CTRattlesnake
Member
- Joined
- Sep 7, 2011
- Messages
- 1,240
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/us...ps_caucuses_in_maine_getting_extra_attention/
WASHINGTON -- The spotlight will be brighter and the stakes will be higher for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney when the winner of the Maine caucuses is announced Saturday.
In the wake of a three-state loss Tuesday to Rick Santorum, Romney will visit Maine on Friday for the first time in the 2012 campaign. Republican Ron Paul will make a second swing through the state on Saturday.
Romney still leads the race, but he faces a strong challenge from Paul in Maine, analysts say, and his losses Tuesday in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri will raise the profile of Maine’s nonbinding presidential preference poll.
"Now that Romney has stumbled, I think it gives Maine extra attention," said Nathan Gonzales, deputy editor of the nonpartisan Rothenberg Political Report in Washington. "After (Tuesday) night, Romney needs a win, no matter where it is."
The Romney campaign plans a rally in Portland around 6 p.m. Friday at the Portland Company Marine Complex on Fore Street.
Paul’s campaign said Wednesday that it was still working out the details of his Saturday visit.
Weird...most of the saturday caucuses are in the morning. Not sure what Ron is doing in Maine after almost all the votes have been cast.
A friday night visit like Romney would make MUCH more sense IMO
WASHINGTON -- The spotlight will be brighter and the stakes will be higher for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney when the winner of the Maine caucuses is announced Saturday.
In the wake of a three-state loss Tuesday to Rick Santorum, Romney will visit Maine on Friday for the first time in the 2012 campaign. Republican Ron Paul will make a second swing through the state on Saturday.
Romney still leads the race, but he faces a strong challenge from Paul in Maine, analysts say, and his losses Tuesday in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri will raise the profile of Maine’s nonbinding presidential preference poll.
"Now that Romney has stumbled, I think it gives Maine extra attention," said Nathan Gonzales, deputy editor of the nonpartisan Rothenberg Political Report in Washington. "After (Tuesday) night, Romney needs a win, no matter where it is."
The Romney campaign plans a rally in Portland around 6 p.m. Friday at the Portland Company Marine Complex on Fore Street.
Paul’s campaign said Wednesday that it was still working out the details of his Saturday visit.
Weird...most of the saturday caucuses are in the morning. Not sure what Ron is doing in Maine after almost all the votes have been cast.
A friday night visit like Romney would make MUCH more sense IMO
I would think he would try to counter Romney and have a similar rally and/or town hall in Portland.
