What happens in West Virginia on Super Tuesday?
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee are bringing their Republican presidential campaigns to West Virginia, to sway those attending Tuesday’s state GOP convention.
Romney and Huckabee each plan to appeal personally for the 18 national delegates up for grabs at the convention, their campaigns said Monday.
Ron Paul announced earlier that he would also attend the Charleston convention. Front-runner John McCain is sending former Louisiana Gov. Buddy Roemer to speak on his behalf.
West Virginia’s convention is among 21 Republican primaries or caucuses being held in as many states Tuesday. More than 1,000 delegates to the GOP’s national convention will be decided. West Virginia expects to post the first results of the day.
With 1,207 party members eligible to vote at the state convention, the candidates need a simple majority to win. Romney has the most state delegates of any candidate, with 210 signed up to support the former Massachusetts governor. Huckabee, a former Arkansas governor, has the next-largest delegation at 138.
A Texas congressman, Paul has 95, while McCain has 15. But the leading supporters of two departed GOP candidates, Fred Thompson and Rudy Giuliani, say they plan to back the Arizona senator Tuesday.
“We’re seeing that trend,” said Larry Swann, who’s overseeing McCain’s West Virginia efforts. “I’ve received numerous calls from Thompson and Giuliani delegates that their choice is now Sen. McCain.”
All told, 166 state convention delegates had expressed support for candidates who have since quit the race. But the largest group, 48 percent of the total, is the 583 who are uncommitted.
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I’m excited to see the results tomorrow night. Like all Tuesday elections, I can’t watch it unfold until I’m out of class at 9:30!
This sounds so exciting!
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Oh Baby That’s What I Like!
I’m BD Bopper and this is what I like: I like Mike Huckabee for President 2008!
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
SUPER TUESDAY UPDATE – WEST VIRGINIA
Mike Huckabee just gave the speech of his life at the West Virginia GOP convention. The ovations got longer and louder like at the Values Voters Straw Poll back in October. Stay tuned. The dominoes may be about to fall. If the media has headlines about Mike Huckabee winning the vote at the convention this afternoon shockwaves will be felt around the country.
Mitt Romney was there to speak (and he did so first) and John McCain had a surrogate and didn’t much of an ovation at all.
If everyone in that room has a vote at that convention we may win by a landslide!
DEVELOPING….
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Posted by BDBopper at 11:10 AM
Labels: Mike Huckabee, Super Tuesday, West Virginia
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The New Conservative
Steven Nielson
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Thoughts on West Virginia Speeches
West Virginia is clearly a Huckabee / Romney state. The speeches were great, the crowd was pumped up… and now the delegates vote for this winner take 18 state.
I predict that Huckabee will win. He had the advantage of speaking last, jazzing the crowd, and speaking to the hearts of the delegates. That being said, Romney supporters had to sit through the lack-lustered McCain presentation by McCain’s surrogate. The fact that Huckabee had the chance to wake this crowd up may pay big dividends!
WV gives out 30 delegates, but only 18 are being pledged today by the convention. Nine more are being handed out based on the Primary results in May… and three stay unpledged and belong to the state party… perhaps for bargaining tools.
The results should be out before 12:30 ET. That is one hour away… breath is officially being held!
Posted by Steven M Nielson at 8:43 AM