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Romney wins Maine Caucuses (less than 5,300 total votes)
CNN TV ^ | 02-11-2012 | Charlie Webster

Posted on 02/11/2012 3:40:41 PM PST by parksstp

2,190 39% 1,996 36% 989 18% 349 6%

WTF? 5,300 people voted in a state? This is on the same level as the other states? Give me a break

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TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: gingrich; mainecaucus; paul; romney; santorum
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To: parksstp
A caucus is a greater measure of zeal than of appeal.

And organization/resources of your campaign and it's supporters.

21 posted on 02/11/2012 4:06:50 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: parksstp

Huh? Isn’t the Mormon down in both counts? Lower votes and lower %?


22 posted on 02/11/2012 4:06:57 PM PST by RoosterRedux (Go Newt!)
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To: parksstp

Maine doesn’t matter. The keep sending those liberal women to D.C. to represent them because they are too lazy or ignorant or both to find decent representation.

Perhaps this primary season will finally make it abundantly clear that several of these media-hyped “contests” simply don’t matter to the rest of the nation.


23 posted on 02/11/2012 4:07:02 PM PST by txrefugee
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To: hoosiermama

If its only Willard and Ron Paul it wont matter if Dr Paul gets VA

hes not going to win any more or very few...

2nd and 3rd place does win some delegates in some states but he wont get the nomination...

Its too bad Willie Mitty got Maine..though he got Maine last time..

In 2008 out of 5,491 votes

Willie got 2,837 51.67%
McCain got 1,176 21.42%
Ron Paul got 1,002 18.25%
Huckabee got 318 5.79%


24 posted on 02/11/2012 4:07:36 PM PST by Tennessee Nana (Romney a Massachusetts moderate which is a liberal by Republican standards)
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To: BobL

Convention is in May where delegates to the national convention are voted for. My wife and I will be attending our first state convention. We were there for Santorum today.

Ron Paul will be very well represented at the convention. While more voters caucusing preferred Mitt, Ron Paul supporters made a greater effort to be selected as delegates to the state convention. I have a feeling that Paul will do better in all of the caucus states at the national convention than reported on election night based on what I saw today.

Romney and Paul attended our caucus this morning. I don’t recall a candidate ever giving Maine a second thought


25 posted on 02/11/2012 4:08:19 PM PST by hawgwalker
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To: BobL
Mitt still didn't get half.

He simply cannot be considered a winner with 39%. This is not election to a single member district.

What these things are about is a test of your base popularity among Republicans. No candidate who only garners 39% Republican popularity is a LOSER ~ you got to bust 50% at a minimum.

26 posted on 02/11/2012 4:10:12 PM PST by muawiyah
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To: Tennessee Nana

Maine distribution
7
6
3
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And others at large


27 posted on 02/11/2012 4:10:19 PM PST by hoosiermama (Stand with God and Sarah, the Gipper and Newt will be standing next to you.)
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To: newzjunkey

Yeah,,theres a good plan,,keep losing till I find a state I can win in,,,Is that the “STATE OF DENIAL”?
NO NEWT NO!!!
Go back to the couch.Pelosis lonely.


28 posted on 02/11/2012 4:10:34 PM PST by Craftmore
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To: parksstp
WTF? 5,300 people voted in a state? This is on the same level as the other states? Give me a break

Lots of Republicans voting for "none of the above."

29 posted on 02/11/2012 4:12:30 PM PST by Drew68
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To: RoosterRedux
Again, this is not a WIN. This is a DEDUCTION. First, we have 100% of Republican voters available. 75% of them didn't bother showing up. Then, Mitt only got 39% of the 25% (or less) who did show up. That's about 10% ~ a random fluctuation.

His propaganda arm tells us in advance what a great guy he is and how much he is needed ~ and then he gets 10% (actually less) out to vote for him.

30 posted on 02/11/2012 4:13:44 PM PST by muawiyah
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To: parksstp

And Washington County did not caucus today due to the snow storm.


31 posted on 02/11/2012 4:17:49 PM PST by mainevet (Get an M1911 or two or three or four)
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To: newzjunkey

Look. My personal feelings about Newt aside, I have the utmost respect for his supporters and they do make some good arguments. But right now, Santorum leads Nationally among GOP voters. Newt is 3rd or 4th depending on the poll. Santorum’s favorability is around 65%. Newt and Mitt are under water. 55-60% of Newt’s voters would vote for Santorum. Around 30% would vote for Mitt.

Wanna stop Mitt? Newt gets out and supports Santorum


32 posted on 02/11/2012 4:23:36 PM PST by RIghtwardHo
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To: RIghtwardHo

I will vote in the fall, but there isn’t a one of the current crop of candidates worth voting for.


33 posted on 02/11/2012 4:25:24 PM PST by brooklin
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To: hoosiermama

From what I read, Romney got 8 and Paul got 7, with 6 more not decided until later, but they will go to either Paul or Romney.


34 posted on 02/11/2012 4:28:21 PM PST by Raider Sam (They're on our left, right, front, and back. They aint gettin away this time!)
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To: hoosiermama

aparantly Willard got 20 last time for his 51% and Ron Paul got 1

but take heart Willard dropped out 2 days after Super Tuesday...

that day he won Massachusetts, Montana (caucus), Utah, Minnesota, Colorado, North Dakota, Alaska)

He came 2nd in West Virginia, Illinois, New York, Arizona, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, California

he came 3rd in Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Maryland, Washington

He got no Southern fly over states where all we’n severely Cracker Conservatives live...


35 posted on 02/11/2012 4:30:04 PM PST by Tennessee Nana (Romney a Massachusetts moderate which is a liberal by Republican standards)
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To: BobL

Technically, what Santorum won this week was a straw poll, no delegates awarded.


36 posted on 02/11/2012 4:30:23 PM PST by Raider Sam (They're on our left, right, front, and back. They aint gettin away this time!)
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To: parksstp
So a "severely" flip-flopping Massachusetts liberal can get 39% of the votes in a state that elects Snowe and Collins? ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.....
37 posted on 02/11/2012 4:31:12 PM PST by Proud2BeRight
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To: brooklin

AS much as I love Santorum (and think he is worth it), I can’t argue too much with that. It would be a rough row for Rick to hoe but at least I would be voting for a Conservative. I would vote for him in a heartbeat. The rest ... it’s 3rd Party or write in for me.


38 posted on 02/11/2012 4:31:35 PM PST by RIghtwardHo
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To: Tennessee Nana

Hey some of those severely cracker conservatives are my neighbors....Gun range on one side and church quarter of mile away.


39 posted on 02/11/2012 4:33:08 PM PST by hoosiermama (Stand with God and Sarah, the Gipper and Newt will be standing next to you.)
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To: RIghtwardHo
No, Gingrich drops out and the millionaire Romney supporter who is paying for all of "Ricks" campaign commercials will cut his funding and Romney succeeds in buying the nomination.

Romney is keeping Santorum in to split the votes.

Santorum has no money, no organization, and zero chance of beating Obama.

40 posted on 02/11/2012 4:38:08 PM PST by Rome2000 ((ROMNEY IS A MORMON MELCHIDEZEK BISHOP -SANTORUM IS FUNDED BY ROMNEY BACKER FOSTER FRIESS))
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