WASHINGTON STATE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS - LIVE thread

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[Checkers]

The Cauci don't begin until 1pm pacific time, but it's never too early to start a live thread.

[floriduh voter]

So there is voter fraud out there. Well, hopefully, someone will do a breakout thread about the republican disenfranchisement so it can be on Rush, Savage, Michael Reagan, Boortz, Ingraham, et al's radio shows on Monday!

Rigged probably where Paul and Huck were doing well.

[goodnesswins]

Ah....NOW I remember....

[Lexinom]

Believe me, if Hunter or Thomspon were running, this would have been a no-brainer. Here's my rationale:

Huckabee is running. Romney is not. Huckabee is far, far preferable to McCain: He is malleable by the likes of Duncan Hunter who can fill in the gaps in defense/national security, and supports protection of the big-picture values and presuppositions about human dignity and justice that enabled us to have a United States of America to begin with.

Perfect? Not even close. But the best we've got.

Whether or not he can mathematically beat John McCain is irrelevant with regard to doing the right thing. Technically he could and it would be easier with Romney out of the race. Regardless of the ultimate end result, I've done my duty.

[goodnesswins]

"Registration lists?""

Are you kidding....this is WA State.....we don't need no stinkin' Registration ....

[calcowgirl]

They picked 16% of precincts where the numbers fit their agenda.

This business is even dirtier than I ever thought it was... and that was pretty dirty!

[gpapa]

There were inappropriately filled out ballots for both Republicans and democrats. In what proportion I do not know.

[jan in Colorado]

Is there any way to fight that? That is just crazy!

[CindyDawg]

Not necessarily. It may have been dems trying to “help us” but didn’t want to get in trouble by signing an oath.

[floriduh voter]

Re: tossing the ballots. INTENT OF THE VOTER and they can check to see if the voters are listed as Republicans. Oh, we learned well in 2000 in Floriduh.

It is supposed to be the intent of the voter, not the intent of the McCain operatives!

[Checkers]

Mason.

I grew up in Parkland.

[Darkwolf377]

Better a Bushbot then a Bush bashbot.

Well said. Criticism of his errors, fine, but there's enough Bushbashing here that some FR threads qualify as offshoots of DU.

[djf]

It would not surprise me in the least if there’s a ton of shenanigans going on.

It’s kind of sad, but I gave up voting quite a while ago, in fact the last time I voted, it was for a guy named Perot.

But I saw then, and continue to see, that it’s a rigged system. And Fraudoires “win” the last time only reinforced my conviction.

It doesn’t matter in the least who you vote for.

What matters is who’s counting the votes and who’s doing the reporting.

[SW6906]

We don't register by party in this state. What they have is a little statement on the outside of the ballot envelope that you are supposed to check a box next to the Democrat or Republican one "swearing" that you will only participate in the Democrat or Republican primary and caucus. There is not "punishment" for violating this oath, nor is there anyone checking on it, as far as I can tell.

Ballots were sent out to every voter with both Democrat and Republican candidates on it, only the Republican one has any meaning. Democrats can vote for Hillary or Obama all they want, it will mean NOTHING.

[floriduh voter]

help us? lol lol More bi-partisanship. lol lol

[gpapa]

Next update from the Wash. State GOP at 7:00 pm pst.

[floriduh voter]

How’s this? So, Fred’s a Republican in Name Only. Better?

[tallyhoe]

Hi I voted for Mitt too today at caucus!

[gpapa]

KIRO TV now providing a link to the Wash. State GOP site for results at http://www.wsrp.org/News/Read.aspx?ID=7042

[jan in Colorado]

With 60% reporting Paul is wining in a landslide:

Let's hope they don't pull a fast one!

[tallyhoe]

Yea we want Dino to run for Re-election in Wa.