Pressure Mounting For GOP Caucus Reconsideration

Republican presidential candidate and U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) speaks at a 'Hispanics in Politics' event February 1, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Bangor Daily News:

AUGUSTA, Maine — Pressure is on the Maine Republican Party to reconsider its weekend declaration that Mitt Romney won the state’s caucuses.

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Comments

[Diabloggical]

07:41 PM on 02/26/2012

Maine caucus goers should be screaming foul! This fraud should dispel all belief that the party can be trusted to run its own primaries. There needs to be 3rd party oversight of the primary process.

It is also proof that electronic voting should never be used. Someone has to count the paper ballots or someone else will pay the voting machine programmers to make their candidates win.

[Spartacus101]

12:10 AM on 02/17/2012

Ron Paul all the way. Money bomb going on now.

[reciprocat]

07:28 AM on 02/17/2012

Fighting fire with fire? Smart move! That's what President Obama is doing.

[Elijah Greenleaf]

11:42 PM on 02/16/2012

Caucus or Circus?

[johnny strike]

01:52 PM on 02/16/2012

Ron Paul continues to uncover the lies and corruption within the party, the old boy network who are scared to death of the youth, and the freedom movement.

[reciprocat]

07:27 AM on 02/17/2012

I think we already knew about that. (I know I did)

The question is what is he going to do about it?

[johnny strike]

08:08 AM on 02/17/2012

sure some know, but i'd say many more do not.
he will continue to spread the news to those who have been duped, and try and educate the people
who are brainwashed by the MSM, and tricked by the parties, and the establishment.
for those who have listened to him without a built in bias paul always educates, and not in a condescending way. most politicians
only spew rhetoric, say one thing and do another. paul inspires people to do better at whatever it is that they do. that is a rare quality.

[Haastnooit]

04:18 AM on 02/16/2012

If this doesn't turn the whole state midnight blue next election, what will?

[clearasmud]

11:24 PM on 02/15/2012

Republicans cannot control themselves. They are actually cheating against other Republicans in a race that doesn't matter.

Guess they are practicing for 2012.

[Diabloggical]

06:03 PM on 02/15/2012

The Republican party bosses have once again demonstrated their lack of commitment to the democratic process. Their Maine caucus behaviors reveal them to be the cheats and liars that they are.

They want Romney, their yes-man, so they are fixing the primaries so he will "win" the nomination. Forget the will of the people. It is the desired outcome of the few that matters to them.

So much for all those folks who say, "You can't complain if you don't vote." It looks like your vote really doesn't count for much - at least not in Maine.

[Spartacus101]

05:13 PM on 02/15/2012

Why is the Maine Caucus stopped at 84 percent counted?

[Diabloggical]

06:05 PM on 02/15/2012

Because the Republican party bosses are cheating so that Romney will win.

[Elijah Greenleaf]

11:44 PM on 02/16/2012

That's as high as Maine Republicans can count.

[Gus DiZerega]

04:27 PM on 02/15/2012

Yet another exhibit to keep in mind whenever a ;conservative' complains about "voter fraud." It's projection.

[TooManyTequilas]

01:10 PM on 02/15/2012

You mean the Mittster and his gang might cheat to score a win? Say it isn't so!

[Elijah Greenleaf]

11:49 PM on 02/16/2012

a gentleman of Harvard, unthinkable!

[factsnotfeelings]

12:51 PM on 02/15/2012

This seems easy to correct. Just count everyones vote. I cant believe they cancelled a caucus because of expected snow. This is maine not florida.

[GuyCybershy]

12:36 PM on 02/15/2012

Will the national media pick up this story?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqsyzTrWS0g&feature=youtu.be

[edgySF]

03:20 PM on 02/15/2012

the above YT links to a video PRODUCED and DISTRIBUTED by the Ron Paul campaign:

"Did Maine GOP Blatantly Cheat Ron Paul out of a Victory? "

uploaded by: RonPaul2008dotcom

It LOOKS like a local news program, but it is anything but. And it's not really clear at all that it was produced by RP -- you have to look closely.

Why does RP have to try to fool people? How many of his True Believers were FOOLED?

[Diabloggical]

06:17 PM on 02/15/2012

What video are you talking about? There is no such video in the story and Ron Paul is not trying to fool anyone. In reality he is the only one who hasn't waffled on any of his well-documented positions.

In point of fact, the Republican party bosses postponed a Maine caucus vote until past the date their "rules" allow votes to be counted in a caucus that was known to be strongly pro-Ron Paul. They told the caucuses not to count the votes in public (not the first time they have done this) and the one that did it anyway had their results reported erroneously reported, then pulled.

This is clear election fraud and the people of Maine should be shouting for an independent recount once all votes are in.

Remember Florida in 2000? The wrong guy won - to the detriment of the entire country.

[Stephen McAbee]

07:16 AM on 02/16/2012

No they just uploaded it. Here is the original http://www.fox19.com/story/16937227/reality-check-was-there-voter-fraud-in-maine

[johnny strike]

01:53 PM on 02/16/2012

maddow is on it. i give her credit for that.

[Elijah Greenleaf]

11:48 PM on 02/16/2012

is she on speed this week or what?!

[mrhandyman3105]

12:10 PM on 02/15/2012

Ron Paul is going to wind up with more delegates that most people think. Rachael Maddow gave a good explanation of what Ron Paul is up to, using the GOP own caucus rules to gain more delegates from each state even though he got the least number of votes. If he keeps it up, Ron Paul might be the GOP presidential nominee despite the fact that he got the least number of votes.

[factsnotfeelings]

12:52 PM on 02/15/2012

? Elaborate please

[mrhandyman3105]

01:09 PM on 02/15/2012

After the caucus votes they then hold a separate meeting at a different location to choose the actual delegates. Most of the other candidates voters leave or don't attend the meeting but "All" the Ron Paul voters stay or make sure they show up at the delegate choosing meeting. Most Ron Paul supporters are getting chosen as the actual delegates and can then go to the convention and vote for who they personally want despite what the actual voters in their state wanted. So even though Mitt may have won by the popular vote, the actual delegates chosen are really Ron Paul supporters and can vote anyway they want at the convention.

[1johnf]

12:05 PM on 02/15/2012

It appears that the concept of voter suppression can be bipartisan, if corporate master so choose.

I can't be the only person seeing the irony of a political party, that wants to run the nation, be unable to conduct successful and accurate primaries in the relatively small states of Iowa and Maine?

[tyger]

12:01 PM on 02/15/2012

More election fraud from the people who claim only the dems do it. LOLFOTF!