| Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Mitt Romney | 16,486 | 50.0% | ||
| Newt Gingrich | 6,956 | 21.1% | ||
| Ron Paul | 6,175 | 18.7% | ||
| Rick Santorum | 3,277 | 9.9% | ||
| No Preference | 69 | 0.2% | ||
| Other | ||||
| Total: | 32,963 | 100.0% | ||
Nevada will head to caucus sites on Saturday to choose their preferred 2012 GOP nominee. Results should be expected sometime after 8pm ET once the results are counted and the tallies are confirmed.
Results: Expected after 8pm ET
Caucus Details: Nevada Republican Party
Report from KOLOTV.com:
RENO, NV – After watching all the debates and contests in Iowa, New Hampshire and Florida, it’s finally Nevada’s turn in the political spotlight. Our moment will be brief, but at least 50,000 Nevada Republicans are expected to show up at caucus locations around the state Saturday and make their choices.
For first time participants it can be confusing. A caucus is not a primary. The government's election apparatus plays no part. It is organized and run by the political parties.
By definition it is a meeting of local members of a national party with two major functions, selecting delegates to a convention and registering preference for candidates. Both will be addressed at this Saturday's caucus, but all the attention will be on that second duty. It's called a presidential preference poll.
Unlike the Democrats, Republican officials rejected the idea of same day registration, so, in order to take part, you must have been a registered Republican by January 20th.
Romney is heavily favored heading into this contest but I'd expect Ron Paul to do better than polling indicates meaning this could be a close race for second and third place.
I will vote for Ron Paul and Ron Paul ONLY!
WAKE THE F*CK UP AMERICA..
Its not too late… yet..
Romney = Destruction of America.
Obama fears Ron Paul… the polls say so.
I see a lot of comments saying that Ron Paul can't win, he rambles to much when he speaks, someone even said that they "hate to hurt the egos of Ron Paul supporters but the two wars are what's keeping our economy going." It really depresses me seeing that people really are missing his points and can be that incompetent. It's so easy to see that all of these candidates with the exception of Ron Paul can do nothing to fix this country. They believe in this broken system, and so do the masses. It's easier to believe the lies of the media and corrupt politicians than to accept the truth. If you believe in liberty, then Ron Paul should be your only choice. Why wait until this war and welfare addicted country hits rock bottom before we say "Hey Ron Paul was right" like we're doing right now because he forewarned us of our situation 30 years ago. Educate yourselves and stop being pawns of propaganda. Wake Up! Ron Paul 2012.
Who is verifying the electronic votes in the primary? How do we know that the votes are being reported properly? Is Newt really beating Ron Paul? Is Mitt?
Vote Paul in VA only!! Take VA from Mutt!!
That would be so cool! The State of Virginia would really wake up the media – and – America by giving Ron Paul their votes! Freida, Jerry, it's me – Mae. Get those kids of yours out there (my guess is they're for Ron Paul anyway) and get the rest of the family out there spreading the word. Ron Paul, Ron Paul, Ron Paul!
Ron Paul for President!!!2012!!!!!The Real American Patriot!!!!
Trav, I love your words so much you're touching my heart. Fred, actually, your reasoning is misplaced. Hemorrhaging money that does't exist doesn't create jobs. Opening up free trade with the people we bomb would create more jobs than your claim. By the way killing 3 million Middle Easterners doesn't do much for capatilism.
Trav, I wish to send you my book, Wrongly Blamed. If you email me your address, I will do so n/c. My website is http://www.nodisinfo.com. By the way since the Muslims did not commit 9-11 that makes the murder of them and their children particularly vile.
Im more than damn sure we had more than enough support to take Nevada. WHERE ARE ALL THE RON PAUL SUPPORTERS?!
Ron Paul wins again with the conscious, free, brave, and the loving members of our recovering society. What a wonderful group to take over this sick country and join the world in it's journey back to sanity. Thank God for PAUL!
All you have to do is watch this video, and keep in mind that for some reason we still don't have the Nevada caucus totals.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JqFw-mepT0
CNN's partial coverage of the final precincts clearly showed Ron Paul getting no less then 3/5's of the final votes. So with only 45% of precints reporting at that time, Paul's approximated total of the remaining 55% would be about 11,000 votes.
The 2 of 5 votes not going for Paul were being split Romney 60%, Gingrich 30%, Santorum 10%.
Final Results should look something like this.
Ron Paul: 16,000
Mitt Romney: 13,500
Newt Gingrich 7,000
Rick Santorum 4,500
If you're seeing any results that do not closely match my numbers, you need to be screaming FRAUD !
The man in the video laying hands on the Paul delegate needs to be identified and arrested promptly. He and the folks he was working for need to do some serious jail time.
