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Nevada, Iowa and Louisiana
I could be wrong here, but didn't Ron Paul take most of Louisiana's delegates? (Reference here http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ron-paul-wins-louisiana-caucus-2012-04-29 )81.98.167.142 (talk) 02:48, 2 May 2012 (UTC)


 * ...and Nevada, Maine and Iowa. References here --> http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Elections/President/2012/0506/Ron-Paul-wins-big-in-Maine-and-Nevada and here --> http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2012/05/breaking-news-ron-paul-wins-iowa-yes-iowa/ 81.98.167.142 (talk) 21:54, 6 May 2012 (UTC)
 * You're right. I don't know where the dude (Jack) went though. Zach Vega (talk to me) 12:10, 7 May 2012 (UTC)
 * The problem is that Iowa and Louisiana havent elected anyone yet. You can see the schedule for all the conventions here: Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012. So even though it is more than likely that Paul will win a plurality in those two states, it have not happened yet. What you are reading from different forums and newsmedia are simply projected counts! Paul did win a plurality in Nevada, but since they are bound to vote for Romney on the first ballot, and this is a presidential nomination map, Nevada should stay coloured for Romney. And please dont call me dude, I find that disrespectful - Thank You. Jack Bornholm (talk) 21:11, 7 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Sorry dawg. So how does Rule 38 work into the Nevada situation? Zach Vega  ( talk to me ) 23:21, 7 May 2012 (UTC)
 * It prohibits the 20 delegates Romney majority from telling the 8 delegates Paul minority that they have to vote for Romney. Witch they wouldnt do because most of the Romney majority really would like to vote for Paul themselves if they were not bound. In other words, rule 38 have not meaning for Nevada. So lets look at Minnesota and New Hampshire instead. In Minnesota Paul already have a plurality and it is more than likely he will have the majority after the state convention. But according to rule 38 his supporters can not tell the two delegates bound to Santorum to vote for Paul. And in New Hampshire the Romney majority can not tell the delegates bound to Paul to vote for Romney. In the old days it was normal for a delegation to invoke the unity rule so the whole delegation voted as a bloc, most often for a favorite son, and he again took the support of one or more states (a southern bloc maybe) to the smoky backrooms and brokered a deal with the nominee. By using the unity rule a state or a entire region got more influence. Jack Bornholm (talk) 08:28, 9 May 2012 (UTC)