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Wyoming to Hold Overlooked GOP Caucus Before New Hampshire
You Decide 2008 ^ | January 3, 2008

Posted on 01/03/2008 7:09:06 AM PST by Kaslin

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1 posted on 01/03/2008 7:09:07 AM PST by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

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.


2 posted on 01/03/2008 7:20:07 AM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: Kaslin
Thanks for posting this. It's the first I've heard about Wyoming falling between Iowa and New Hampshire.

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?

3 posted on 01/03/2008 7:20:34 AM PST by penowa
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To: penowa
You're welcome.

There's probably very few who knew this. I didn't either

4 posted on 01/03/2008 7:24:48 AM PST by Kaslin (Peace is the aftermath of victory)
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To: Kaslin
But,but,But,But, A win in a state only has meaning if the Newslords say so!!!!/ sarcasm

We'll have to dig out a 20 power magnifing glass to find the Wyoming results if Duncan wins. .

5 posted on 01/03/2008 7:34:34 AM PST by Cheapskate (Still backing Hunter"I refuse to be fitted with collar and chain, and given a pat on the back")
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To: Kaslin

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.


6 posted on 01/03/2008 7:54:20 AM PST by Atlas Sneezed ("We do have tough gun laws in Massachusetts; I support them, I won't chip away at them" -Mitt Romney)
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To: Cheapskate

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.


7 posted on 01/03/2008 7:58:21 AM PST by cripplecreek (Only one consistent conservative in this race and his name is Hunter.)
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To: cripplecreek

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.


8 posted on 01/03/2008 8:03:16 AM PST by Nick Thimmesch
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To: penowa

Other states which lose half of their delegates: New Hampshire, South Carolina, Michigan, Nevada...


9 posted on 01/03/2008 8:51:55 AM PST by dangus
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To: MinorityRepublican; pissant

I think Hunter has been campaigning in Wyoming.


10 posted on 01/03/2008 11:31:00 AM PST by Kevmo (We should withdraw from Iraq — via Tehran. And Duncan Hunter is just the man to get that job done.)
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To: Kevmo

Then Wyoming is the only state where Hunter has a chance of winning.


11 posted on 01/03/2008 11:36:30 AM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: Kaslin

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.


12 posted on 01/03/2008 12:18:41 PM PST by LexBaird (Behold, thou hast drinken of the Aide of Kool, and are lost unto Men.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

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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13 posted on 01/03/2008 12:42:01 PM PST by Kevmo (We should withdraw from Iraq — via Tehran. And Duncan Hunter is just the man to get that job done.)
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You got that right. Maybe this is the most wide open race since 1824.


14 posted on 01/03/2008 12:45:43 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: Politicalmom; 2ndDivisionVet; fieldmarshaldj; AuH2ORepublican; Kuksool

Send Fred Thompson there!


15 posted on 01/03/2008 4:57:39 PM PST by Clintonfatigued (You can't be serious about national security unless you're serious about border security)
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To: Kaslin
Wyoming...Overlooked

And if Fred wins, the WY Caucus will go from being "overlooked" to being more well hidden than Hoffa's corpse.

16 posted on 01/03/2008 9:38:11 PM PST by rhinohunter (Thompson/Steele '08)
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To: Kaslin

Didn’t know about Wyoming! I’ll keep a watch on the results since the media will boycott this conservative state.


17 posted on 01/03/2008 9:38:18 PM PST by pulaskibush (USA, founded by tolerant Christians. USSR, founded by intolerant Secularist.)
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To: penowa; pissant
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?

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.



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18 posted on 01/03/2008 10:29:29 PM PST by Milhous (Gn 22:17 your descendants shall take possession of the gates of their enemies)
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Go Hunter in the Cowboy State!!!


19 posted on 01/03/2008 10:31:02 PM PST by pissant (Duncan Hunter: Warrior, Statesman, Conservative)
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To: penowa
why are they choosing to lose 1/2 of whatever little bit of clout they might have in naming a nominee?

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.

20 posted on 01/03/2008 10:37:06 PM PST by bill1952 (The right to buy weapons is the right to be free)
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