How long before they find missing ballots in Maine that show Ron Paul the actual winner...

[joeybee12]

Like what happened in Iowa for Forthy Mixture?

I think they'll try to keep it under wraps until after Super Tuesday when they figure it won't matter.

What say you?

[malaise]

1. 36 hours or so and remember

there are votes that weren't counted

[RZM]

2. I kind of doubt they will

I really don't think Iowa was some grand conspiracy either. These processes are never 100 percent perfect. People screw up sometimes.

36 percent is actually pretty good for Ron Paul, who normally gets only about a quarter of that. He can pretty much spin this as a victory even though he came in second. I think the only reason people are acting surprised is that his campaign and the media have been saying for a week that he'll win it. Paulistas and the MSM are both known to have problems when it comes to predicting the future.

[NWHarkness]

3. All of Washington County is missing!

And Charlie Webster has announced that it won't be counted.

[MADem]

4. It still would not matter--5500 people do not truly speak for the GOP of Maine.

It's just a stupid game. It doesn't mean a thing. A waste of time and energy, really. Maine's real wishes can never be known with such a shitty turnout.

[Jackpine Radical]

5. Sure it's a stupid game, but the GOP

plays stupid games with every bit of viciousness and corruption they can muster, and the SG's are reported by the press as if they mattered.

The script does not call for Paul to win, so they're making damn sure he doesn't.

Same deal with CPAC. They got their marching orders from the Big Guys, and only Romney is on the Approved list.

[MADem]

6. I can't argue with any point you've made. I do think they're holding their noses when

they cheer for the "approved" RMoney.