Washington Caucus Results Thread

[RPit]

I'm telling you guys - in my area of Seattle (Ballard) at the caucus I was at, Ron Paul did really well. There were A LOT of Ron Paul supporters there. People were organized and stuck around to the end. There were a lot of precincts where the only people who showed up were Ron Paul supporters. Even when there were supporters for other candidates, they were not willing to be delegates. In one precinct there were only two people and they were supporting Santorum, so they became delegates, but I spoke to the one guy afterward and he has no intention of actually going to the district caucus that comes next, let alone the state caucus or national convention.

I think the most important thing is to make sure that every Ron Paul supporter who was made a delegate today has the information, the means and the money to move forward in the process.

BEST Info so far... Seattle (ie King County) is where is need to win or keep it close... This election is in hand!!!

 

[UMULAS]

Everyone who was voted in as a delegate today will go on to the next step of the caucus process in addition to all PCOs. PCOs did not have to worry about getting voted as a delegate because they are automatic delegates.

Hmmm, so that means that they have to go up untill they are state delegates?

 

[Give me liberty]

looks like all counting will be behind the scenes. Expect a 3rd place finish for paul. Damn GOP won't let votes be counted out loud.

I hope for a first WA is paul state.

 

[tsai3904]

Hmmm, so that means that they have to go up untill they are state delegates?

This is Washington's caucus process:

1. Precinct Caucus (today)
2. County/Legislative District Convention
3. State Convention

People elected as delegates today move on to step 2. PCOs automatically move on to step 2.

At step 2, delegates will be elected to step 3. No one is automatically a delegate to step 3.

 

[KCRPsupporter]

Well I went and voted for Ron Paul this morning. My precinct had only 6 people 3 Santorum, 2 Romney, 1 Paul.

I am also a Precinct delegate now and will be going to the District Convention in April.

 

[libertythor]

Well I went and voted for Ron Paul this morning. My precinct had only 6 people 3 Santorum, 2 Romney, 1 Paul.

I am also a delegate now.

Well I give you a +rep and a for the last part.

 

[RPit]

To give people some sigh of relief.. Of those counting the vote in the place, 1 of them is Ron Paul supporter and 1 person from each campaign will be let in...

the problem though is the time between the votes leave the building and delivered, will they 'check the sheets' and make any 'necessary changes' while driving there..that is the big question..

I expect a win!

 

[tsai3904]

Well I went and voted for Ron Paul this morning. My precinct had only 6 people 3 Santorum, 2 Romney, 1 Paul.

I am also a delegate now.

If you are the only Ron Paul supporter in your precinct, then you have to file as a candidate for Precinct Committee Officer on June 7. Please mark down June 7 on your calendar. Becoming a PCO is how we take over the local GOP.

 

[GregVernon]

The Romney supporters have expressed frustration that they — themselves — weren’t trained as well as Ron Paul supporters. As a result, Paul’s supporters were more effective at gaining delegates during that part of the caucus.

“It was like playing a board game for the first time without knowing the rules”

 

[RDM]

My precinct went 2-1 Romney. We all 3 became delegates. They turned my girlfriend away at the door, because she wasn't in their system. I found out later that they were supposed to let her in and verify later, so that cost us a vote and possibly a delegate. None of my maybies showed up.

My table had 8 or so precincts, and it was about 50-50 Paul/Romney supporters. The cool thing was that all of the Romney supporters were in 2 precincts. So we got all of the delegates in the other 6, plus me in m ine. If I had to guess, our table probably wound up with 10 Paul delegates and 5 Romney.

I was in 46-2373.

....and why wasn't those maybies in your car when you went? No excuse.

 

[PolicyReader]

For those that caucused in Washington today:

If you have not yet realized, Precinct Committee Officers (PCOs) are automatic delegates. It is too late to become one for this caucus, but you can become a PCO for the next two years by filing as a candidate for PCO for the August 7 primary.

The filing period begins June 7. Please mark down June 7 on your calendar and remember to file as a PCO. Each precinct only gets one PCO so try as best as you can to make sure only one Ron Paul supporter files as a PCO.

I'm telling you guys - in my area of Seattle (Ballard) at the caucus I was at, Ron Paul did really well. There were A LOT of Ron Paul supporters there. People were organized and stuck around to the end. There were a lot of precincts where the only people who showed up were Ron Paul supporters. Even when there were supporters for other candidates, they were not willing to be delegates. In one precinct there were only two people and they were supporting Santorum, so they became delegates, but I spoke to the one guy afterward and he has no intention of actually going to the district caucus that comes next, let alone the state caucus or national convention.

