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Maine GOP chairman says Mitt Romney wins caucuses
Bangor Daily News ^ | 2-11-2012 | Eric Russell

Posted on 02/11/2012 5:16:11 PM PST by BAW

PORTLAND, Maine — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney narrowly edged Texas Congressman Ron Paul in Maine’s nonbinding GOP presidential preference poll on Saturday, ending a string of defeats for the Republican front-runner.

According to unofficial results announced Saturday evening by Maine Republican Party Chairman Charlie Webster, Romney took 39 percent of votes during statewide caucuses held during the last few weeks. Paul finished second at 36 percent.

“It’s good news. I’m hopeful this ends Romney’s little slide,” Maine House Speaker Robert Nutting said shortly after the announcement. “Romney is the best candidate to beat President Obama in the fall.”

Peter Cianchette, the Maine chairman for the Romney campaign and a former candidate for governor, said his candidate received broad support across the state despite a strong push by Paul.

“This was clearly a win and I think Maine showed him tremendous support,” Cianchette said.

ch took only 6 percent.

(Excerpt) Read more at bangordailynews.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Maine
KEYWORDS: caucus; maine; romney
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Hey, it's Maine. Land of Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe.
1 posted on 02/11/2012 5:16:13 PM PST by BAW
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To: BAW

Was this expected? Did Newt or Rick campaign there?


2 posted on 02/11/2012 5:17:50 PM PST by Kenny (I)
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To: BAW

“Maine GOP chairman says Mitt Romney wins caucuses”

He can hold his head up high as he returns to the bath house.


3 posted on 02/11/2012 5:20:48 PM PST by BobL (I don't care about his past - Santorum will BRING THE FIGHT to Obama)
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To: Kenny

If anything, Mitt underperformed. Maine is hardly an hour’s drive from Massachusetts.

Gingrich would perform spectacularly badly in the northeast, and Santorum not much better. That means that ALL of the state legislators and U.S. reps would fear a non-Romney candidacy for fear of how it would effect them. Winning the presidency is secondary, and losing bodies in the south and heartland doesn’t even enter into the calculus.


4 posted on 02/11/2012 5:21:10 PM PST by Dr. Sivana (May Mitt Romney be the Paul Tsongas of 2012.)
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To: BAW

Little slide? Try big slide. Anyway, nobody cares what Maine thinks.


5 posted on 02/11/2012 5:22:58 PM PST by KansasGirl
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To: Kenny

Neither Santorum or Gingrich campaigned there.


6 posted on 02/11/2012 5:34:14 PM PST by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: cripplecreek

you know how this will be reported though.


7 posted on 02/11/2012 5:40:42 PM PST by RC one (the majority of republicans agree, anyone but Romney.)
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To: Kenny

Proportional award of delegates I hope.


8 posted on 02/11/2012 5:46:09 PM PST by CPT Clay (Pick up your weapon and follow me.)
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To: RC one

I’m not sure why so many states have these unofficial contests. They’re probably a fair indicator of which way the official vote will go but they seem kind of pointless aside from that.


9 posted on 02/11/2012 5:46:52 PM PST by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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“It’s good news. I’m hopeful this ends Romney’s little slide,” Maine House Speaker Robert Nutting said...

RAAAAAAAGHHHH!!!

10 posted on 02/11/2012 5:47:14 PM PST by ROCKLOBSTER ( Celebrate Republicans Freed the Slaves Month.)
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To: CPT Clay

Non-bonding presidential preference. Only 5,000 people voting, and no direct delegates.


11 posted on 02/11/2012 6:00:47 PM PST by HapaxLegamenon
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To: BAW
Gingrich at only 6%.

What a total collapse. Amazing.

12 posted on 02/11/2012 6:07:13 PM PST by montag813
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To: Dr. Sivana
Hello, McFly, anybody home?

The below map shows how we did in the northeast in 2004. We don't pick our presidential candidates based on how they will perform in the northeast or on the west coast. If Republicans are winning in those states, it must be because they have unique RINO appeal to those constituencies even when they don't like the president. So we could expect the same thing to happen here, they would show up to vote against the conservative Republican president but will still vote for their local RINOs.


13 posted on 02/11/2012 6:14:15 PM PST by JediJones (Newt-er Romney in 2012!)
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To: KansasGirl
Anyway, nobody cares what Maine thinks.

Don't be flippant. Everyone knows, as Maine goes so goes Nova Scotia. ;-)

14 posted on 02/11/2012 6:26:36 PM PST by Yankee (ANNOY THE RNC AND THE MEDIA: NOMINATE NEWT GINGRICH!)
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To: BAW

“Maine House Speaker Robert Nutting said shortly after the announcement. “Romney is the best candidate to beat President Obama in the fall.”

Wow. Nothing like being a pre-programmed Romneybot. Thought? Thinking? Principles? BAH. Who needs that. Romney has nice hair and looks safe (if you don’t look too closely).


15 posted on 02/11/2012 6:28:33 PM PST by Pravious
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To: BAW
A state full of RINOs supporting the Ultimate RINO.

And I STILL say,

FUMR!!
16 posted on 02/11/2012 6:35:11 PM PST by mkjessup (Let's do to Mitt what his Irish Setter did to him while tied to the roof rack of his station wagon!)
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To: BAW

Beautiful state, but filled with crazy people. Maine is much like Minnesota where I live. I’ll trade Al Franken for Oly Snowe.


17 posted on 02/11/2012 6:37:08 PM PST by mplsconservative (Impeach Obama Now!)
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To: cripplecreek

The electoral math, so far, still shows Santorum doing way better than Gingrich.

Seven reasons for Rick Santorum


  1. Who has won the most states without the benefit of their own money, last election's organization or a billionaire casino sugar daddy?
  2. Who is everybody's second choice when he isn't their first?
  3. Who can get both the Romney people and the Gingrich people, who hate each other, to vote for him?
  4. Who has the best record on immigration?
  5. Who has the best plan for repealing ObamaCare? And is the only GOP candidate who didn't help write or approve legislation which helped spawn this fiasco?
  6. Who has the best plan for expanding the American economy and strengthening American families?
  7. Who is the closest thing we have to the "generic Republican" which polls show consistently beating Obama and is most likely to make the election about Obama's sorry record rather than about himself?

18 posted on 02/11/2012 6:37:56 PM PST by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: BAW
I've visited Maine. I expected nothing else. It's a very confused state.
19 posted on 02/11/2012 6:40:38 PM PST by Glenn (iamtheresistance.org)
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To: Vigilanteman

Oh for 7. Like Rick, your analysis is shallow and unvetted.


20 posted on 02/11/2012 6:53:01 PM PST by C. Edmund Wright
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