Should Ron Paul demand a new vote count in Maine?

[bathroommonkey76]

Should Ron Paul demand a new vote tally for the Maine caucuses? On Feb. 12, state GOP officials announced that Mitt Romney had won the Pine Tree State confabs by a narrow 194 votes. But since then there’s been increasing evidence that Romney’s margin of victory was somewhat notional.

Maine’s Washington County canceled its caucuses due to weather, yet the state party went ahead and called the election without them, for instance. A few other towns had previously scheduled their caucuses for the post-Feb. 12 period, and their totals weren’t included either.

Now it appears that some towns which did caucus did not have their vote totals listed in the state’s final count. The vote for most Waldo County towns was entered as “0,” pointed out the Bangor Daily News on Feb. 14. Waterville’s numbers were similarly omitted.


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http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/The-Vote/2012/0215/Should-Ron-Paul-demand-a-new-vote-count-in-Maine

[rocktivity]

1. I think Maine's GOP voters should demand a new vote count in Maine

And send the state party chairman packing.


rocktivity

[Lil Missy]

2. They don't need a new count. They need to finish the first count. n/t

[cbrer]

3. It would look good for form's sake

But the Oligarchs have made their mind up that Obama will be re-elected. He finally came around to taking their bribes, so he's OK.

[karynnj]

5. Continuing to count the votes and assuring all counties have the opportunity to vote is just fair -

and it is NOT the "oligarch" eliminating a candidate. Obama is beating all of them - including Paul who is easily defeated by the many extreme things he has stood for. This does not involve the Democratic party. This mess belongs to what seems to be your party.

[cbrer]

12. I should have used the cartoony thingy

For sarcasm...

It seems that you immediately leapt past my attempt to make multiple points. Not the least of which were the corporate-ocracy that does in fact exist, as well as the fact that our Prez is taking super PAC money now.

[Gore1FL]

4. Does the GOP allow for a recount in their caucuses?

It's state-by-state party rules mixed in with national party rules.

I know none of them.

[TeeYiYi]

6. Yes,...

...if for no other reason than to shine a light on the chicanery we can expect to see in the general election.

TYY

[KamaAina]

7. First Iowa, now this

Wonder what Willard has in mind in the fall, should he get that far?

[snooper2]

8. This actually works in his favor

Now all his nutty peeps will be driven to get there and try to put him over the top..

LOL

[saras]

9. Honest elections are in the interest of every honest person. Everyone should demand a new vote count

Seriously. There's no excuse to tolerate dishonest voting, even if it looks like it helps you, in the long run it will only help people worse than you.

[Jazzgirl]

10. Uh....Who cares?

[FSogol]

11. How many disputed primaries will the GOP have this year?

I say at least 10.