Ron Paul winning Washington

The main stream media can put out some really misleading things. A good example today is the reporting on the primary in Washington state. Here are the results that you see on major media websites or TV news reports: McCain 26%, Huckabee 24%, Paul 21%, Romney 17%, uncommitted 13%. It appears that McCain won doesn't it?

The real story is this. Washington is a caucus state. When a person enters their local caucus site, they are asked to indicate their 'preference for president.' This is sometimes called a 'straw poll.' What is being reported in the MSM is the result of the straw poll. But in a caucus, people give speeches for their candidates, people openly try to persuade others to vote for their candidate, sometimes deals are cut - finally a vote is taken. So, in Washington, those 13% who were 'uncommitted' eventually voted for somebody. Romney isn't in the race so that 17% eventually voted for somebody else. So what is really happening in Washington?

Here's an excerpt from an email from the Ron Paul Headquarters in Washington State to local RP organizers there:

"Hello everyone,

By our very preliminary count from your reports it is looking like we have at least twice the delegates as the other candidates!!

For this day and until the count shows otherwise I want you to congratulate yourselves for WINNING Washington State for Ron Paul!!

I wish I could share every single story I have heard over the past few days and all the happy reports from Ron Paul enclaves in WA towns I have never even heard of! Please know this…the National Campaign is seeing these kind of successes all over the country…Every day that goes by we have new supporters and new contributers. I can’t believe I am saying this…I thought certainly I would sleep for 4 days once the 9th was over…but I am already so excited to prepare for our County Conventions!! The next few weeks are going to be very important…There were stories from almost every precinct about Huckabee and Romney voters changing their support to Ron Paul..."