Due to the commitment of the Wyoming GOP leaders to ensure Wyoming has a part in the final national selection, each of the 23 Wyoming county conventions will choose voting delegates committed to specific candidates on January 5, 2008.
Posted on 01/03/2008 7:09:06 AM PST by Kaslin
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Don’t forget about Wyoming.
It’s been overlooked in the hoopla surrounding Thursday’s Iowa caucuses and next week’s New Hampshire primary, but Wyoming Republicans will caucus Saturday and choose delegates to the national convention in September.
Candidates have paid little attention to the state, though.
Only Mitt Romney, Fred Thompson and Duncan Hunter have passed through since September.
“Yes, there have been some appearances by the candidates in this state that otherwise wouldn’t have occurred this early in the process,” said Jim King, who teaches political science at the University of Wyoming. “But candidates are where the media are — in Iowa and New Hampshire.”
So far, no candidate has announced plans to head west for the state GOP’s county conventions Saturday. An exception could be Hunter, who has been to several of the state’s major cities and held out the possibility of a last-minute visit. His wife spent part of her childhood in Wheatland, in southeast Wyoming.
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Duncan Hunter should had spent all his time in Wyoming and ignored Iowa and NH. Then he’ll pull an upset. Same goes with Thompson.
If states that go earlier than the date set lose 1/2 their delegates, why are they choosing to lose 1/2 of whatever little bit of clout they might have in naming a nominee?
There's probably very few who knew this. I didn't either
We'll have to dig out a 20 power magnifing glass to find the Wyoming results if Duncan wins. .
Don’t be surprised if Paul does well in WY (and NV), because caucuses favor the ones with motivated enthusiasts, and libertarianism is strong in the West.
I was thinking the same thing. It only matters when the media says it matters. Kinda like Hunter’s Staw poll wins in Texas and Arizona.
The only thing the MSM knows about Wyoming is Brokebutt Mountain took place there: they’ll be looking for them two butt boys to interview.
Other states which lose half of their delegates: New Hampshire, South Carolina, Michigan, Nevada...
I think Hunter has been campaigning in Wyoming.
Then Wyoming is the only state where Hunter has a chance of winning.
A: Wyoming is not “winner take all”. Each district commits to a candidate.
B: With the penalty, it has a whopping 14 delegates.
C: No one is formally committed until the state convention in May.
D: Once a candidate drops out or releases his district comitted delegates, they can switch.
Then Wyoming is the only state where Hunter has a chance of winning.
***The timing would be fortuitous, right before New Hampshire and after Iowa.
Basically, it’s a wide open race, with the lead changing on a weekly basis. Might as well support the true conservative, Hunter.
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According to Intrade, the winner of the December 12th GOP debate was... Duncan Hunter.
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Why the smart money is on Duncan Hunter
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1926032/posts
You got that right. Maybe this is the most wide open race since 1824.
Send Fred Thompson there!
And if Fred wins, the WY Caucus will go from being "overlooked" to being more well hidden than Hoffa's corpse.
Didn’t know about Wyoming! I’ll keep a watch on the results since the media will boycott this conservative state.
Due to the commitment of the Wyoming GOP leaders to ensure Wyoming has a part in the final national selection, each of the 23 Wyoming county conventions will choose voting delegates committed to specific candidates on January 5, 2008.
Go Hunter in the Cowboy State!!!
Because they know that its an empty threat.
The candidates will probably hem and haw and then demand that all delegates be seated.
Should they not, then kiss goodbye any support from the respective state parties and definitely don’t come a calling for money from those voters that they just pissed on.
Plus - speaking for Florida - they are seemimgly content to take this action now, rather than later, to change the primary landscape.
Should Florida’s delegates not be seated, then look for an election disaster.
I can think of nothing more stupid than to persist on this issue over party procedural rules.
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