In following the blogs on the results pages of this Caucus/Primary website, one thing is obvious: 95% of the comments come from Ron Paul supporters, and Ron Paul is the only worthy candidate in the minds of his supporters, period. End of any intelligent discussion. So my guess is that they will vote for Ron Paul in November as well, regardless of whether or not he wins the Republican nomination.
So who will be the President of the United States in January 2013? That is the real question. The answer is clear… it will ether be President Obama, or the Republican candidate. It will not be an independent candidate; that’s reality.
So from the remaining three candidates, who is the candidate with the greatest leadership skills to deal with the most pressing issues of our time? Who’s lifestyle best sets the example of a man with Christian family values which is a core part of the Republican Party platform? Who best understands the free enterprise system and the types of incentives that American businesses need to return to the USA? Who has sufficient experience in the real world of business successfully running organizations that were in financial trouble and was able to turn them around? Who has absolutely nothing to gain financially from winning the Presidential race? Who’s supporters are so narrow minded that they will in the end refuse to support the Republican candidate in November?
I like Rick Santorum, he holds a lot of promise for the future. Newt Gingrich has the gift of gab; he’s great in a debate.
Fortunately we each have the freedom and opportunity to make this critically important decision for ourselves, and we have three good candidates to choose from, four if you include Ron Paul, but as we all know, he will ultimately be running as an independent against the Republican nominee and that’s the only reason I am counting him out.
So God bless us to choose wisely!
I think JWJ pretty much got it right.
Interestingly enough, it's impossible for Ron Paul to "win the Republican nomination" because of an obviously fraudulant nomination process, and your now asking me to pick from one of the other candidates who are incapable of representing my interests or views ?
Ron Paul most likely won the nomination in Nevada. It's just a mad scramble to try and cover it up. No oraganization even attempted to cover the results after they had you go to bed thinking Romney had won by a "landslide" with only 45% of the vote being counted.
I will continue to vote Paul all the way through regardless, if it means a write in so be it. I will be demonstrating my vote for change, a vote for the other candidates and current president is clearly a vote for the current status quo.
"It will not be an independent candidate; that’s reality."
Oh, I don't know about that. When JFK was running for President, people said he would never be elected because he was Catholic, but he was elected. When Clinton went for his 2nd term, people said he would never be re-elected, but he was elected. When Obama was elected, people said he would never be elected because of his skin color, but he was elected. And now people are saying Ron Paul will never be elected. And an independent candidate will never be elected. I wouldn't bet on it. The American people have a tendency to vote for 'change' when fed up with the status quo.
I think a whole big bunch of us are fed up with seeing foreclosure signs on the homes of our neighbors. Fed up with one in every five children living in poverty. Fed up with unemployment undermining the lives of our friends and families and the future of our children. Fed up with the government killing off our families and friends by sending them into undeclared wars. Fed up with rising food costs. Fed up with rising gas prices. Fed up with outrageous utility bills. Fed up with the government intruding into our lives and stealing our freedoms by ignoring our Constitution. Fed up with not being able to get on a plane or into public buildings without being felt up by people we don't know and don't want touching our bodies. Fed up with watching our nation, OUR nation, have its credit rating lowered because of politicians insane spending. Fed up with greedy criminals stealing our life savings – with the apparent blessings of our government. Fed up with politicians shoveling b.s. down our throats and telling us it's oatmeal.
I think we're a nation of people who are just plain fed up with our government. It's time for a real change, for a return to our roots, the Constitution of the United States of America. I think that whether Ron Paul is elected or not, there's a whole big bunch of us who will continue to sing his/our song of freedom; a whole big bunch of us who will continue to watch every move our government makes, and shout from the rooftops what we see. So whadda ya think of that?
I wish more and more people were open minded and really understood the corruption within our government. Makes me feel better knowing their are hawk eyes watching that truly care about America and it's people.
Make this video go viral. This was a live feed on CNN last night and they were counting ballots outloud on camera with witnesses. The ballots are from part of a Jewish community in the biggest county in Nevada and RON PAUL absolutely destroyed the rest of the candidates. If these ballots were counted at an undisclosed location in secret, do you think these ballots would have come out lime this? RON PAUL is geting support like this all over America and we ARE BEING LIED TO. It's time to het pissed off and stand ul for ourselves. This is a slap in the face!! They are treating us like dummies blatantly lying to us. Spread this video far and wide.
http://youtu.be/f7Ug1jdERZw
Shared on FB and a Ron Paul FB Group
The polls can very easy be rigged but when it comes to election time that is another story but still can be rigged. every one I know is voting for Ron Paul, I'm 100% sure the polls are rigged but there is nothing we can do about it. what the people need is a secure non bias web site to cast there votes, one vote only and that way every one would know if an election is rigged or not and who actually won. sadly that will not happen either.
If Ron Paul does not win the presidency then at least the ones that did vote for him tried. and we would know the truth. personally it would be the last time I and my family ever voted again.
