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05-03-2008, 02:00 PM
http://www.politickerme.com/jessicaalaimo/1480/convention-update-300-pm
Convention update: 3:00 p.m.
By Jessica Alaimo
The Maine Republican Party National Committeeman and Committeewoman results are official. Former Senate President Richard Bennett and former committeewoman Jan Staples are the new RNC members.
Cal Thomas spoke earlier. Currently ballots are being tallied for the national delegate slots. State delegates got to pick 12 of about 30 nominees.
Of those, 13 support Ron Paul, according to a list that was handed out. The John McCain campaign handed out a list of 12 “Republican Unity candidates”.
Missing from the nominees for delegates is U.S. Sen. Susan Collins. The state’s two senators are traditionally elected delegates, however this year Collins expects to be campaigning in Maine, Collins’ staff said, so she wanted to let someone else have the slot.
As PolitickerME’s Wally Edge reported, this morning five of the district delegate slots went to McCain supporters, and one went to a Ron Paul supporter.
The party platform was discussed earlier, and most of the amendments proposed were knocked down. More details on this later.
http://www.politickerme.com/wallyedgeme/1482/mccain-delegate-slate-prevails
McCain delegate slate prevails
By Wally Edge
Team McCain managed to completely lock out the Ron Paul delegates, capturing the remaining 12 delegates. McCain's floor managers distributed a flyer with the names of the 12 delegates that they believed would be suitable McCain supporters. The 12 delegates are: (number of votes in parentheses)
Former Governor John McKernan 532
Senator Olympia Snowe 535
Rep. Josh Tardy 551
Senator Carol Weston 555
Congressional candidate Charlie Summers
Senator Kevin Raye 518
Dwayne Bickford508
Elaine Bridge 507
Kathy Watson527
Dawn Gilbert 435
Ann Robinson 538
Jan Staples 516
http://www.politickerme.com/jessicaalaimo/1483/elected-delegates-announced
Elected delegates announced
By Jessica Alaimo
The 12 at-large delegates elected to the Republican National Convention match those on the list of “Republican Unity Candidates” recommended by the John McCain campaign.
The convention is now voting on alternates.
Delegates are:
-U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe
-Former Gov. John McKernan
-State House Minority Leader Josh Tardy
-State Senate Minority Leader Carol Weston
-Charles Summers of Scarborough, a candidate for the First Congressional District
-State Sen. Kevin Raye
-Dwayne Bickford, former executive director of the party
-Elaine Bridge, party activist
-Katherine Watson, a former party chairwoman
-Dawn Gilbert, Lincoln County Republican Party chairwoman
-Ann Robinson, party activist and 2008 convention chair
-National Committeewoman Janet Staples
Convention update: 3:00 p.m.
By Jessica Alaimo
The Maine Republican Party National Committeeman and Committeewoman results are official. Former Senate President Richard Bennett and former committeewoman Jan Staples are the new RNC members.
Cal Thomas spoke earlier. Currently ballots are being tallied for the national delegate slots. State delegates got to pick 12 of about 30 nominees.
Of those, 13 support Ron Paul, according to a list that was handed out. The John McCain campaign handed out a list of 12 “Republican Unity candidates”.
Missing from the nominees for delegates is U.S. Sen. Susan Collins. The state’s two senators are traditionally elected delegates, however this year Collins expects to be campaigning in Maine, Collins’ staff said, so she wanted to let someone else have the slot.
As PolitickerME’s Wally Edge reported, this morning five of the district delegate slots went to McCain supporters, and one went to a Ron Paul supporter.
The party platform was discussed earlier, and most of the amendments proposed were knocked down. More details on this later.
http://www.politickerme.com/wallyedgeme/1482/mccain-delegate-slate-prevails
McCain delegate slate prevails
By Wally Edge
Team McCain managed to completely lock out the Ron Paul delegates, capturing the remaining 12 delegates. McCain's floor managers distributed a flyer with the names of the 12 delegates that they believed would be suitable McCain supporters. The 12 delegates are: (number of votes in parentheses)
Former Governor John McKernan 532
Senator Olympia Snowe 535
Rep. Josh Tardy 551
Senator Carol Weston 555
Congressional candidate Charlie Summers
Senator Kevin Raye 518
Dwayne Bickford508
Elaine Bridge 507
Kathy Watson527
Dawn Gilbert 435
Ann Robinson 538
Jan Staples 516
http://www.politickerme.com/jessicaalaimo/1483/elected-delegates-announced
Elected delegates announced
By Jessica Alaimo
The 12 at-large delegates elected to the Republican National Convention match those on the list of “Republican Unity Candidates” recommended by the John McCain campaign.
The convention is now voting on alternates.
Delegates are:
-U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe
-Former Gov. John McKernan
-State House Minority Leader Josh Tardy
-State Senate Minority Leader Carol Weston
-Charles Summers of Scarborough, a candidate for the First Congressional District
-State Sen. Kevin Raye
-Dwayne Bickford, former executive director of the party
-Elaine Bridge, party activist
-Katherine Watson, a former party chairwoman
-Dawn Gilbert, Lincoln County Republican Party chairwoman
-Ann Robinson, party activist and 2008 convention chair
-National Committeewoman Janet Staples