Ron Paul and the electoral college ?

Question

what outcome would we expect to see from the elctoral college if Ron Paul should come close to winning ?

How do you think that will work out ?

I am voting Ron Paul and just curious what the possibilities are ...

Answer 1

Before Ron Paul can get elected, he has to be nominated by delegates at the Republican National Convention which will take place in St. Paul, Minnesota. September 1-4, 2008. We have to get elected as delegates to the convention. Electoral college delegates have to be constitutionalists because they elect the president by casting their vote. Those who support Ron Paul must begin the process now of getting elected as a delegate to the convention or it’s all over.

Because of the way things work right now, you must NOT show your support of Ron Paul when you present yourself as a delegate. Wave the flag, shout rah rah GOP, whatever. When in rome... You have to do this to fight the back room deals and big money issues which give the people no chance to be heard. Once he is better accepted, the GOP can be transformed into a respectable party again, but time is running out.

To become a delegate:

You must register to vote, and as a Republican in closed primary states

You must become a member of the Republican party in your state.

You must participate in the delegate process, usually at your local precinct, then onto your county or senatorial district. Then it will go to the state primary, and finally the Republican National Convention (RNC).

Final primary process - is different for different states, more information can be found here. http://www.republicansource.com/primaries.htm

Answer 2

He could opt for to win better than the different candidate. Destined - who requested the electoral college? we do not even comprehend who's contained in the electoral college till after the election. So no extra BS from the media - basically extra BS from the ignorant Paul followers who do no longer even comprehend how the gadget works.

Answer 3

In theory, they could rebel and refuse to vote for Paul based on their own personal preference:
"The Presidential Electors of each state (and DC) meet 41 days following the popular vote to cast the electoral votes. The Electors ballot first for President, then for Vice President. On rare occasions, an Elector does not cast the electoral vote for the party's national ticket, usually as a political statement; these people are called faithless Electors. Each Elector signs a document entitled the Certificate of Vote which sets forth the electoral vote of the state (or DC). One original Certificate of Vote is sent by certified mail to the Office of the Vice President."

However, many states can punish and/or cancel votes that go against the state's popular vote:
"There are laws to punish faithless electors in 24 states. While no faithless elector has ever been punished, the constitutionality of state pledge laws was brought before the Supreme Court in 1952 (Ray v. Blair, 343 U.S. 214). The court ruled in favor of state laws requiring electors to pledge to vote for the winning candidate, as well as remove electors who refuse to pledge. As stated in the ruling, electors are acting as a function of the state, not the federal government. Therefore, states have the right to govern electors. The constitutionality of state laws punishing electors for actually casting a faithless vote, rather than refusing to pledge, has never been decided by the Supreme Court. While many states may only punish a faithless elector after-the-fact, some such as Michigan have the power to cancel his or her vote.[3]"

It would then come down to whether the state's actually punished the faithless electors, and, if it came to that, whether the Supreme Court would side with the states or with the electors.

While I value individual preference, that should happen in the voting booth with the elector's personal vote in my opinion NOT at the electoral college level. One would hope that this loophole is eventually closed and the electors are bound to vote for those whom their state has chosen.

Answer 4

That depends on who influences the electoral college.

Answer 5

hillary will win

Answer 6

well hopefully they would vote the way they were elected to.

Answer 7

Since Ron Paul is doing his damnedest to alienate both mainstream parties, I doubt we have much to worry about.

Answer 8

It will be a show...

Answer 9

He'll never make it anywhere near close enough to find out how your scenario develops.

Answer 10

there are none as he wont come close but its nice you support the system.