Ron Paul Beats McCain in Maine Caucus, Primed to Win Over 1/3 of State Delegates
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.
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Posted on: February 4, 2008 11:30 PM
This is a bunch of crap. Ron Paul is a lunatic with no chance in hell of winning the nomination or any presidential election.
Posted by: James (Author)
Posted on: February 4, 2008 11:40 PM
Yeah, I guess you just want the status quo of trusting the usual corrupted politician who will bankrupt this country and destroy our civil liberties, and we become a puppet of China.
Strange enough for the media to ignore RP's warnings even though they are happening.
Then you have Bush's 2009 budget with a $400 billion deficit and the same for the following year. Our national debt goes over $10 trillion.
How can he be a loony? He is advocating small government, fiscal responsibility, protecting the US dollar, cutting wasteful spending, and non-interference in political matters in other countries. He is trying to save our Republic.
McCain wants to create or basically maintain an American empire. Romney may be a better alternative, but can he truly reform Washington?
Nada on Clinton. We are already sick and tired of the Bush-Clinton cycle.
Posted by: Bill Politics
Posted on: February 5, 2008 12:39 AM
You said in your last comment, "Romney may be a better alternative, but can he truly reform Washington?"
I have a lot of respect to Ron Paul and his supporters. He has fought a long and hard battle, but unfortunately for him, he hasn't gotten the momentum that he needs to take the nomination. Although Paul may be a better candidate McCain, I have found it necessary to support someone else who has the momentum and who can defeat McCain. This candidate is Mitt Romney. Although he isn't the perfect candidate, nor are any of the candidates, I feel that he is the best chance we have at continuing the American cause.
I believe that he truly can and will reform Washington. Vote Mitt Romney Feb 5
Posted by: Robert E.
Posted on: February 5, 2008 07:54 AM
To: Bill Politics.
Bill by voting for the "lesser of two evils", you are nevertheless voting for evil. I must therefore ask you this:
If you have to bow down in the face of evil and let it continue then what is the purpose of your life?
It is far better to vote for what you believe in and not get it than it is to vote for what you do not believe in and getting that.