CTRattlesnake
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True, either way Romney would really have to get swamped in order for us to cover the 208 vote gap
Maine Saturday Open Thread
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True, either way Romney would really have to get swamped in order for us to cover the 208 vote gap
sailingaway
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Yeah, the party has its reputation on the line here, i would expect them to have marshalled a lot of votes.
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Do whatcha gotta do. Get 'em there people!
opinionatedfool
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Yes, it is. The Maine GOP rigged this and we lost. End of story. There aren't enough people there to pull it off. I hope people enjoyed their long lunch.
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it wouldnt have mattered. track record shows for some reason when the chips are down the Ron paul supporters dont show up, I can t understand why? Romney has 50 people show up at his events but gets 30k votes, wtf
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Why the hell are colleges on break late February? I mean I know it's Maine, but it's almost March.
Oh also, it's incredibly convenient how Iowa, New Hampshire, and now Maine were all decided to be held when colleges were on break. But I'm sure it's only a coincidence, that's all it ever could be with the GOP!
Oh also, it's incredibly convenient how Iowa, New Hampshire, and now Maine were all decided to be held when colleges were on break. But I'm sure it's only a coincidence, that's all it ever could be with the GOP!
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But the grassroots had a few hundred of their own confirmed supporters identified on top of what the campaign had. If turnout is truly only 200-250, this represents a massive failure of supporters to follow through on what they promised just hours ago.
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LOL In my country national television is just starting to show "Slackers Uprising/Election kitchen (translated in my language "Izborna kuhinja")" by Michael Moore...On another is Incredible Hulk...How appropriate 
There is no way around it: This is dissapointing BUT dont give up.
There is no way around it: This is dissapointing BUT dont give up.
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"We've got this, we've got this. No more volunteers needed, we don't want too many cooks in the kitchen."
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Hope everyone enjoys another 4 years of Obama
No Free Beer
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Hey, lets go to rallies and not vote. Great idea.
pauliticalfan
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If it makes the GOP crap their pants and kick themselves for what they've done to Ron Paul this cycle, so be it.
No, you're exactly right. Extra GOTV is needed, especially when you need many more people than have ever voted in that caucus.
I've been trying. I've offered to pay $100 to rent 2 tables for 6 or so hours at the closest restaurant/bar. It could be used as a HQ. Ron Paul supporters who are just there with nothing really to do, can go there, talk with the other Ron Paul supporters. Figure out a plan to get voters to the caucus. Talk to the people in the restaurant. Maybe they need a ride to the polls. Or they need to know that the caucus is HAPPENING RIGHT NOW 5 MILES DOWN THIS ROAD. GO THERE NOW, AND COME BACK FOR THE AFTER PARTY. FREE BEER. But no takers on that. Our bag of tricks appears limited. I do think, though, that somebody out there, or many, have been doing this extra GOTV, and maybe keeping it a secret.
We need how many votes? 240? Nice round number. That's in Washington County only. If we do count Rome, etc., we'd have to count Castine. And that means it's not going to be over until March 3. 2 weeks away. And we could have 2 different winners. And we don't know which one it'll be.
We've had a lot of after parties, or victory parties, but, if we win today, if we get more than 240, we will have won the straw poll w/out other post 2/11s. Yay! Victory. But not so fast. There can be more caucuses announced. We really can't even truly relax until March 10, when they make their ruling. And there can be caucuses on March 9, if not March 10. And if we want to win, we win today in Washington by 240, and we make sure that we win Castine on March 3, and win the total post 2/11 not including Washington. On March 10, the GOP will vote on which set of votes they'll take. 1) Including Washington 2) Including Washington Plus other post 2/11. To win, for sure, we'd have to win both Washington by 240 and break even with the other post 2/11
Yeah, if Paul isn't the nominee this is exactly what we want to have happen. I'm not saying we should vote for Obama, but certainly don't vote for the GOP candidate, vote 3rd party and let the GOP know it really was NOBP and they lost your vote.
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Im writing in RP.. I dont give a fuck... The GOP will learn the hard way
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What's the second caucus besides Washington? What time does it start, and how many people total are expected to show up?
Write-ins aren't usually counted and don't get much notice from parties. A 3rd party vote is a much more tangible loss to the GOP because it gets counted and gives them a percentage they can identify as having abandoned their party to vote 3rd party.
