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    Maine Republicans Urged to Reconsider Romney Win in Caucus Poll

    The Maine Republican Party is being urged to reconsider its announcement that presidential candidate Mitt Romney won a preference poll of state caucus-goers, the Bangor Daily News reports. 

    The Maine GOP said on Saturday that Romney had defeated Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, 39 percent to 36 percent, or less than 200 votes, in the state’s weeklong caucuses. To be counted, party officials said the meetings had to be concluded by Feb. 11.

    According to the newspaper, some communities that followed caucus procedure were still not counted in the final tabulation. In addition, one county was forced to postpone its caucus because of a snowstorm and so was not included in the count.

    Some prominent figures in the state, including Senate President Kevin Raye, have protested, urging party officials to take into account additional results.

    GOP Chairman Charlie Webster told the Bangor Daily News that he doesn’t think including those results would change the outcome. He said the state party committee would decide whether to reconsider when it meets next month.  

    On Saturday night, when the vote was announced, Paul called the result "slightly discouraging" and said he had expected to do "very, very well" at a caucus that hadn't met. If the results are overturned, it would be Paul's first win of the season and the second time a Romney win turned into a loss. He had eight votes more than Rick Santorum on the night of the Iowa caucuses, but more than two weeks later certified results found Santorum the winner by 34 votes.

     

     
    • Michael  •  3 mths ago
      Why is it that republicans keep having trouble with simple counting? And each time it's in Romney's favor? Hmmm, do we need to start following the money? Who would put it past Mitt to use his big money to get the desired results??
      • TM 3 mths ago
        Some states have deviated from the party rules and have opted to go winner take all. Aren't those states that Romney is expected to do well in?
      • John 3 mths ago
        I urge everyone to go to youtube and watch the full length version of "Hacking Democracy"
      • lovemexfood 3 mths ago
        I guess the republiKKKans are right about voter fraud. And they seem to be the experts.
    • JamesM  •  3 mths ago
      Republicans have made a huge issue of VOTER FRAUD. They want IDs, they want accountability...on the voting end, but in primary after primary, in their own party, we see the VOTER FRAUD happening as VOTER COUNT FRAUD. Nothing gets said about that and that is where the VOTER FRAUD is. Comeon...Maine had such a light turnout, you could count all the votes in a few hours. The fix is in.
    • h2o4ever  •  3 mths ago
      If I were a GOP'er, I'd be mad at the shenanghans being pulled by the GOP establishment big wigs to deliver the nomination to Mitt. Just sayin'
      • DanV 3 mths ago
        Caldude You are a smart dude. However take a look at Ron Paul he makes sens.
    • Jose on a Stick  •  3 mths ago
      You can bet if Romney was behind by 200 votes the establishment would be doing anything possible to give him the win.
      • BKJ 3 mths ago
        Looks like they already have.
      • DanV 3 mths ago
        Cheating even oh yeah they did several times vote Ron Paul
    • Gus  •  Fair Oaks, California  •  3 mths ago
      Romney is unelectable.
      • Spyridon 3 mths ago
        Maybe Chuck Norris will take his turn? Based on torque, or foot-pounds, or something? That's probably good enough for the conservatives. Plus, he's famous, or used to be. How about Schwarzenneger, since he's disgraced too? Doesn't that help in the cause? Can Bob Dole still speak, and walk?
      • ozymandias 3 mths ago
        Cheaters can't be elected president.
      • George 3 mths ago
        Tell that to George Bush
    • Brandy  •  Clayton, Indiana  •  3 mths ago
      seems to me that even though the repubs are the ones who have been yelling for years about democratic voter fraud they are just as good at it.Count the votes and then go to Nevada and count those too
      • 2 Little 2 Late 3 mths ago
        And don't forget to swing by Iowa and look for those lost votes.
    • Bedlum  •  3 mths ago
      The Big Money controlled media still ignores Ron Paul. That is why I'll vote for Paul
    • Brett S  •  3 mths ago
      they are scared to death of Ron Paul.....why he has my vote.....end the corruption
    • M  •  Phoenix, Arizona  •  3 mths ago
      count all the votes, you idiots
    • blake  •  3 mths ago
      GOP...ARE PLAYING GOD....RON PAUL WON
    • abir  •  3 mths ago
      i am confused how someone says he doesn't think the outcome the results would change. does it really matter what he thinks? voting is the only time people get to exercise their voice. and someone unilaterally deciding the vote is undemocratic at best, regardless of who wins.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  3 mths ago
      ,,,,,keep the voter fraud up, keep spending overseas, keep the printing more money,,, keep driving more and more voters into Ron Pauls camp, one of the few remaining honest knowledgable politicians
    • noel  •  Stockton, California  •  3 mths ago
      I bet dead people votes were counted for Romney, Ron Paul won at least three states in my book.
    • Maverick  •  3 mths ago
      Think about this: These are the same type of exit polls that they use to tell us who the next president is 5 seconds after the polls close. Does it smell fishy yet? Now get the fact that all the networks pay one company to do the one exit poll, no others. The spin masters say this was done to save money for all the networks that are covering the elections. That is how all the networks are able to tell us who the winner is within seconds of the polls closing and with less than 1/2 of one percent of the votes counted. Fancy math? Sure, why not. With less than 1/2 of one percent of the data? Yea, whatever.(ie. no way unless it is rigged) So now this race has changed 9 times with about 5% counted. After reading this there is only one question worth asking, will you still be bowing down to the media gods during the next election or will you help us find out just what the h3II is going on?
    • Diogenes the Dawg  •  3 mths ago
      This counts as a landslide win by Mitt's standards.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  San Francisco, California  •  3 mths ago
      Why are we having to force those in charge to count votes? Is that how it is now? Really? We need to go Greece on these fools.
    • LW  •  3 mths ago
      How is it possibly this difficult to count votes?

      It makes me wonder about all the previous primaries. This can't be the first time things may have required adjusting.
    • Shane  •  Moscow, Idaho  •  3 mths ago
      What are these MSM idiots going to write about if Ron Paul Wins one. According to the Idaho Straw poll, he has already smoked Romney and this is a mormon state. He magically wins all these straw polls but loses everything else?! Something stinks and it's not my shoes.
    • Dennis  •  Poway, California  •  3 mths ago
      Its not who votes thats determines the winner, its who counts the votes. Just look at Florida in 2000.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  3 mths ago
      "The state party committee would decide whether to reconsider when it meets next month" I'm sorry but who is paying for your job, the taxpayers, guess what else the taxpayers do, they vote. These politicians wonder why we hate our government, just do your job and do it right and get it over with. There is no reason to drag this out. Count all the votes if Romney won, he won, if Paul won, Paul won. Its that simple.
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