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Wyoming GOP eager to make mark
Casper Star-Tribune ^ | January 04, 2008 | Jared Miller

Posted on 01/04/2008 5:08:49 PM PST by Josh Painter

CHEYENNE - Wyoming's early county conventions haven't generated the profile of Iowa's caucuses, but they have resulted in the state's first-ever serious look by presidential candidates.

"I've got to tell you, it's exciting," said Bill Cubin, Natrona County GOP chairman. "We really are making a difference here."

Candidates have reached out in a variety of ways. Most candidates have targeted state party members with e-mails, phone calls, direct mailing, personal visits and calls to local radio talk shows. Ron Paul, Mitt Romney and Fred Thompson spent $10,000 each to acquire a list of the names and contact information for party members who will help select the national delegates. Romney set up a state office in Casper, Cubin said.

There have also been calls on behalf of candidates from national GOP figures - including Mary Matalin, a former counselor to Vice President Dick Cheney, who is supporting Thompson, the former U.S. senator from Tennessee.

"The response has been terrific," Matalin said by telephone Thursday, noting that state GOP members have been keenly interested in Thompson's stance on important national issues. "The thing about Wyoming people, they just like the straight talk. I'm not spinning anybody and not offering any pointers."

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No polling has been released on where the candidates stand in Wyoming, but some Republican committee members say a couple of candidates - Romney and Thompson - may be rising to the top.

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Candidates who haven't reached out much to Wyoming Republicans - such as Rudy Giuliani, John McCain or Mike Huckabee - haven't generated the same level of support, and may even have created some detractors.

"I take it a little bit personally that they are not approaching Wyoming, that they feel we are not players," Vosler said.

(Excerpt) Read more at billingsgazette.net ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Wyoming
KEYWORDS: 2008; duncanhunter; fred; fredthompson; gop; mittromney; romney; wy2008; wyoming
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To: Bluestateredman

“I believe Wyoming is at least half Mormon.”

Wyoming - 10.1% Mormon.

http://www.adherents.com/largecom/com_lds.html

That’s quite a ways from half.


21 posted on 01/04/2008 5:37:19 PM PST by Graybeard58 ( Remember and pray for SSgt. Matt Maupin - MIA/POW- Iraq since 04/09/04)
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To: Bluestateredman

Wyoming is about 9.5% LDS, according to this source:

http://www.beliefnet.com/politics/religiousaffiliation.html


22 posted on 01/04/2008 5:39:06 PM PST by Choose Ye This Day (A Black Belt in the Art of Babble.)
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To: TheLion

Could you itemize these lies?


23 posted on 01/04/2008 5:41:35 PM PST by counterpunch (ABH - Anybody But Huckabee)
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To: counterpunch

You must be one of them there bigots and haters I’ve been hearing about if you don’t back the liberal Mitt Romney.


24 posted on 01/04/2008 5:45:37 PM PST by Graybeard58 ( Remember and pray for SSgt. Matt Maupin - MIA/POW- Iraq since 04/09/04)
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To: Josh Painter
Hope Fred Thompson does well and Duncan Hunter too. I wonder if there are any Wyoming Freepers on FR this evening who will post about the favorites in their area. I think Wyoming has a regular primary where every registered voter goes to their precinct to vote. Hope I am right. Anyone know when the polls close since they vote on a Saturday?
I think voting on a Saturday is a great idea as it makes it much easier for folks to get to their precinct to vote.
25 posted on 01/04/2008 5:48:57 PM PST by seekthetruth
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To: Josh Painter

Here’s another article on this, predicting Thompson:

http://gopublius.com/


26 posted on 01/04/2008 5:51:42 PM PST by americanophile
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To: All
Hello Wyoming!

CONGRESSMAN DUNCAN HUNTER

"DUNCAN HUNTER FOR PRESIDENT IN 2008"

DUNCAN HUNTER - Videos on YouTube.com

27 posted on 01/04/2008 6:03:09 PM PST by Cindy
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To: Bluestateredman

At least some are predicting a Thompson/Romney or Romney/Thompson ticket will face the Democrats.


