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mrmx9

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18. How long does it take to correct clerical errors - don't they have a spreadsheet?!
Sat Feb 18, 2012, 07:31 AM
Feb 2012

It seems very odd that they were so quick to issue a result last Saturday showing Mittens won (by a small margin) - yet have had a week to 'correct' these clerical errors and provide a full set of results but have refused to do so.

I know they used to rig the voting in Belfast northern Ireland - but never did I think they would post false results from Belfast Maine. If it wasn't for that brave pastor in Belfast who chaired the GOP caucus there - and went to the media - this might never have emerged at all. He deserves a medal! