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Mitt Romney has narrowly prevailed in the week long Maine Republican Caucuses. With 95% of the ballots counted, Romney won 39% of the vote just edging out Ron Paul who garnered 36% of the vote.
Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich, both of whom made little effort in the Pine Tree state, finished third and fourth with 18% and 6%, respectively.
It was a good day for Romney who earlier in the day also won the CPAC Straw Poll. Still, I’m sure Romney’s people are concerned that he didn’t win a New England state by a more convincing margin.
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Clint| 2.11.12 @ 7:25PM
" Poll: Obama over 50% vs. Mitt Romney
President Barack Obama holds a clear lead over Mitt Romney in a hypothetical general election match-up, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
Among all Americans, Obama leads Romney 52 to 43 percent, whereas among registered voters, the president has a narrower edge over Romney, 51 to 45 percent."
The Stupid RINO-CINO Party Heads Over The Cliff Again.
Pat Leath| 2.11.12 @ 8:31PM
Clint, if anything is headed over a cliff it is the entire American society. I do not care what the percentage of pro and con's are for or against anyone as long as Obama is OUT in November.
Clint| 2.11.12 @ 9:10PM
That's The Arlen Specter/Johnny McCain RINO-CINO "Lesser Evil" Crap Sandwich The Ruling Elite GOP Democrat Lites Try To Sell To Real Conservatives Election After Election.
We Are Being Set Up By These RINO-CINO Flunkie Stooges For The Ruling Elites' Frontman Mittens Romney.
These Are The RINO-CINO Flunkie Stooges Who Gave Us The Serial Traitor To Conservatism, John McCain Of McCain-Feingold, McCain-Kennedy,McCain-Lieberman,Gang Of 14, Opposing Bush Tax Cuts Of 2001 & 2003,TARP.
Now They Are Trying To Give Us RomneyCare,TARP, Cynical Flip-Flops On Abortion, Gays, Refuses to Sign Pro-Life Pledge, Illegal Immigrants, "Little Chain Saw Al" At Bain, Crony Capitalism Campaign Money Trail.....
The Tea Party Rebellion Heads To A Brokered Convention.
Dai Alanye | 2.11.12 @ 10:09PM
It's clear to anyone who is politically realistic -- if you really really really don't want Romney you must pick his opposite, his leading opponent, Rick Santorum.
Clint| 2.12.12 @ 8:01AM
Ricky Santorum's Record On Voting For Earmarks, Even The Bridge To Nowhere, His Support For The Lobbyist "K-Street Project" , His Tariff Votes, Medicare Prescription Drugs, No Child Left Behind,Etc. Is Gonna Sink Him With Tea Party Patriots, As Another Big Government Statist.
The Tea Party Rebellion Heads To A Brokered Convention.
Crassus| 2.12.12 @ 10:10AM
Yada, yada, yada.
Clint| 2.12.12 @ 10:35AM
Crackass, The White House Plumber.
Dai Alanye | 2.12.12 @ 3:37PM
Clint is a political chickenhawk, talking big but never turning out the votes for RonPaul. As I hypothesied earlier, he must be working for one of Paul's opponents, posting in a manner to drive away potential Paul voters.
Clint| 2.13.12 @ 6:10AM
Dai Job Is Another Tin Foil Hat With Chinstraps, Black Helicopters Paranoid Screwball Israel Firster Political Chickenshit,Who Supports His Chickenhawk Candidate, Because They Support Dai Job's Israel Firster Agenda.
Attendants Get Dai Job's Straitjacket & A Net.
The Tea Party Heads To A Brokered Convention.
Occam's Tool| 2.13.12 @ 12:02AM
Well, Clint, have you ever considered how incompetent you are as a Paul evangelist? The Paulbot I debated in my local precinct was yammering on about how safe it was to drive on marijuana...
Blithering nincompoops. By the way, Clint, have you volunteered for your local GOP in any capacity yet, or do they not need a chimpanzee poo slinger in your precinct?