28 posted on 01/04/2008 6:05:10 PM PST by Dante3
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To: Josh Painter

I hope so.


29 posted on 01/04/2008 6:06:00 PM PST by Dante3
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To: counterpunch
Now that was creative editing. It isn't Cheney supporting Thompson, it is "Mary Matalin, a former counselor to Vice President Dick Cheney", who is supporting Thompson, the former U.S. senator from Tennessee. The same Mary Matalin who is married to Snakehead Carville.
30 posted on 01/04/2008 6:14:25 PM PST by LexBaird (Behold, thou hast drinken of the Aide of Kool, and are lost unto Men.)
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To: Josh Painter
I certainly want to see Fred win anything, but Wyoming's total population is just north of 300,000 - smaller than most cities. There can't be many delegates at stake and that is, after all, what we're after in these primaries.

Media coverage is just the fringe benefit.

31 posted on 01/04/2008 7:06:49 PM PST by BfloGuy (It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we can expect . . .)
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To: Graybeard58

Bump for tagline! :)


32 posted on 01/04/2008 7:36:03 PM PST by perfect_rovian_storm (Yeah, I'm a bigot. I'm bigoted against MA liberals pretending to be conservative.)
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To: Bluestateredman

“I believe Wyoming is at least half Mormon.”

It’s actually much less than that, in the teens.


33 posted on 01/04/2008 8:39:46 PM PST by Bizhvywt
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To: counterpunch

Wouldn’t you know the first time you are positive about FRed you get attacked by a Mittocrit?

:P


34 posted on 01/04/2008 8:49:01 PM PST by Politicalmom (Huckabee’s foreign policy experience consists of eating at the International House of Pancakes.)
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To: BfloGuy

Apparently, there are 14 delegates at stake. NH only has 12.


35 posted on 01/04/2008 8:50:12 PM PST by Politicalmom (Huckabee’s foreign policy experience consists of eating at the International House of Pancakes.)
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To: jellybean; Politicalmom; girlangler; KoRn; Shortstop7; Lunatic Fringe; Darnright; babygene; ...
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36 posted on 01/04/2008 8:51:31 PM PST by Politicalmom (Huckabee’s foreign policy experience consists of eating at the International House of Pancakes.)
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To: americanophile
OMG! I hope not!

vaudine

37 posted on 01/04/2008 8:52:49 PM PST by vaudine (RO)
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To: Josh Painter

Is there going to be a live thread for Wyoming? I could invite some political activist to watch the race who many not know it’s happening!


38 posted on 01/04/2008 8:57:29 PM PST by pulaskibush (USA, founded by tolerant Christians. USSR, founded by intolerant Secularist.)
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To: Politicalmom

Apparently, there are 14 delegates at stake. NH only has 12.


Wyoming has/had 28 delegates but was penalized 1/2 of them by the GOP for having their event prior to Super Tuesday. Twelve of the fourteen will be chosen tomorrow at their county conventions....

There are 23 counties which are paired into 11 groups with one county standing by itself. The 11 paired counties select one delegate and one alternate to the National convention alternating which county selects the Delegate and alternate each cycle. The remaining one county selects both a delegate and alternate.

The county convention participants were selected sometime back by each precinct within each county who send three participants each.... This system smacks of the good ol’ boy back scrathing fest if I’ve ever heard of one. It may not be but sure sounds plausible to me.

The county conventions meet tomorrow at a pre selected and published time. Some start as early as 8 am while I’ve seen some listed at late as 5 pm......


39 posted on 01/04/2008 9:09:38 PM PST by deport ( --- 4 days New Hampshire votes--- [ Meanwhile:-- Cue Spooky Music--])
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To: Politicalmom

Politicalmom, you have a ping list...don’t ya?

If you could...

Make a ping for all the fredheads on wyoming...I’m eager to hear the results.


40 posted on 01/04/2008 10:48:37 PM PST by Rick_Michael (The Anti-Federalists failed....so will the Anti-Frederalists)
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