BDN reporter Tom Walsh is covering the final GOP caucuses in Maine today as Republicans in Washington County and parts of Hancock County declare their preference for a presidential nominee.
Live updates from the GOP caucuses in Hancock and Washington counties
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“Speakers endorsed Romney, Paul and Gingrich, but when the microphone was offered to Santorum supporters nobody came forward”
Some of all those zeroes might be correct.
That’s too bad. I’m a former Mainer (from Durham) who enthusiastically supports Santorum. Santorum won the day in my caucus here in Colorado.
“I hope those crazed Ron Paul supporters refrain from beating people up and terroizing our small town folk”
…..don’t laugh I’ve read this propaganda in these forums. GOP is gearing up for damage control and if Romney gets swept, this will give them an convienent out. No way will the GOP come clean.
Is that what you would do, so why you worry so ?
just pointing out the tactic GOP is using.
Other changed their posts, so must I, now.
miscommunication bro
So, can you name ONE story where Ron Paul supporters got violent, or not ?
Paint chips ?
Can you name ONE story where Ron Paul supporters got violent. I don’t think so. Don’t go spreading rumors like that, they’re uncalled for, and I believe breaks the rules for posting here.
Keep it civil and stay on topicNo vulgarity, racial slurs, name-calling or personal attacks.People who harass others or joke about tragedies will be blocked.
I for one take offense to your insinuation.
Sorry for the confusion, I was trying to pointing out the absurdidty of the claim. Some nutjob naran was making the accusation and I was merely trying to point out I believe it is a just the GOP hedging a bet and if Paul wins they could have an excuse ready. No better man for the job than Dr.Paul.
It is really basics of popular vote system, you don’t cast anymore ballots to “popular vote” totals after the totals have been published, especially after weeks of the vote publishing. If Ron Paul gets ahead, maybe they should have new caucus in the most Romney friendly areas so that Romney supporters really have opportunity to bring up the turnout, because they are highly motivated, because they know that the totals are so close and the winner is determined by them.
Maybe these caucuses should have followed the rules and have the caucuses between Feb 4 – 11.
Ron Paul got 8 votes out of Washington County in 2008, no way he would have gotten 200 more votes than Romney there this year, if the caucus had been held on Feb 11.
I guess there is slight chance if all this noise causes Washington county turnout to be huge compared to what it would have been if it had been on Feb 11 and gives Paul unfair advantage, but I don’t think that is going to happen either.
The the turnouts for each Maine county were in 0.2-0.6% range of total county population compared to population. Most rural counties similar to Washington had turnout range in the lower end of that range. 0.6% of Washington’s population is just barely votes 200 votes, and no county did any candidate get over 60% of vote.
So there is no way Ron Paul would have won it by over 200 votes on last Saturday, if he gets there 200 votes more than Romney this weekend it is because of unnatural turnout of party poopers, and unnatural tactical voting based on the information acquired after Feb 11, not what it would have been on Feb 11, not natural result.
The good thing is that whether to accept or not these numbers to the total results can’t be decided before the March 10 Republican State Committee meeting , so even if there is some unnatural turnout, it wont be added before that, and not even then if they so decide.
Rules state that all caucuses must be held by March 20, 2012…this is from the link to the right on “Watch the Vote”….so, why wouldn’t all votes be qualified for count. (Please note that the Republican party was only “encouraged” to hold their caucuses between February 4 and 11.
MAINE G.O.P. 2012 CAUCUS INFORMATION
– January 16, 2012Posted in: Party Matters
Important Information Relating to Municipal Caucuses
• Each qualified political party (Democratic, Green Independent and
Republican)* must hold a biennial municipal caucus in at least one
municipality in a minimum of 14 counties for the purpose of electing
delegates to a state convention and for any other business. (Title 21-A,
§301)
• All caucuses must be held by March 20, 2012.
o The Maine Democratic Party will hold all municipal caucuses on Sunday, February 26th.
o The Maine Republican Party is encouraging all municipal committees to hold their caucuses between February 4th and 11th.
(The Maine Republican Party will post the time, date and location of
municipal caucuses as soon as they are known). Please refer to the
Maine Republican party web site for further information in your area:
http://www.mainegop.com/
o The Maine Green Independent Party has not provided our office with
information regarding its caucus as of the time of this mailing.
Rules say that if you want to have straw poll, and have the results added to the total state straw poll results, the caucuses has to be between Feb 4 – 11. You can select the precinct delegates anytime you want until that March 20, but the straw poll has to be between Feb 4 -11.
In case you missed the local news coverage on the Caucus’s tonight, here it is:
http://bit.ly/xdswza