How did Maine GOP chair know it would 'come down to 200 votes'?

[RandySF]

WASHINGTON - Maine Republican Party Chairman Charlie Webster said Friday that he doesn't know whether Mitt Romney will be declared the winner of the Maine caucuses' GOP presidential straw poll or suffer a setback to Ron Paul.

But Webster said he's pretty sure of two things: The race is close and the winner of the previously low-profile Maine caucuses will get a needed boost.

"What will happen is that either Paul or Romney will win by 200 votes, in my opinion, one way or the other," Webster said Friday, although he said he did not know the tally from the caucuses that have been held statewide.

Webster and independent analysts say Maine won't make or break Romney -- who lost the front-runner status he gained with wins in Florida and Nevada by losing Tuesday to Rick Santorum in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri.

http://www.pressherald.com/news/maine-gop-leader-winner-gets-boost_2012-02-11.html

[baldguy]

1. Those were the votes he had in his pocket.

If Willard had been down more than 200, they'd have been in trouble. After all, their "front runner" needs to be able to win some contests, doesn't he?

[MADem]

2. That was a total joke--5500 or so people showed up for that stupid exercise in nothingness.

There's no connection between what happened at that little closed-world exercise and how the people of Maine actually feel.

[NWHarkness]

3. Whatta coinky dink!

[DonCoquixote]

4. Coming to Florida

and evbery other swing state. This was mere practice.