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Kotin
02-04-2008, 04:50 PM
Ron Paul Beats McCain in Maine Caucus, Primed to Win Over 1/3 of State Delegates (2/4/08)

In the race for delegates, Ron Paul appears to closely trail Romney for first place

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 4, 2008

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA – While most reports about this past weekend’s Maine Caucus focused on the purely symbolic presidential preference poll, in the meaningful race to secure delegates to the state convention Ron Paul is primed to finish second with likely 35 percent of the total delegates.

Delegates to the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis are elected by the state delegates. Internal results from 10 of 16 counties, including the largest cities of Portland, South Portland, Lewiston, Auburn, Augusta, Waterville, Bangor, and Brewer, show Ron Paul picking up 215 of 608 State Convention delegates so far reported, or 35%.

“Ron Paul’s strong second place finish in Maine, in which he beat John McCain, is proof that this race is far from over,” said Ron Paul campaign manager Lew Moore. “We’ll continue to battle for every delegate in this wide-open race for the Republican nomination.”

In the presidential preference poll, with 70 percent reporting, Ron Paul is in third place just two percentage points behind John McCain. However, the Maine preference poll is purely a beauty contest, and in the actual election of state delegates the so-called “frontrunner” McCain is far behind Ron Paul.

Kotin
02-04-2008, 04:52 PM
bump

sgrooms
02-04-2008, 04:54 PM
good thing we posted this again.

billjarrett
02-04-2008, 05:13 PM
Is Maine winner takes all or something?

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/republican_delegate_count.html is showing Mitt with 18 national delegates from Maine. Fox news has a report somewhere taking info from the RPC numbers.

wxflyguy
02-04-2008, 05:16 PM
No, that's just what the media is reporting based on the "beauty contest" Lew Moore talks about. If Romney were to get 52% of the actual state convention vote, then Faux's statement would be correct. But since RP more than likely took 35%, he'll get some delegate lovin' too.

louisiana4liberty
02-04-2008, 05:19 PM
RP beats "frontrunner" McCain. ;)

Join The Paul Side
02-04-2008, 05:21 PM
Swallow that McAmnesty!

mysticgeek
02-04-2008, 05:25 PM
I am confused about the whole Maine stories. Right now on Politico it shows Dr. Paul in 3rd with 19%

firstoutofline
02-04-2008, 05:27 PM
Link???

LibertyEagle
02-04-2008, 06:19 PM
Link???

http://ronpaul2008.typepad.com/ron_paul_2008/2008/02/ron-paul-beats.html

SteveMartin
02-04-2008, 06:45 PM
Maine is a winner take all, but the decisions does not come until the May 3rd state convention. I spoke to the executive director (Julie Anne O'Brien) this afternoon and asked her to correct this nonsense about Romney having already won our 18 delegates. We have as many or more delegates heading to Augusta as does Romney, so it should NEVER HAVE BEEN REPORTED as a win for Romney here. The only thing he won was a non-binding straw poll. She said she would issue corrections, but if you don't see them, start calling the Maine GOP (her number is on their website) first thing tomorrow....

The worst thing about the straw poll too, was that most caucus locations did NO VOTER ID VERIFICATION. In many places, Mormons came in, voted for Mitt, and then left without ever offering to be delegates because (my assumption only) to do so would have required them to give an address, and I believe many of them may have been bussed in from Mass.

kyleAF
02-04-2008, 07:23 PM
Be sure to remind everyone tomorrow in case this isn't retracted sufficiently...

nodope0695
02-04-2008, 07:35 PM
Big Bump

SteveMartin
02-04-2008, 09:33 PM
bump

Starks
02-04-2008, 09:34 PM
I am confused about the whole Maine stories. Right now on Politico it shows Dr. Paul in 3rd with 19%

That's the straw poll. Doesn't mean shit.