable" on account that 2007 ( in case you assert something sufficient stupid people will start to have confidence it ) RP is the only a million who differs from something the two democratic and republican against Obama Ron Paul wins the independents, swing states, he gets the libertarians, the extra youthful electorate, democrats help him, he polls greater between non-white votes than the different republican candidate, he has the main enormous determination of help.....if all of us could vote in all states properly!!!!!!!!!! the primaries could be very distinctive playstation .....Polls coach RP and MITT by way of fact the only a million's coming closest to beating Obama & Santorum thinks he has the best danger by way of fact ultimately a million single pollultimately shows him beating Obama or coming near the portion of it....Santorum has the LEAST danger to win in this election AND the subsequent

  • 9 years ago

    Yes he can. His poll numbers, unlike the others, have steadily climbed.

    "Slow and steady wins the race".

    He also has a very organized campaign. Unlike some of the others, he has made the ballot in every state, which also gives him an advantage.

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  • Steve
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    Not even close. 1,144 out of 2,286 delegate votes is needed to win the nomination. Ron Paul won't even end up with 200.

  • 9 years ago

    No he dropped out there is only four left santorum Romney I cant remember the rrst

    Source(s): I follow the election
  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    I don't anyone can know right now. I don't.

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