Clint| 2.13.12 @ 6:21AM
Well, Screwball Israel Firster Maniac Tool Job, Have You Ever Considered How Incomnpetent You Are As Bibi's Rabbi?
The Bibibots , I Debate On American Spectator Yammer On About How Nice It Is, That American Taxpayers Have Their Taxpayer Money Force Confiscated By Big Government And Handed Over To The Parasite Leaches In Israel And Other Sand Monkey Countries.
Blithering Traitor Bastards. By The Way,Tool Job, Have You Volunteeered For The Israeli IDFIn Any Capacity, Like Your Girlfriend Rahm Emanuel Yet, Or Do They Not Not Need A Neo-Chickenhawk Chickenshit Eatin' Poop Taster In Their Kibbutz ?
spike59| 2.13.12 @ 3:44PM
it's HILARIOUS watching you melt down clint...just one question-do you service DrRonPaul with that mouth?
spike59| 2.13.12 @ 3:43PM
aww....poor widdle cwint...
9thID| 2.11.12 @ 7:45PM
Heartening to see that even the liberal-leaning GOPers in Maine didn't fall for Tehran Ron's Voluntaryist neo-anarchism...
C Bowen | 2.11.12 @ 8:26PM
Romney took the liberal Olympia Snowe establishment votes and guessing the Mormon vote.
Ask the Santorum folks in Maine.
The funniest part was after Paul spoke, the Senator from NH spoke for Romney offering only that he could win, which was wink wink funny, and a surrogate spoke for Santorum with some solid passion, they asked if Gingrich had a surrogate--
The crowd yelled No. And then all of us clapped-united for a moment. Paul took my county, the key one in Maine for electing Governor LePage.
I'd note that Washington County was postponed until next Saturday on rumors of an inch of snow, so we'll get a final score after next weekend.
Of course, all that matters is the delegates...
Clint| 2.11.12 @ 9:03PM
Duuuuhhhh, RINO-CINO Israel Firster, 9th IDiot.
RINO-CINO Romney Won 11 Delegates & Dr.Ron Paul Won 10.
The Tea Party Rebellion Heads To A Brokered Convention.
Crassus| 2.12.12 @ 10:10AM
Yada, yada, yada.
Clint| 2.12.12 @ 10:38AM
Crackass, The White House Plumber.
Sean| 2.11.12 @ 7:55PM
The Maine caucus isn't over yet.
spike59| 2.13.12 @ 3:45PM
but the "DrRonPaul 2012" campaign IS
Bumr50| 2.11.12 @ 8:34PM
"Some Maine communities have yet to hold their caucuses, though party leaders say they don’t plan to count those votes."
http://biggovernment.com/publi.....ore-427560
"We're only going to count the Romney votes." - Maine GOP
JJ| 2.11.12 @ 9:24PM
3 percent over Paul. I would say Romney failed. He gets 1 more delegate than Paul.
Sean| 2.12.12 @ 8:47AM
No one knows the delegate count so far from most of these caucuses because it relies on supporter dedication to volunteer to be precinct delegates to country conventions and then to state conventions. Someone that comes in third in the straw poll could in the end have more delegates.
spike59| 2.13.12 @ 3:46PM
toe jam gets 1 more delegate than Paul
Jake| 2.11.12 @ 9:38PM
It's always better to win , especially when delegates are at stake.
Romney got 12 delegates tonight, to bring his total to 123.
Gingrich has stalled and Santorum failed to catch fire in Maine or at CPAC.
Dai Alanye | 2.11.12 @ 10:14PM
No delegates were awarded from Maine. None.
The party leader stressed the point when announcing the results, that Maine is a beauty contest pure and simple, with many local caucuses not even bothering to vote.
But if anyone wishes to think so, I suppose the 5000 who voted in Maine count for more than the 240,000 who voted in Missouri.
Clint| 2.12.12 @ 8:07AM
" As a Senator, Rick Santorum supported the Medicare Prescription Drug benefit known as Medicare Part D. He voted for the plan and ran television commercials noting that support."
