Why are the posting Caucus results when not everyone in ME has caucused yet?

[boston bean]

There is something wrong with this!

http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=167964

Cumberland County • Baldwin: 1 p.m., West Baldwin Consolidated School

• Bridgton: 2 p.m., Municipal Office Building

• Brunswick: 3 p.m., Brunswick Junior High School

• Cape Elizabeth: 12:30 p.m., Cape Elizabeth High School

• Casco: 4:30 p.m., Casco Fire Barn

• Chebeague Island: 1 p.m., Chebeague Island Hall

• Cumberland: 12:30 p.m., Cumberland Town Hall

• Falmouth: 1 p.m., Falmouth High School

• Freeport: 3:15 p.m., Freeport High School

• Gorham: 1 p.m., Gorham High School Cafeteria

• Gray: 1 p.m., Stimpson Hall

• Harpswell: 2 p.m., Harpswell Islands School

• Harrison: 2 p.m., Harrison Fire Barn

• Long Island: 1 p.m., Long Island Community Library Multipurpose Room

• Naples: 2 p.m., Naples Town Office

• New Gloucester: 2:30 p.m., Congregational Church in the Lower Village

• North Yarmouth: 5 p.m., Wescustogo Hall

• Portland: 2 p.m., Portland High School

• Pownal: 1 p.m., Pownal Town Hall

• Raymond: 2 p.m., Raymond Public Safety Building

• Scarborough: 1 p.m., Scarborough High School Cafeteria

• Sebago: 6 p.m., Sebago Town Hall

• South Portland: 1 p.m., South Portland High School Beal Gym

• Standish: 1 p.m., Standish Town Hall

• Westbrook: 2 p.m., Westbrook High School

• Windham: 2 p.m., Friends Church

• Yarmouth: 3 p.m., Amvets Hall at 148 North Road

York County

• Acton: 4 p.m., Acton Town House

• Alfred: 1 p.m., Alfred Elementary School

• Arundel: 1:30 p.m., Arundel Fire Station Meeting Room

• Berwick: 3 p.m., Berwick Town Hall

• Biddeford: 12:30 p.m., Ross Center

• Buxton, Hollis: 1 p.m., Buxton Town Hall

• Cornish: 12:30 p.m., Cornish Town Hall

• Dayton, Saco: 1 p.m., Fairfield School, Saco

• Eliot: 2 p.m., Eliot Elementary School

• Kennebunk, Kennebunkport: 1 p.m., Kennebunk High School Gym

• Kittery: 5 p.m., Traip Academy Gym

• Lebanon: 6 p.m., Lebanon Fire Station

• Limerick: 3 p.m., Limerick Municipal Building

• Limington: 5:30 p.m., Limington Municipal Building

• Lyman: 1 p.m., Lyman Town Hall

• Newfield: 1 p.m., Newfield Town Hall

• North Berwick: 2 p.m., North Berwick Town Hall

• Ogunquit: 3 p.m., Dunaway Center

• Old Orchard Beach: 1:30 p.m., Loranger Middle School Cafeteria

• Parsonsfield: 1:30 p.m., Parsonsfield Town Hall

• Sanford: 1 p.m., Sanford Town Hall Annex

• Shapleigh: 1 p.m., Shapleigh Town Hall

• South Berwick: 2:30 p.m., South Berwick Town Hall Auditorium

• Waterboro: 1 p.m., Waterboro Town Hall

• Wells: 1 p.m., Wells Activity Center

• York: 1 p.m., York High School Gym

Sagadahoc County

• Arrowsic: 1 p.m., Arrowsic Town Hall

• Bath: 6 p.m., City Hall Auditorium

• Bowdoin: 4 p.m., Bowdoinham Town Hall

• Bowdoinham: 4 p.m., Bowdoinham Town Hall

• Georgetown: 1:30 p.m., Georgetown School

• Phippsburg: 2:30 p.m., Phippsburg Town Hall

• Richmond: 4:30 p.m., Richmond Town Hall

• Topsham: 5 p.m., Topsham Town Hall

• West Bath: 2:30 p.m., West Bath Town Hall

• Woolwich: 3 p.m., Woolwich Central School

Knox County

• Appleton: 3 p.m., Appleton Town Hall

• Camden: 1:30 p.m., Camden Opera House

• Cushing: 2 p.m., Cushing Community Center

• Friendship: 1 p.m., Friendship Town Office

[TSIAS]

1. The problem is that you are losing

I fully expect HRC supporters to blame the caucus system.

[boston bean]

2. Oh yeah an Obama supporter not concerned about voting issues.

you make me laugh.

[mrmx9]

3. All the doors have closed in all the caucuses - so why not release the results in other places?

[boston bean]

4. umm, cause if i'm sitting in my living room and my candidate looks like he or she is gonna win

i just might not bother to go down and caucus. get it?

[NWHarkness]

6. That's not really so

Some towns are starting as late as 6:30

[NWHarkness]

5. Everyone who wants to know can find out anyway

Before we were done, people from other towns were stopping by and telling us how they had voted. I'm sure lots of people went home and started telling their friends right away.

[boston bean]

7. I'm sure the tv is just helping them. We have learned nothing from 2000 or 2004

people need to start being honest on this board.

[DainBramaged]

8. Because lonely bots have nothing better to do with their time, on BOTH sides

[Prayingforrain48]

9. That's a good question.

I strongly support Obama, but I don't think that *any* results should be announced until after everyone has voted. As someone earlier mentioned, results being reported early could cause some potential caucus goers to think that it's not worth their time. Also, even though Obama is doing very well in caucus states, I prefer primaries because they include so many more people.