Yesterday the Republican Party held a primary in Missouri, and caucuses in Minnesota and Colorado. They have one thing in common. None of them count, because no delegates are awarded. In Missouri, delegates will be awarded at caucuses to be held March 17. Colorado’s delegates will be awarded at district conventions and a state convention in April. Minnesota’s delegates will be awarded at district conventions in April and a state convention in May. Yesterday’s shows were all winner take nothing. As a result, the leading candidates have put little effort into these contests, leaving them, for the also rans, Santorum and Paul.
Rachel Maddow explains the mess.
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A party that cannot choose a candidate, without a comedy of errors, has no business ruinning the country.
Here are the latest results.
Minnesota:
Minnesota
Goose Stepper
Votes
Percent
Delegates
Santorum
20,955
45%
N/A
Paul
12,675
27%
N/A
Romney
7,899
17%
N/A
Gingrich
5,000
11%
N/A
Total
46,529
Missouri:
Missouri
Goose Stepper
Votes
Percent
Delegates
Santorum
138,957
55%
N/A
Romney
63,826
25%
N/A
Paul
30,641
12%
N/A
Uncommitted
9,859
4%
N/A
Total
243,283
Colorado:
Colorado
Goose Stepper
Votes
Percent
Delegates
Santorum
26,580
40%
N/A
Romney
23,097
35%
N/A
Gingrich
8,457
13%
N/A
Paul
7,792
12%
N/A
Total
65,926
The delegate count remains unchanged, but three states have been frothed.
If any of them wins the Presidency, YOU LOSE!
11 Responses to “Non-Binding Tuesday”
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This Clown Show is just too funny for words.
What a luckluster showing by the GOP. But, we all benefit by their continued infighting.
Jack, living in Minnesota, are you wearing a paper bag? 😉
We better get Rocky Anderson on the ballots!
Rocky is great, but he’ll pull 2%, and that’s a generous estimate. If he pulls 4%, it will be a miracle. I’m sorry, but a vote for Rocky is a vote for the Republican.
The MO GOP faux primary[“nonbinding” ]cost the taxpayers of MO 7 million dollars. The same vote will be done again to “count” in March, costing taxpayers another 7 million dollars.
Tom, you’re right about the cost of the primary, but in March, it will be caucuses. They cost less.
That’s a reason to smile!! 😀
$7 million for Missouri alone, and it did NOT count!?!
What a big exercise in spending money that could have been used for better things like healthcare, education, green energy — oh wait, those are not on the Republican/Teabagger agenda!
Well, I’m not sure that the states have been frothed since the results don’t count. What I am wondering as a neophyte to this orgy of supposed power, will the results of this “election” be used at the conferences to determine the delegate count at the national convention in August? Or was this just a dry run meaning nothing?
Barnum and Bailey could learn a thing or two from these clowns!
Whatever, you’re right TC when you say “If any of them wins the Presidency, YOU LOSE!”
You certainly have that right! How delegates will be assigned in the conferences depends completely on what the Republican Party of those states want. Minnesota and Colorado have the appearance of voters’ choice, but none of the substance,