Maine Saturday Open Thread

[carterm]

Old Total:
2,269 - Romney
2,032 - Paul

New Total:
2,372 - Romney
2,257 - Paul

We lost by 115.

113 if we want to count the unreported New Portland caucus.

 

[gorgonzola]

I will be leaving shortly to drive to East Machias. I caucused two weeks ago in Kennebec county but will go there to show support and observe this historical event. I should be back home by 7 PM and will report back in.

I'm sure there will be lots of good energy coming our way today.

 

[Drex]

REMEMBER THE (USS) MAINE!

 

[parocks]

I thought I'd start this. Let's fill this thread with reports from the ground/twitter/forum members/and, sigh, the maine GOP. Any and all results.

Here are the caucuses.

Hancock County
Gouldsboro, Hancock, Lamoine, Waltham, Sorrento, Sullivan, Winter Harbor, Fletcher’s Landing
February 18th, 10:00 A.M.
Hancock Grammar School (off Route 1)
Caucus Contact Person: Kathy Birdsall

Aurora/Amherst, Eastbrook, Franklin, Mariaville, Osborn
February 18th, 1:00 P.M.
Eastbrook Municipal Office
959 Eastbrook Road, Eastbrook
Caucus Contact Person: Debbie Lockman

Kennebec County
Clinton
Saturday, February 18
10:00 A.M.
Clinton Town Office
Contact: Steve Trask

Washington County
February 18th, 1:30 P.M.
Washington Academy
East Machias

I will try my best to update this thread with a running total.

2,269 - Romney
2,032 - Paul

Right now the magic number is 237. (239 as reported by GOP. Reports are that we gained 2 in Rome on Thursday)

Do we know that all the caucuses after Sat Feb 11 will count? The Washington Caucuses might be in a different category from the Hancock and Kennebec caucuses

 

[parocks]

I will be leaving shortly to drive to East Machias. I caucused two weeks ago in Kennebec county but will go there to show support and observe this historical event. I should be back home by 7 PM and will report back in.

I'm sure there will be lots of good energy coming our way today.

Have you talked to Eric Brakey?

They're concerned about "rogue volunteers". You might want to find a voter in Washington County. Extra GOTV. You might talk to Valerie Page (who should have money that we here on Ron Paul Forums gave her for Extra GOTV). I'm not sure what you'd do with money. You might be able to figure that out, I dunno. There's a Mobil station / convenience store in downtown Machias. 5 miles before the East Machias caucus. You might want to stop there. Theres a natural food store across the street. Raw milk. You might find people who live in Washington County at those places who are awake, and dressed, and have drivers licenses and could just go right down that road there to the caucus.

 

[parocks]

http://www.burnhamtavern.com/History2.htm The Burnham Tavern, in Machias, which you will be driving right by -

"The Tap Room of Job Burnham’s tavern, which stands at the center of Machias and overlooks the river anchorage, became the scene of hot and heavy debate as the settlers struggled to decide. Jeremiah O’Brien, Job’s brother-in-law, argued hard for aggressive action and urged the capture of the British commander and his ship."

 

[rp08orbust]

How are "open threads" more open than non-open threads?

 

[wstrucke]

How are "open threads" more open than non-open threads?

It's the same difference between official and unofficial threads.

 

[rp08orbust]

REMEMBER THE (USS) MAINE!

That's it! The whole fiasco is a false flag operation engineered by the Ron Paul campaign as a way to energize Ron Paul supporters in Washington Co. to attend the caucus and become delegates!

 

[wstrucke]

any reports from the 10AM caucuses?

 

[parocks]

I'm volunteering to pay $100 to reserve 2 tables at http://bluebirdranchrestaurant.com/private-dining.html that place - on route 1 in Machias - 5 miles from the caucus. There might be "rogue volunteers" who might want to use it for base of operations, and/or afterparty. I'm talking in great detail on Maine For Ron Paul facebook group
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150567816744220&set=o.162186697132495&type=1&theater

 

[GraniteHills]

/cross-post

Live, local updates:
http://bangordailynews.com/2012/02/...k-and-washington-counties/?ref=relatedSidebar

 

[GraniteHills]

There are about 135 attendees this morning at the Hancock County caucus. #mepolitics
Sat Feb 18, 2012 at 10:36 a.m.

Seems like a lot of voters...

 

[neverseen]

live feed from rev pac:
http://www.revolutionpac.com/2012/02/the-maine-caucus-live/

 

[neverseen]

Selecting delegates on the live feed...

Who do you guys support?
Ron Paul, Ron Paul, Ron Paul.... Ron Paul, Ron Paul lol

sounded like 5 of 9 are RP, i heard a romney and a santo.

 

[CTRattlesnake]

135 votes at the Hancock caucus...and thats only part of the county. Very good sign.

We need a lot of votes to overcome the deficit.

 

[RabbitMan]

So we're doing well?

 

[GraniteHills]

Selecting delegates on the live feed...

Who do you guys support?
Ron Paul, Ron Paul, Ron Paul.... Ron Paul, Ron Paul lol

sounded like 5 of 9 are RP, i heard a romney and a santo.

Charlie Webster Math™ = 5 Romney, 4 Santorum (surging), 0 Paul

 

[CTRattlesnake]

Charlie Webster Math™ = 5 Romney, 4 Santorum (surging), 0 Paul

lol

 

[Constitutional Paulicy]

LOL most recent activity post.

http://bangordailynews.com/2012/02/18/politics/live-updates-from-the-gop-caucuses-in-hancock-and-washington-counties/?ref=relatedSidebar

Speakers endorsed Romney, Paul and Gingrich, but when the microphone was offered to Santorum supporters nobody came forward #mepolitics
Sat Feb 18, 2012 at 11:49 p.m.