Sadly I feel you
Ron Paul does not need to win the republican nomination to win the presidential election nor does he need to run third party.
I will write him in and millions and millions of his supporters will be doing the same thing. I vote for the president not the party and I choose Ron Paul and no other!
Ron Paul is the only candidate running who represents "we the people" and our country's
best interest. Ron Paul is US!
But we must actively monitor the ballot counting. Voter fraud is well-documented and not all of the states have added a paper trail receipt to the insecure electronic voting machines.
Find out what you can do to protect your vote here: http://www.blackboxvoting.org/
Diebold electronic voter fraud confirmed: http://youtu.be/u4FPuLNjvAc
Lou Dobbs interviews Bev Harris: http://youtu.be/TdzlnwWsAAU
Clinton Curtis Software Programmer testifies: http://youtu.be/DzBI33kOiKc
http://youtu.be/K7tjnuG-l6g
Yes Trav, I too have had that sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach for too long now……
Ron Paul, Ron Paul, Ron Paul!
Everyone you know is voting for Paul? Small circle of friends.
In 2008, Romney got more than 51% in Nevada–and lost the nomination hands-down.
In 2012, Romney got LESS than that–and it's supposed to be a success to LOSE support??
Fully HALF of his support was Mormons. If you subtract them, it was a neck-and-neck race.
Why would you subtract Mormons. Do they not have a voice in their communities. Other religious and racial communities unfortunately vote in blocks. If Romney wasn't a Mormon his percentages would be much higher based on values and character alone. I Like Ron Paul for the most part, but because of his stance on Drugs, Porn, foreign Policy I can't vote for him, even Paul himself said he doesn't expect to win. I will stand behind whomever wins the nomination and hope that they give Ron Paul the Secretary of the Treasure Position where he will benefit this Country the most.
Conservitive Ticker – Ron Paul's stance on Drugs, Porn, foreign Policy – Look, I don't like drugs and porn either, but we do have a Constitution that tells us what we and our government can and cannot do.
So, first, let's talk about his foreign policy. It's pretty simple, really. Ron Paul is anti-war, but does recognize that war may be necessary in the event of a direct threat to the United States. In that event, he has said, in accordance with our Constitution, Congress must first declare war, that our military 'only then' is sent to deal with the threat – go in, get it over with quickly and decisively. This make sense as it prevents one person, the President, from getting our nation into wars by the decision of one person. He believes the money spent on maintaining military bases in something like 130 countries would be better spent here at home, where the military would spend their pay, thereby stimulating our economy, which in turn stimulates job growth as the demand for products increases. He further believes the United States can improve international relationships more by establishing trade with them, which would also stimulate our economy and job creation, than we can by bombing or threatening to bomb them. Yet, a lot of Americans have been slaughtered in 'unconstitutional, undeclared' wars. So, I ask how is getting involved in these unconstitutional, undeclared wars working out for us? Do you feel this is a path we should continue to follow?
Porn? The federal government, nor the state government, has constitutional authority to come into the privacy of our homes. That is well established by the U.S. Supreme Court. However distasteful we, as individuals may find it, it's none of our business, or our government's business, what our neighbors do in their homes, anymore than it is our neighbor's business what sexual positions we favor or whether we use birth control, or whether we get an abortion. For that matter, it's none of our business or our government's business, or our neighbor's when same sex relationships are practiced -according to our Constitution. If watching porn leads to a criminal act, the States have the authority under the Constitution to enact laws, in fact already have laws in place, to deal with those who violate the laws.
The War on Drugs isn't working out very well either. So is legalizing drugs the answer? It was the answer to bootlegging of moonshine during Prohibition. The fact that drugs are currently illegal hasn't stopped people from using drugs anymore than it stopped people from drinking moonshine. The laws haven't stopped drug dealers from selling drugs anymore than it stopped bootleggers, or kept drug traffic off our highways and out of our neighborhoods. Again, the States have the constitutional authority to enact laws, and in fact already have laws in place to deal with drugs and crimes committed under the influence of drugs. There are also laws against the manufacture of drugs like meth, crack, etc. at the State level. It remains, however, that the use of drugs by individuals is not illegal under our Constitution, and just as it's none of our business what our neighbors do in their own bedrooms, it's none of our business, or our government's business, what they do in their own living rooms.
Under your "it's none of our business" logic many laws that are currently in place would not be. Should bestiality be legal? Its none of our business what someone does in the bedroom or farmhouse for that matter. What about child abuse? Molestation? Is it none of our business? You say they would only have authority to place laws if it lead to a criminal act. What is a criminal act? Isn't it up to the people to decide what constitutes a criminal act? Or is that none of their business?
