The Nevada Republican Party caucus is a closed caucus open to those who were registered 30 days before the caucus date, and 17-year-olds who are eligible to vote in the general election in November. As in most Republican caucuses, there are two components. First, delegates are elected from the attendees. These delegates represent the caucusgoers at the county conventions in March, and generally announce who they support for President, and why they should go to the county convention. Election of delegates is by show of hands. Then, a supporter of each campaign speaks on behalf of their candidate. Finally, a straw poll, called a presidential preference poll, is taken of the individuals in the room. This preference poll is a secret ballot with candidate names printed on them.[4][5]
Although the news media report the results of the straw poll, and assigns delegates proportionally based on it, in Nevada it is the county conventions and the state convention which determine who actually goes to the Republican National Convention. Thus, all delegates are unbound until the state convention in April, although they generally will represent the preferences expressed by fellow Republicans in the straw poll.[6]
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Republican candidate Mitt Romney campaigned hard in Nevada, while the other leading Republican candidates, John McCain and Mike Huckabee, focused on South Carolina during the run-up to January 19. The Republican party did not cut Nevada's delegates to the national convention in half;[clarification needed] therefore, Nevada had more delegates at stake than South Carolina. He was expected to benefit from Nevada's large Mormon population.[7]
A poll ahead of the election predicted John McCain to win the election with 22 percent, followed by Rudy Giuliani (18 percent), Mike Huckabee (16 percent), Mitt Romney (15 percent), Fred Thompson (11 percent) and Ron Paul (6 percent).[8]
On January 17, Ron Paul's Nevada campaign representatives warned state GOP officials that thousands of caucus goers had been given incorrect information on where to go to caucus. Party officials addressed the problem with a message on the Nevada GOP website that morning, two days before the caucus.[9]
Resultsedit
Romney's win in Nevada extended the lead that he then held in total delegates. After coming last in this caucus, Duncan Hunter withdrew his bid for the nomination.
Although delegates were not pledged to candidates until the state convention, the news media allocated delegates proportionally for reporting purposes.
^"South Carolina, Nevada could crown new front-runners". CNN. cnn.com. January 18, 2008. Retrieved January 18, 2008.
^a blog on The Reno Gazette-Journal website - Gannett Archived 2012-09-10 at archive.today
^Campbell, Stewart (January 17, 2008). "Ron Paul Campaign Concerned About Incorrect Caucus Location Information Provided by the Nevada State Republican Party". kolotv.com. KOLO-TV. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
^. The Nevada GOP Caucus. Archived from the original on January 20, 2008. comatose link
Notesedit
^There were 34 delegates in Nevada, but 3 of those delegates were unbound party leaders
External linksedit
Official website of Nevada Republican Caucus
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The 2008 Nevada Republican presidential caucuses was held on January 19 the same day as the 2008 South Carolina Republican primary with 31 delegates at stake Mitt Romney was the winner in Nevada with 51 of the votes with Ron Paul in second place Half of Romney s votes came from Mormons while two thirds of the independent voters favored Paul 1 According to the Las Vegas Sun Republicans crossed over in large numbers to vote Democratic 2 CNN exit polls indicated that Republican voters made up 4 of the Democratic caucus turnout 3 2008 Nevada Republican presidential caucuses 2000 January 19 2008 2008 01 19 2012 Nominee Mitt Romney Ron Paul John McCainParty Republican Republican RepublicanHome state Massachusetts Texas ArizonaDelegate count 18 4 4Popular vote 22 649 6 087 5 651Percentage 51 1 13 73 12 75 Nominee Mike Huckabee Fred ThompsonParty Republican RepublicanHome state Arkansas TennesseeDelegate count 2 2Popular vote 3 616 3 521Percentage 8 16 7 94 Election results by county Mitt Romney Ron Paul Contents 1 Process 2 Campaign 3 Results 4 See also 5 References 6 Notes 7 External linksProcess editThe Nevada Republican Party caucus is a closed caucus open to those who were registered 30 days before the caucus date and 17 year olds who are eligible to vote in the general election in November As in most Republican caucuses there are two components First delegates are elected from the attendees These delegates represent the caucusgoers at the county conventions in March and generally announce who they support for President and why they should go to the county convention Election of delegates is by show of hands Then a supporter of each campaign speaks on behalf of their candidate Finally a straw poll called a presidential preference poll is taken of the individuals in the room This preference poll is a secret ballot with candidate names printed on them 4 5 Although the news media report the results of the straw poll and assigns delegates proportionally based on it in Nevada it is the county conventions and the state convention which determine who actually goes to the Republican National Convention Thus all delegates are unbound until the state convention in April although they generally will represent the preferences expressed by fellow Republicans in the straw poll 6 Campaign editRepublican candidate Mitt Romney campaigned hard in Nevada while the other leading Republican candidates John McCain and Mike Huckabee focused on South Carolina during the run up to January 19 The Republican party did not cut Nevada s delegates to the national convention in half clarification needed therefore Nevada had more delegates at stake than South Carolina He was expected to benefit from Nevada s large Mormon population 7 A poll ahead of the election predicted John McCain to win the election with 22 percent followed by Rudy Giuliani 18 percent Mike Huckabee 16 percent Mitt Romney 15 percent Fred Thompson 11 percent and Ron Paul 6 percent 8 On January 17 Ron Paul s Nevada campaign representatives warned state GOP officials that thousands of caucus goers had been given incorrect information on where to go to caucus Party officials addressed the problem with a message on the Nevada GOP website that morning two days before the caucus 9 Results editRomney s win in Nevada extended the lead that he then held in total delegates After coming last in this caucus Duncan Hunter withdrew his bid for the nomination Although delegates were not pledged to candidates until the state convention the news media allocated delegates proportionally for reporting purposes 100 of precincts reporting 10 Candidate Votes Percentage DelegatesMitt Romney 22 649 51 1 18Ron Paul 6 087 13 73 4John McCain 5 651 12 75 4Mike Huckabee 3 616 8 16 2Fred Thompson 3 521 7 94 2Rudy Giuliani 1 910 4 31 1Duncan Hunter 890 2 01 0Total 44 324 100 31 a See also editNevada Democratic caucuses 2008 Republican Party United States presidential primaries 2008References edit JESSE J HOLLAND Mormons Key for Romney in Nevada Associated Press Inside the campaigns and the real story Las Vegas Sun Election Center 2008 Primary Exit Polls Elections amp Politics news from CNN com CNN Retrieved May 20 2010 Official Caucus Agenda 2008 The Nevada GOP Caucus Archived from the original on January 17 2008 Nevada Republican Caucus 2008 North Lake Tahoe Bonanza Incline Village Nevada January 19 2008 Archived from the original on July 16 2011 Retrieved July 12 2010 Questions and Answers The Nevada GOP Caucus South Carolina Nevada could crown new front runners CNN cnn com January 18 2008 Retrieved January 18 2008 a blog on The Reno Gazette Journal website Gannett Archived 2012 09 10 at archive today Campbell Stewart January 17 2008 Ron Paul Campaign Concerned About Incorrect Caucus Location Information Provided by the Nevada State Republican Party kolotv com KOLO TV Retrieved July 12 2010 Results The Nevada GOP Caucus Archived from the original on January 20 2008 comatose linkNotes edit There were 34 delegates in Nevada but 3 of those delegates were unbound party leadersExternal links editOfficial website of Nevada Republican Caucus Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2008 Nevada Republican presidential caucuses amp oldid 1174220923, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
