Ron Paul wins yet another second place finish in a state caucus. This time in Louisiana. A little after the Caucus there was a lot of speculation that he came in first. John McCain ended winning the state.
The Louisiana contest, however, is not a battleground state in the race for the Republican nomination as candidates have focused on bigger prizes in South Carolina and Florida.
Fred Thompson dropping out of the race boosted Paul’s vote count which is good thing. If Thompson were to have stayed in the race he would have won. A Louisiana political source explained to NR, his state delegate strength in Louisiana would have been enough to potentially get him all of the state’s 47 national delegates. The one big problem, though, is that he dropped out only hours before he finally won something.
Unconfirmed results show that Ron won at least 46 of the 95 alternates that were selected. The delegates and alternates chosen yesterday will pick 24 of the National Convention delegates and choose 20 more delegates later. The only way that can change is if some candidate gets a majority of the primary vote on Feb. 9th.
Louisiana voters have become disenchanted with its state’s stance against online gambling. Ron Paul is against Internet gambling prohibition.
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