The war on drugs is not necessarily something I would rush to defend but just because drug use still exists doesn't mean legalizing it is the answer. You can't say for sure whether or not the criminalization of drugs deters a percentage from participating in it.
Yes, it is up to the people to define what constitutes a criminal act. To simplify, any act that harms another, such as child abuse or molestation, is a criminal act. The States do have constitutional authority to create laws, to address such acts, and no, they don't have to wait until the crime is committed to enact the law. The Federal government, however, does not have constitutional authority to interfere or mandate what acts the States may or may not regulate – as long as the laws do not violate our Constitutional rights. If a law is challenged as unconstitutional, then it is up to the Courts to rule on it, all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court if the issue cannot be resolved by the State courts. The only laws it is Constitutional for the Federal government to make are laws dealing with national issues that affect all States that the States are unable to enact or enforce without Federal intervention.
Take Roe v Wade, I am a pro-lifer – but – Roe v Wade was based on our constitutional right to privacy. I have to understand, and accept, that just because I don't believe in abortion, neither do I have the right to tell my neighbor she has to believe as I do. Ultimately, it's none of my business. It doesn't harm me in any way if someone else chooses to abort. The same holds true if my neighbor smokes pot, or even uses cocaine. As long as he/she does no harm to others, what's the crime? If he/she does cause harm to anyone else, the States have the authority to create laws to address the crime. Bestiality? Hey, to each his own – as long as they don't harm others. Do you think the government can regulate things like that anyway? It's not like it's something a practitioner would do in public, and the U.S. Supreme Court says we all have a Constitutional right of privacy.
You're right that I can't say whether or not criminalization of drug use deters a percentage of people from using drugs. But I can say it hasn't 'stopped' a huge percentage of people, especially pot smokers. People do what they want to do, legal or not. But legalizing drugs would lead to 'safer' drugs regulated by the FDA. It would put drug dealers out of business. It might even help pay off the national deficit if drugs, like cigarettes and I assume alcohol are taxed. I can also say that way-back-when the attempt at prohibition failed and repealing it resulted in safer alcohol than moonshine, and legalizing it brought in tax revenue. Drug addiction needs to be out in the open instead of hidden which is what addicts try to do – because it's illegal. Instead of putting tax monies into prisons for drug users, we need to be offering drug-rehab programs. Get to the root of the problem if we want to get rid of the problem.
Not if you subtract all the Catholics who voted for Gingrich and all the Baptists who voted for Paul.
Here is a link to the live Clark County coverage on youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwjTBHoUAog
If having so much favor in the ballots in the largest county in Nevada did not boost Ron Pauls standing, then something must be wrong.
So if it ever did get to the point where other big countries decided to attack America, hopefully those countries do their recon and find out where all the underground bases are at in this country because the people you want, will be hiding in those. It will never come to that, however, because some US citizens WILL overthrow the government anyway they can if it looks like our cities will be attacked because our military is following orders to attack Iran. But, our military, as a whole is also waking up. I get the feeling if they are told they need to go fight in Iran, hundreds of thousands of US soldiers are going to take a stand together and say “no more!”
The leaders in the US are so arrogant they don't even realize they are turning the whole country, including military families against them. They are provoking another otential civil war in America where they WILL NOT stand a chance. Oh yeah, IT'S going to happen. Whichever way it happens is still up in the air and I know some of you feel it in your gut. Buy guns and ammo for your protection and your families protection..That's the best advice you'll get all year long because with this NDAA bill that was recently passed, they have got plans for us, they would have NEVER passed a bill like this if they didn't want to round Americans up. You just need to figure out if your going to let these tyrants take you and your wife and your kids off to some FEMA camp or are you going to do something else. Don't think a NAZI Germany situation could NEVER happen in America because it IS happening NOW! The paralells of America NOW and Nazi Germany in the 20s and 30s are so close. If you know history and see what is happening in America today, you know what Im talking about. The concentration camps are much closer than you think. Alot of us see this and Im telling you, we are not going to stand around much longer. You will see.
America,
Wake up!
Mitt Romney's top donors: Goldman-Sachs, Bank of America, etc.
Barack Obama's top donors: Solindra, Goldman-Sachs, B of A, Etc.
Newt Gingrich's top donors: More corporate B.S. (Hearth foundation, Las Vegas Casino Tycoons, etc.)
Ron Paul's top donors: Men and Women of the U.S. Armed Forces
The fact is, OUR MILITARY supports Ron Paul for President. OUR MILITARY understands humble foreign policy better than civilians ever could. The other candidates are Pro-bailout, Pro-croney-capitalism, Pro-war, Pro-1%. The continued corruption and war mongering must come to an end. Please, reconsider real change! Consider Ron Paul for President, I implore you.
Ah, so many start off with the same view *sighs* But in time, you'll join the fold, hun. Much like death and taxes, a stint of fancying The Ramos is a fate that cannot be avoided!