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Ron Paul supporters dominate Louisiana's Republican presidential caucuses

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Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, dominated the Louisiana Republican caucuses held Saturday. The results guarantee he will have a strong presence in the state's delegation to the Republican National Convention in August, even if he has little hope of winning the party's presidential nomination.

The caucuses were held in the state's six newly drawn congressional districts.

While the presidential preferences of the delegates were not identified on the caucus ballots, delegates who back the libertarian congressman, who is now the only one of Mitt Romney's adversaries still standing, won the lion's share of the contests, carrying the 1st, 2nd, 5th and 6th Congressional Districts.

As a result, under party rules, Paul is guaranteed at least 17 of the 46 delegates to the convention at which Romney will almost certainly be nominated for president.

Source: The Times-Picayune

With all the other caucus states it is pretty clear Paul is going to have a nice big chunk of delegate at the convention.
 
Does a 'big chunk' of delegates mean under 10% or the total?

It's irrelelvant anyway. Romney will win, Paul will be given a chance to speak, every one but the Paul nuts will use it for a bathroom break, and then the process will continue.
 
Does a 'big chunk' of delegates mean under 10% or the total?

At the very least he will get 10%. I would not be surprised if it is much more than that.
 
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