" Santorum collected fat board payments fom Universal, the King of Prussia mental-health and community hospital chain which makes most of its money from taxpayers via Medicare and Medicaid, even as he claims to oppose more taxpayer subsidies for healthcare."
The Tea Party Rebellion Heads To A Brokered Convention.
Crassus| 2.12.12 @ 10:09AM
Yada, yada, yada.
Clint| 2.12.12 @ 10:39AM
Plumber's Crackass Is In The Building.
Sean| 2.12.12 @ 8:49AM
And no delegates have been awarded for Iowa, Nevada, Colorado, and Minnesota either. We do not know who will get the most delegates out of those states yet till their state conventions.
RJ| 2.12.12 @ 2:55AM
The primary in Michigan should be interesting.
somnolence| 2.11.12 @ 10:58PM
Yeah, sure. Do you notice that Mitt is within the margin of error against Obama, while Santorum gets decimated, as does Newt? Now run that by me again as far as Mitt's electability goes. I don't buy anti-Mormon B.S. from anyone.
Paul Zummo | 2.11.12 @ 11:17PM
"Do you notice that Mitt is within the margin of error against Obama, while Santorum gets decimated, as does Newt?"
Wow, that's actually completely untrue. All the polls in the recent week have had Santorum polling a point or two worse, and in some cases better, than Romney. If you're going to be a Mittbot, could you at least not lie.
Floyd Looney| 2.12.12 @ 12:30PM
Some people are easily influenced by faked up MSM polls.
somnolence| 2.11.12 @ 11:02PM
NO delegates were awarded from those Minnesota and Missouri either, if you want to get technical about it. The bickering among the GOP electorate will be the death nail against Obama. I will vote for the GOP nominee, whoever he is(although someone picked out of the blue at a brokered Convention brings out hostility in me). The alternative is Obama. Does that register? Is that clear? Sometimes I wonder, especially in light of the fact that a large percentage of the population still believes that Dick Cheney is Vice-President, according to a recent Fox poll.
RJ| 2.12.12 @ 3:03AM
I don't see a "brokered" convention can nominate a candidate not already in the race. How can they throw out all of the primaries and caucuses and give the nomination to some one who didn't run in a single race? It would be open defiance of the process. Also, someone who has not been running for president and hasn't participated in any of the debates would be very unprepared for the November election. As we have seen in this primary season, various candidates can look very impressive, but fall apart once subject to significant scrutiny. Who ever the nominee is, it will be one of the candidates in the race right now, not someone called in from bleachers.
Garfield| 2.12.12 @ 2:53AM
I will not support Obamney in the General Election, Mitt is no different than Barack. Even their supporters act the same.
spike59| 2.13.12 @ 3:48PM
ObaMao thanks for all your help
dolt
Bill| 2.12.12 @ 3:39AM
Who cares about winning a dark blue state in the primary while losing it in the general election? only 4 electoral votes? It ain't worthy.
martin j smith| 2.12.12 @ 8:31AM
Believe it or not in this particular contest in a Blue Region and in a Bluish-Purpulish state( Look who their great senators are ) it does not surprise me that Romney would win or that Newt and Santorum would not bother--not worth spending money there. But I am grad that Paul gave Romney a run for his money. By design or not a NOT ROMNEY came very close and the total NOT ROMNEY is 60%. Once agian showing that Romney support even in Maine is weak. and in other regions worse than that HA
Eric Dondero | 2.12.12 @ 9:04AM
For all you Santorum people out there, consider, there's a third-party candidacy looming on the libertarian front. Fmr. NM Gov. Gary Johnson will be on the ballot in all 50 states as a Libertarian.
Now you tell me please, what appeal does Rick Santorum have to libertarians?
At least, the fiscally conservative/socially moderate Romney has some claim to the libertarian-leaning vote. A Santorum candidacy would prove disastrous for the GOP ticket. Libertarian-leaners would flee to Johnson in the millions.
