Washington GOP caucus **results thread**

[Torie]

Heritage HS (Vancouver): Paul at 200, Romney 188, santorum 147, 46 Gingrich, 15 undecided

Bremerton: Split between Romney and Paul, poor showing by Santorum

Ah the "tax haven" vote comes in.   I assume the locals know why.

[Torie]

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The only alternative eh?  How about turning in the results late?  Yes, caucuses need to go, but the only problem is that in some states like Washington, the legislature and governor refuse to pay for another full dress election. So what does one do then?

This is going to be a big story if true. Why didn't the folks just shove their way in, or shut the entire caucus down or something?  I would not have stood for it myself.

Are the TV cameras all over the site right now, interviewing enraged turned away participants?

[Torie]

Does anyone know what time official numbers will start coming out?

They tweeted "around 5 PM" two hours ago.  But I'm not sure if they mean 5 PM EST or PST...

PST. It is a PST state.

[Torie]

Starting the Atlas-style map:

Would you mind explaining the colors again bgwah?  Green is Mittens, Yellow is Paul, I assume, but what are the other two colors?

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Santorum. They look like different colors because one is shaded very weak and one is very strong. Seen enough.

Calling WA for Romney. Congrats Romney.

Thanks.

[Torie]

Beat me too it, but because of the graphic I snapped ...



Doesn't this suggest that Mittens will break 40% when it is all over?  Say 42% as a wild guess?

[Torie]

Does each precinct select delegates to the state convention? Does each precinct have one delegate, or how are they selected? Is it first by the post in each precinct, or proportional, or what?  I read Green Papers, and these are the questions I had.

Are delegates to the national convention chosen proportionately based on the vote in the state convention?

[Torie]

Does each precinct select delegates to the convention? Does each precinct have one delegate, or how are they selected? Is it first by the post in each precinct, or proportional, or what?  I read Green Papers, and these are the questions I had.

At the convention, are delegates to the convention chosen proportionately?

I think these are delegates to a state convention that then chooses delegates to the RNC.

Yes, but I am more interested in the interim steps as outlined above.

[Torie]

Does each precinct select delegates to the convention? Does each precinct have one delegate, or how are they selected? Is it first by the post in each precinct, or proportional, or what?  I read Green Papers, and these are the questions I had.

At the convention, are delegates to the convention chosen proportionately?

I think these are delegates to a state convention that then chooses delegates to the RNC.

Yes, but I am more interested in the interim steps as outlined above.

The results today are from the non-binding straw poll, just like in Iowa and Nevada. There is a delegate selection process (which starts in the precincts and ends on the state level in a proportional to population fashion) that also started today. Paul could get some "ninja delegates" through this process like people say he may in other states as well.

Thanks, but how does each precinct elect folks to go to the state convention?  What is the exact process?  Pity no WA Atlasians are Pubs, who would be actually doing it.

[Torie]

Kudos to the GOP WA state chairman.  I'm watching him reporting the next slug of votes. He is precise and articulate and informative. We have finally found a competent GOP party official during this primary season. It's just fabulous.

[Torie]

CNN on Snohomish County: Strong Romney win, good Paul showing

Didn't Paul beat Rick by 100-200 votes or something in Snohmish?  In fact, unless I misheard, Paul won the county, but I suspect I may have.

[Torie]

CNN on Snohomish County: Strong Romney win, good Paul showing

Didn't Paul beat Rick by 100-200 votes or something in Snohmish?  In fact, unless I misheard, Paul won the county, but I suspect I may have.

I'm not watching CNN; I got that from Twitter.  I haven't seen any official results come up yet.

Yes, I was listening to the GOP chairman read the numbers orally, but didn't focus enough on the Mittens number. I thought it was just slightly below Paul's by a few votes. Something like 1060 Paul, 1040 Mitt, 920 Rick. I know Rick was in the 900's and Paul between 1000-1100.

[Torie]

Snohomish: Romney 42%, Paul 25%, Santorum 22%

Mittens must have been 1400 or something rather than 1040. I transposed the digit 4, sort of.

[Torie]

Aren't the odds of Paul coming in second close to about 90% now?  Chalin is an empty county no?  What Pierce has left given the totals of what it had with 43% in, is anemic compared to King, with 50% out.

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With the odds of Rick doing that being about the same as a successful Hail Mary pass.

[Torie]

Gah, I hope the race doesn't get dull as dirt from here on with Romney winning everything.

I don't want it to be dull, I want it to be over.