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 Maines 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.
Its good news. Im hopeful this ends Romneys 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.
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Was this expected? Did Newt or Rick campaign there?
“Maine GOP chairman says Mitt Romney wins caucuses”
He can hold his head up high as he returns to the bath house.
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.
Little slide? Try big slide. Anyway, nobody cares what Maine thinks.
Neither Santorum or Gingrich campaigned there.
you know how this will be reported though.
Proportional award of delegates I hope.
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.
RAAAAAAAGHHHH!!!
Non-bonding presidential preference. Only 5,000 people voting, and no direct delegates.
What a total collapse. Amazing.
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.
Don't be flippant. Everyone knows, as Maine goes so goes Nova Scotia. ;-)
“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).
Beautiful state, but filled with crazy people. Maine is much like Minnesota where I live. I’ll trade Al Franken for Oly Snowe.
Oh for 7. Like Rick, your analysis is shallow and unvetted.
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