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.
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“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.
Wyoming is about 9.5% LDS, according to this source:
http://www.beliefnet.com/politics/religiousaffiliation.html
Could you itemize these lies?
You must be one of them there bigots and haters I’ve been hearing about if you don’t back the liberal Mitt Romney.
At least some are predicting a Thompson/Romney or Romney/Thompson ticket will face the Democrats.
I hope so.
Media coverage is just the fringe benefit.
Bump for tagline! :)
“I believe Wyoming is at least half Mormon.”
It’s actually much less than that, in the teens.
Wouldn’t you know the first time you are positive about FRed you get attacked by a Mittocrit?
:P
Apparently, there are 14 delegates at stake. NH only has 12.
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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!
Apparently, there are 14 delegates at stake. NH only has 12.
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......
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.
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