Maine Caucus

[avatar4321]

The Maine Caucus is today. From what Ive seen of early results, Romney is winning.

[avatar4321]

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/state/#ME

41% in

[5stringJeff]

With 41% in:

Romney: 1,533 (52%)
McCain: 631 (22%)
Paul: 542 (19%)
Huckabee: 149 (5%)
Undecided: 53 (2%)

[gabosaurus]

A political beauty contest. In Maine. Obviously extremely meaningful to us all...

[avatar4321]

A political beauty contest. In Maine. Obviously extremely meaningful to us all...

when running for President, every state matters.

[retiredman]

when running for President, every state matters.

absolutely...Maine republicans are an increasingly conservative evangelical lot... their support of Romney is bad news for McCain, I would imagine

[gabosaurus]

If this was a primary, it would be meaningful. A caucus, at this stage, is not meaningful.

[avatar4321]

If this was a primary, it would be meaningful. A caucus, at this stage, is not meaningful.

I don't understand how you can claim that. Every delegate at this point is meaningful. If Romney can get the most of 21 degelates, how is that not meaningful?

[avatar4321]

Romney wins Maine Caucus (http://www.examiner.com/a-1197691~Romney_Wins_Maine_Caucuses.html)

[82Marine89]

Romney wins Maine Caucus (http://www.examiner.com/a-1197691~Romney_Wins_Maine_Caucuses.html)


The former Massachusetts governor had 52 percent of the vote with 68 percent of the towns holding caucuses reporting. John McCain trailed with 21 percent, Ron Paul was third with 19 percent, and Mike Huckabee had 6 percent. Undecided votes accounted for 2 percent.

This is definitely a good thing for Ron Paul. I wonder who Juan McCain will cuss out for his loss?

[avatar4321]

Fox story on Romney win (http://youdecide08.foxnews.com/2008/02/02/weekend-long-maine-gop-caucuses-underway/)

I wanted to site this one mostly because of this:


Despite a sleet storm the night before that left much of the state coated with slush and ice Saturday morning, cars jammed the parking lot outside an Augusta elementary school where Kennebec County municipalities were caucusing.

Signs promoting the candidates were jabbed in snowbanks, and inside the school gym speeches were given on behalf of candidates as around 300 party members listened and occasionally broke into cheers.

Kim Pettengill, who has been a party activist for more than three decades, said Saturday’s was the largest Kennebec County caucus turnout since 1980, the year Ronald Reagan won his first GOP nomination for president.

Party Executive Director Julie O’Brien said other counties reported similarly heavy turnouts. In coastal Damariscotta, O’Brien said she counted about 400 people packing the meeting at the Great Salt Bay School, and local organizers said it was the biggest turnout they had seen.

In Portland, Maine’s largest city, more than 250 Republicans showed up for a caucus on an afternoon that turned bright and sunny, and a big majority threw their support behind Romney.

McCain was seen as picking up support in Maine following consecutive wins in South Carolina on Jan. 19 and Florida on Tuesday. Paul was also seen as a potential winner given his strong organization in Maine and appeal to the state’s independent-minded voters.

the largest Republican turn out in Maine since 1980, and they came out supporting Romney.

I think Tuesday may surprise some people.