Mitt Romney Statement On Maine Caucus Results 2012

By STEVE PEOPLES, ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney has added to his lead in the race for delegates with a narrow victory in the Maine Republican presidential caucuses.

The former Massachusetts governor won at least eight delegates, with six delegates left to be allocated, according to an analysis by The Associated Press. Texas Rep. Ron Paul won at least seven. Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich were shut out.

Maine's local caucuses were the first step of a multi-step process to determine the state's delegates to the national convention. Romney would win the most delegates, if the candidates maintain the same level of support throughout the process.

Romney leads the overall race for delegates, with 120. Santorum has 72, Gingrich has 32 and Paul has 16. It takes 1,144 delegates to win the nomination.

 

 

Comments

[truthking]

09:55 AM on 02/12/2012

WOW !!! 3% OF THE POPULATION OF MAINE VOTED (about 5500 voters)....The repubs got them fired up to got vote in the caucus ! lol Can you blame them ? Look at the candidates.....the only votes they get are so far right....oh, nevermind

[stars are out]

09:25 AM on 02/12/2012

Don't thank Maine voters,thank your fixers who disenfranchised them. What good is winning that way,Mitt,when you know you won't be able to pull that off in a general election? You gain the contempt that goes with unearned gains,nothing more.