Floyd Looney| 2.12.12 @ 12:29PM
I have seen no evidence that Romney is a fiscal conservative but he is a flaming lefty on social issues. There aren't millions of libertarians judging from the history of that party
Tom| 2.12.12 @ 9:06AM
I put little stock in a state that repeatedly elects "Republican" senators like Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe as being in the GOP mainstream.
That said, Obama-Lite..err, Romney... can't be too pleased in having such a slim margin of victory over Dr. Nutjob in a state so close to home.
Clint| 2.12.12 @ 9:16AM
We Put Little Stock In The Stupid Party.
These Are The RINO-CINO Flunkie Stooges Who Gave Us The Serial Traitor To Conservatism, John McCain Of McCain-Feingold, McCain-Kennedy,McCain-Lieberman,Gang Of 14, Opposing Bush Tax Cuts Of 2001 & 2003,TARP.
Now They Are Trying To Give Us RomneyCare,TARP, Cynical Flip-Flops On Abortion, Gays, Refuses to Sign Pro-Life Pledge, Illegal Immigrants, "Little Chain Saw Al" At Bain, Crony Capitalism Campaign Money Trail.....
The Tea Party Rebellion Heads To A Brokered Convention.
Crassus| 2.12.12 @ 10:09AM
Yada, yada, yada.
Clint| 2.12.12 @ 10:32AM
Crackass.
Bill| 2.12.12 @ 12:08PM
Santorum's problems:
1. voted for raising debt ceiling 8 times, $3 trillion debt increase because PA is a blue state
2. voted against Right-to-Work law because he's from PA
3. lost his senate bid by 18 points to a "silly" liberal Bob Casey in 2006
wanna be the President? You wish!
somnolence| 2.12.12 @ 12:15PM
Paul Zummo, the most recent Fox Poll says you are wrong. Obama: 47%, Romney: 42%. The rest fare far worse than that.
Floyd Looney| 2.12.12 @ 12:28PM
Pointless. Less than 6,000 bothered to show up. Wow. That is pathetic. The state GOP there is a joke.
Trampass| 2.12.12 @ 4:06PM
Conservatives should have swallowed hard and voted for Paul. We need to be much more strategic. Santorum nor NEwt were going to win,so why not vote for Paul. IF Newt and Santorum's votes were given to Paul he'd have won in a landslide,really embarrassing Willard.
In future primaries it would be nice if Newt and Santorum work together. On Feb 28,Arizona is winner take all,and a lock for Willard. Michigan is the same day. Gingrich voters in Michigan should vote for Santorum,as Newt is doing poorly there.
In VA,neither Newt or Santorum are on the ballot,only Paul. Vote for Paul.
In caucus states like Alaska and Idaho on super tuesday,they should again vote for Paul,as Romney is the favorite. Likewise in Wyoming and Kansas.
Willard must be denied the delegates. We can stop him,but not if we are fighting eachother.
kraldiziler | 2.12.12 @ 6:59PM
Now They Are Trying To Give Us RomneyCare,TARP, Cynical Flip-Flops On Abortion, Gays, Refuses to Sign Pro-Life Pledge, Illegal Immigrants, "Little Chain Saw Al" At Bain, Crony Capitalism Campaign Money Trail.....
spike59| 2.13.12 @ 3:48PM
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Dimitry Aleksandrovich| 2.13.12 @ 1:12AM
Obama keeps shooting himself in the foot like with the contraception mandate so I can only come to the conclusion that Obama is so confident about the upcoming election that he figures he doesn't need the votes of pro-life Catholic Democrats. What does that mean? That means that the G.O.P. establishment couldn't have had a worse pick than Romney. In a Romney/Obama matchup however it doesn't matter who wins...at least according to George Soros.
Rob Seabrook| 2.13.12 @ 8:15AM
95%???? Of the people allowed to vote maybe. Voter fraud is rampant in the caucuses and obviously in the CPAC straw poll. This getting to be a joke!