Yesterday the state of Maine demonstrated the enthusiasm that US voters have for the Republican field. Most voters rightly discerned that none were worthy to receive a vote and did not bother to attend. I can’t remember a tinier turnout for any statewide primary or caucus ever.
Mitt Romney won the support of those attending Republican presidential caucuses in Maine Saturday, a key victory the former Massachusetts governor hopes will help him regain momentum after defeats in three nominating contests.
Romney’s superior organization and dominating advantage with endorsements of top state Republicans had given him a significant edge in the low-turnout and nonbinding affair.
But Texas Rep. Ron Paul had aggressively worked the state’s grass roots in hopes of snagging his first win of the presidential primary season in Maine.
Romney won 39 percent of the votes of those who took part in a presidential poll at Maine caucus sites; Paul took 36 percent of the vote, while former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum captured 18 percent.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich won 6 percent.
The tiny Maine race — fewer than 5,600 votes were cast — had taken on increased importance in recent days as Romney struggled to put his campaign back on track after losing to Santorum in Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado on Tuesday… [emphasis added]
Inserted from <Washington Post>
Here are the results.
Maine
Goose Stepper
Votes
Percent
Delegates
Romney
2,190
39%
9
Paul
1,996
36%
7
Santorum
989
18%
3
Gingrich
349
6%
0
Total
5,524
The results are non-binding so the delegate count is an estimate.
Here is the latest delegate estimate,
Delegates
Romney
124
Gingrich
38
Santorum
37
Paul
27
The next installments of this InsaniTEA will be the Brewerstan, aka Arizona, and Michigan primaries on 2/28 and the Wyoming caucuses on 2/29.
BTW, R$ is shorthand for Rmoney.
10 Responses to “Romney Wins Tiny in Maine”
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Romney won …. as long as you don’t count all the votes. The GOP has cut off counting at the moment Romney was ahead, and has stated that no other votes will be counted (particularly those North Maine votes that could make Ron Paul the winner) towards this “GOP announcement” as if the “GOP announcement” is what matters. But the fact is, what matters is the delegates.
Romney won … as long as you don’t count the delegates.
This truly is a TINY victory. Money can buy one, for sure.
Welcome Paul. 🙂
What are you trying to say?
2008 was actually less? 🙄
It would almost be funny— Black Humor ?- tragic Comedy ? – seems it would save a lot of trouble to just anoint R$– and be done with the mess— He is bought and paid for- A cold opportunistic puppet , owned by our ruling 1%– What has the GOP , or this country, sunk to , in considering any one of the 4 horseman to be suitable for the power and prestige of the Oval Office– Can’t blame the people of Maine for staying home— sensible as they are– R$ may have 39% of the 5,524 votes cast– but I doubt if he has anything to crow about– seems to this ole lady- the good folk of Maine demonstrated , not enthusiasm, but contempt.
They are all bought and paid for.
All of these races are tiny wins for tiny minds.
You’ll love tomorrow’s top article.
Question — when they refer to a non-binding affair, does that mean that although for example Rmoney received 9 delegates, those delegates can change who they vote for at the RNC? Just curious.
A very sad state of affairs — the turn out — indeed. Are registered Republican/Teabaggers so disgusted with the options that they are saving their energies for the Nov 2012 election, or is this an indication that there could be some defections from the GOP ranks to the Democrats? And that the party stopped counting votes and declared Rmoney the winner is an indication that the GOP doesn’t give a rat’s ass about what people, even their own, want, and they have no idea how to run a fair election.
Fair and GOP — now there’s an oxymoron!
The delegates are awarded at the state convention. In theory, they will reflect the voters’ wishes, but it ain’t necessarily so.