GOP Candidates Hunt for Delegates Before Voting Begins
It’s too soon to tell how big a role Texas will play in the 2012 Republican presidential sweepstakes, but former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania and U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Lake Jackson are treating the upcoming primaries and caucuses as if their political lives depend on it.
The two hopefuls are feverishly working to stack the state convention in June with their supporters, a move that could help increase their influence should the nomination be unresolved by the time the party’s national convention rolls around in late August.
Usually the delegate selection process starts on the ...
Comments (5)
Ron Blancarte via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Texas delegates don't matter anymore. If you didn't think this race was over, last night should have proved it to you. At this point it is simply a numbers game. Romney has the numbers, Santorun doesn't. And frankly Gingrich and Paul are just wasting people's time.
Adrian D. Riojas via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Ron Paul!
Jason Stradtner via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Ron Paul rally and music festival in Austin on May 19th. Looking to bring in 10,000 supporters. Yup, just wasting time. Can Romney even get half that, or even a quarter?
Bruno F. Rivera via Texas Tribune on Facebook
The people who is on the "Anyone but Obama" bandwagon are the ones wasting the last breath that this country has. We are so broke, our Dollar is constantly devaluing itself, and we are in massive debt due to anti-constitutional wars overseas and bankrupted entitlement programs. Tell me, @Ron Blancarte does your candidate have a plane to figure this crap or just give good speeches like the Incumbent jackass?
Samdavis
Frankly I don't care which one loses to Obama. They're all losers, it's just a matter of how big the loss will be.