Is anyone keeping track of Maine results?

[libertythor]

I just hope that this wasn't NH observers filling in a few ballots...

 

[JJ2]

Add, we're getting screwed in Portland.

Details?

 

[ghengis86]

43% - paul
34% - mitt

 

[parocks]

John Zebley
So after waiting for about an hour and a half for them to announce the elected delegates in Portland, they claimed there was a discrepancy of 19 ballots at my caucus. This prevents them from announcing the delegates in Portland and also prevents us from electing a Delegate Chair. Seeing as how an overwhelming majority of those who showed up to be delegates were obvious RP supporters it's not hard to see what happening. NOT impressed

 

[The Gold Standard]

facebook

Could you post them by chance? I'm not on Facebook and have no desire to be on there.

 

[Tobias2dope]

John Zebley
So after waiting for about an hour and a half for them to announce the elected delegates in Portland, they claimed there was a discrepancy of 19 ballots at my caucus. This prevents them from announcing the delegates in Portland and also prevents us from electing a Delegate Chair. Seeing as how an overwhelming majority of those who showed up to be delegates were obvious RP supporters it's not hard to see what happening. NOT impressed

Do I hear a can of whoopass being opened ?

 

[parocks]

Could you post them by chance? I'm not on Facebook and have no desire to be on there.

they were deleted. We're not supposed to put up numbers. So, I won't. We won.

 

[sailingaway]

I just hope that this wasn't NH observers filling in a few ballots...

not a chance.

 

[sailingaway]

Could you post them by chance? I'm not on Facebook and have no desire to be on there.

facebook includes a verification process, and people not on it for that group are not supposed to get that information.

 

[rich34]

I know it happens all the time but I just don't see how they can so easily get away with it without there being some sort of legal action. I hope everyone had their cameras running.

 

[LibertyPhanatic]

Just got back from the Portland caucus. After waiting in that hot gymnasium for hours and hours, we were told that the was a discrepancy in the vote count FOR DELEGATES ONLY. To summarize, each voter was given an index card when arriving at the location and this card had to be handed in in order to receive a delegate voting ballot. Apparently, they counted 19 MORE ballots than index cards collected. They then announced they had to discuss the logistics with the State GOP, but the delegates and delegate chair would not be awarded at the caucus -- most likely through the mail in the coming weeks. The Paul camp was very organized IMO making sure that they had up-to-date contact info for all of us who stuck around.

This did NOT invalidate the results of the straw poll (I believe).

A quick eye test says that the straw poll was probably a toss up between Paul and Romney, but I think we were in a good position to take a majority of the delegates. I'm sure the Campaign will have a say to ensure whatever process the State GOP has in place to re-do the delegate process is legit. I hope.

 

[pauliticalfan]

John Zebley
So after waiting for about an hour and a half for them to announce the elected delegates in Portland, they claimed there was a discrepancy of 19 ballots at my caucus. This prevents them from announcing the delegates in Portland and also prevents us from electing a Delegate Chair. Seeing as how an overwhelming majority of those who showed up to be delegates were obvious RP supporters it's not hard to see what happening. NOT impressed

Sounds like just the delegates, not the straw vote though, right? We need the straw votes if we did good there.

 

[libertythor]

Was this only for the City of Portland? Portland itself has around 60,000 people, and the metro area is 500,000. It is possible that this doesn't prevent a Ron Paul delegate plurality/majority.

 

[sailingaway]

Just got back from the Portland caucus. After waiting in that hot gymnasium for hours and hours, we were told that the was a discrepancy in the vote count FOR DELEGATES ONLY. To summarize, each voter was given an index card when arriving at the location and this card had to be handed in in order to receive a delegate voting ballot. Apparently, they counted 19 MORE ballots than index cards collected. They then announced they had to discuss the logistics with the State GOP, but the delegates and delegate chair would not be awarded at the caucus -- most likely through the mail in the coming weeks. The Paul camp was very organized IMO making sure that they had up-to-date contact info for all of us who stuck around.

This did NOT invalidate the results of the straw poll (I believe).

A quick eye test says that the straw poll was probably a toss up between Paul and Romney, but I think we were in a good position to take a majority of the delegates. I'm sure the Campaign will have a say to ensure whatever process the State GOP has in place to re-do the delegate process is legit. I hope.

I am sure the back up plan is to let the party execs deal with it. That is HUGE as that is a huge caucus. A split caucus would be fine, because Ron did so well elsewhere, but if they skew that huge caucus they can very possibly turn the whole state.

It is things like this that make me glad Ron didn't entirely rule out third party. If they shaft him, I'm all for it. If they want him to not hurt the party, the party has to treat him fairly.

 

[libertythor]

I am hoping that it was just the Portland precinct, or was the location run as just one vote total? Portland itself only has about 1/5 of the total population of its own metro area.

I am sure the back up plan is to let the party execs deal with it. That is HUGE as that is a huge caucus. A split caucus would be fine, because Ron did so well elsewhere, but if they skew that huge caucus they can very possibly turn the whole state.

It is things like this that make me glad Ron didn't entirely rule out third party. If they shaft him, I'm all for it. If they want him to not hurt the party, the party has to treat him fairly.

 

[The Gold Standard]

Well if your name is on that freedom list don't expect a letter from the GOP telling you that you are a delegate.

 

[Havax]

Talked to my friend in Maine an hour ago. He's in Portland and Romney spoke at his caucus of a few hundred people. He said the room was pretty evenly split between Romney and Paul supporters with maybe Paul having a slight advantage. He said his dad was reluctant on getting up early this morning but my friend (24 years old) dragged him out of bed.

The best news: Every Romney supporter left after the straw vote, Paul carried every last delegate.

 

[sailingaway]

Talked to my friend in Maine an hour ago. He's in Portland and Romney spoke at his caucus of a few hundred people. He said the room was pretty evenly split between Romney and Paul supporters with maybe Paul having a slight advantage. He said his dad was reluctant on getting up early this morning but my friend (24 years old) dragged him out of bed.

The best news: Every Romney supporter left after the straw vote, Paul carried every last delegate.

that might be the one they invalidated.

 

[The Binghamton Patriot]

Talked to my friend in Maine an hour ago. He's in Portland and Romney spoke at his caucus of a few hundred people. He said the room was pretty evenly split between Romney and Paul supporters with maybe Paul having a slight advantage. He said his dad was reluctant on getting up early this morning but my friend (24 years old) dragged him out of bed.

The best news: Every Romney supporter left after the straw vote, Paul carried every last delegate.

Best News i've heard all day

 

[JJ2]

Just got back from the Portland caucus. After waiting in that hot gymnasium for hours and hours, we were told that the was a discrepancy in the vote count FOR DELEGATES ONLY. To summarize, each voter was given an index card when arriving at the location and this card had to be handed in in order to receive a delegate voting ballot. Apparently, they counted 19 MORE ballots than index cards collected. They then announced they had to discuss the logistics with the State GOP, but the delegates and delegate chair would not be awarded at the caucus -- most likely through the mail in the coming weeks. The Paul camp was very organized IMO making sure that they had up-to-date contact info for all of us who stuck around.

This did NOT invalidate the results of the straw poll (I believe).

A quick eye test says that the straw poll was probably a toss up between Paul and Romney, but I think we were in a good position to take a majority of the delegates. I'm sure the Campaign will have a say to ensure whatever process the State GOP has in place to re-do the delegate process is legit. I hope.

They didn't announce the straw poll results??