Maine results just announced... Romney 39% (2190), Ron Paul 36% (1996)

[1836]

Not bad at all, we will get a majority of the delegates, but shame we didn't win.

Nonetheless, an impressive showing.

 

[rp2012win]

194 votes, thanks for staying home in TX wed, thur, and fri

 

[UK4Paul]

Cr*p

 

[1836]

The guy announcing the results was rather rude about it too. "Thousands of working class Maine residents have spoken, and their choice is Mitt Romney."

Really, being an ass about it.

 

[Ssd]

I'm sorry to say this but Ron Paul just doesn't care enough about winning to actually win.

 

[ronpaulitician]

Win would have been nice, but I bet we (once again?) get most of the available delegates in a caucus state. Onward!

 

[liveandletlive]

did staying home cost him a few hundred votes?

man this is pathetic

 

[DanConway]

If the campaign campaigns like they goddamn mean it, we win this one.

Fine. It's not over yet. It's progress, I think. 42 states to go?

Goddamnit. We should have buried Flipflopney. Should have fucking buried him!~@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

 

[Gray Fullbuster]

Everyone in the chat room is calling Maine fraud and making my head spin. e_e

 

[moonshine5757]

did staying home cost him a few hundred votes?

man this is pathetic

yes it did. there is no excuse for it.

 

[rpwi]

Contest isn't over... Still are precincts that will vote and there are level 2 caucuses coming up as well.

 

[coffeewithchess]

194 votes, thanks for staying home in TX wed, thur, and fri

This...

 

[ATXRevolutionary]

Didn't he stay home because he had some congressional work to do? He still has a job as a Congressman...

 

[DanConway]

Contest isn't over... Still are precincts that will vote and there are level 2 caucuses coming up as well.

Doesn't matter. The delegates here are next to nothing. The momentum that we would have had if they could have been bothered to actually do their jobs and campaign was everything.

 

[Matthanuf06]

I'm sorry to say this but Ron Paul just doesn't care enough about winning to actually win.

Agreed. He is a bad candidate, and hopefully the movement will get a better one in the future. Ranging from things he cannot change; his age, and to things he can like taking tons of time off, to no debate prep...he just isn't a good candidate. He's shaped a great message, but now we need a great candidate to carry it to the finish line.

 

[Mckarnin]

You know, I feel like Ron Paul is the only one with the knowledge, network and record to run for our freedom at this time and have any chance of success but as "fit" as he is I still wonder if he isn't just a bit tired out and trying his best to balance his health and campaigning. Obviously if he is bone tired the campaign can't announce that so he goes back to TX to "rest" or "go to church" or what have you.

 

[IDefendThePlatform]

Ron: Would've been nice if all the caucuses that were supposed to meet today met...
Foxnews immediately has technical difficulties and cuts away.

Wish I was joking.

 

[IDefendThePlatform]

Funny CNN didn't have technical difficulties.

 

[wgadget]

Ron is expecting the shit to hit the fan soon.

He is usually right.

 

[phil4truth]

Too fishy for me again, didn't the republican chair say either one would win with around 200 votes? I'm not buying this sorry. They don't want Paul winning anything.