Maine results thread.

[BigSkyBob]

Gentlemen, please. Nothing serious here from Romney and the usual from Paul. Move along now.

Romney has more delegates and just as many states as the fiscally counterfeit conservative, so that's the story now.

Here's a story for you. During one of Lou Gehrig's last games there was a slow grounder hit toward the hole between first base and second. Gehrig covered the base, the picture fielded the ball, and slowly tossed it underhand to Gehrig. Gehrig caught the ball forcing out the batter.
The pitcher and second baseball rushed to tell Lou "good job!" It was a routine play.
 
What we saw in Maine was the pathetic spectacle of a has-been politician nearly blowing a certain victory to a man whom, presumably, believes it should be legal to serve dog at restaurants!

[BigSkyBob]

Apperently, the Republican Party of Maine has decided to consider correcting any errors in the count in a timely fashion.

Another public relations disaster for the Romney campaign. Why did they think they could get away with it?

[BigSkyBob]

I think that this election cycle will spell the end of the caucus as a method of choosing delegates (especially in the GOP).

Agreed.

Why? The fiasco in Maine is due not to the caucus system, but, rather, the moral failings of the people administering the caucus. A moral administrator of a caucus would have strove to maintain an accurate count, corrected any reported errors promptly and without reservation, and, would have stated that the Washington county results would be included because the caucus there was delayed due to no fault of the Republican voters there.

Blaming "the system" and talking about changing "the system" distracts what really needs to be done: the rank-and-file Republicans of Maine need to fire their state chairman before it dawns on him to resign in disgrace.

[BigSkyBob]

Apperently, the Republican Party of Maine has decided to consider correcting any errors in the count in a timely fashion.

Another public relations disaster for the Romney campaign. Why did they think they could get away with it?

How is this a PR disaster for anybody other than the MEGOP?

Read Politico's comment in this thread. Romney became part of the problem rather than part of the solution when he sent his surrogates to say it was "over" when there were real questions about the corrrectness, and completeness, of the results.

Had Romney stated he would wait until the folks in Washington county had their chance to vote before commenting on the results it wouldn't have become the distraction it was, and, he wouldn't have pissed off the voters outstanding.

[BigSkyBob]

Washington County Results (not including Pembroke which voted last week):

Paul 163
Romney 80
Santorum 57
Gingrich 4
Uncom 2

Romney still ahead of Paul by 125 votes. A few more places left to vote, but not enough for Paul to win most likely.

Another black-eye for Romney! He loses two-one to a candidate he outpolled by 3% statewide last week. What a bone-headed move it was by Romney not to wait patiently for the folks in Washington County to vote. He would have had an apperently victory last week, and, a confirmed victory this week. Instead, he offended the folks in Washington county and they replied with a slap in his face.