I think the most important thing is to make sure that every Ron Paul supporter who was made a delegate today has the information, the means and the money to move forward in the process.

This is Washington's caucus process:

1. Precinct Caucus (today)
2. County/Legislative District Convention
3. State Convention

People elected as delegates today move on to step 2. PCOs automatically move on to step 2.

At step 2, delegates will be elected to step 3. No one is automatically a delegate to step 3.

Reposting quoted information for increased visibility. Thank you to the original posters.

 

[RDM]

looks like all counting will be behind the scenes. Expect a 3rd place finish for paul. Damn GOP won't let votes be counted out loud.

Was expecting that anyways...will be no surprise.

 

[PolicyReader]

Well I went and voted for Ron Paul this morning. My precinct had only 6 people 3 Santorum, 2 Romney, 1 Paul.

I am also a Precinct delegate now and will be going to the District Convention in April.

While I want a straw poll win I'd rather a delegate slot without one than get one without delegates as other candidates have done this cycle.
+rep

 

[James Madison]

When are they annoucing results?

 

[RabbitMan]

I was in Greenwood, north of Ballard, 36th Pooled. It was a record turnout, we had to pull extra tables out. My precinct had the largest turnout unfortunately, and of the three people I intended to bring with me, one was still registered at his parents place so was at a different precinct, and another was a no show. Two delegates at stake, three nominees for delegates, 1 Paul 1 Romney 1 Santorum. I started, made some good points and instead of talking about foreign policy just mentioned that he was the only veteran and got the most donations of active duty, which they liked. Santorum guy who could barely hear said he liked Rick for his honesty, integrity, and strong stance on social issues. Romney guy said say what you want about him being a moderate, but the most important thing a President can do this cycle is nominate Conservative Supreme Court Justices and he had no doubt he'd do that.

Then another Romney guy jumped in and gave a polite and 'informed' explaination why he couldn't vote for Paul(isolationist, kooky economics wanting a gold standard, and that he was too old). My fiance jumped in and talked about how Paul was the only guy speaking to Democrats by saying that he wanted to kill the Patriotic act and said that he isn't isolationist, he just doesn't want undeclared wars like the waste that was Iraq and Afghanistan(I cringed!). After that I tried to tone it down by saying he doesn't want a gold standard, just maybe freedom to choose your currency, and that he pulls the most independents and youth in every single primary/caucus so far. Didn't work.

Majority for the Romney and Santorum nominees, I got 2nd alternate. Straw Poll vote 4 Rom-3 RP-2 Santorum. Afterwards the people that stayed were allowed to give a public tally of the votes, and we won A LOT of other precincts at the caucus. I'd say we got the majority of delegates for sure. My friend at the different precinct with two people in it became one.

 

[zzzz8]

Got back from WA pooled caucus - legislative district 41 (Renton). 2 votes for Ron Paul in my precinct, one for Romney. Three delegate spots (only two filled - one for RP and one for Romney). The other RP guy said he didn't want to be a delegate, so one spot was left unfilled. Lots of people showed up for the pooled caucus. Chairwoman said she didn't expect this many supporters and I can attest this was a much larger turnout than in 2008 (maybe 2x-3x). Approximately 200 people +-50. From what I could tell by talking with people and looking at the copies of the precinct results from other precincts (I didn't stay the whole time - there were RP people there to stick around and verify the count), Romney may have a slight edge, with RP possibly a close second/third and certainly some strong support for Santorum (second/third). I didn't see any or much support for Gingrich.

 

[RPit]

When are they annoucing results?

5pm pst

 

[RPit]

for results http://wsrpcaucus.tumblr.com/

 

[Harald]

Results from KING county LD48

my precinct Ron Paul Mitt 5, Ron Paul 2, Newt 1
delegates: 1 paul, 1 mitt

friend's precinct 5 Newt, Ron Paul 2, Mitt 2,
delegates: 2 newt

another precinct: 2 Ron Paul, delegates 2 Ron Paul (nobody else came)
one more like it: 2 Ron Paul, delegates 2 Ron Paul

 

[jcannon98188]

Voter fraud! I was at the door meeting people at 9:30am when one of the supporters ran up to me and told me they were turning people away. We waited for confirmation. At 9:45 they locked the doors, and told everyone too bad they should have showed up sooner. About 700 people were turned away from the caucus vote. This is bull. Atleast Ron Paul is doing great, spoke with someone at the Headquarters, they said that 70% of reported delegates are Ron Paul so far. Still awhile to go, but looking good atleast.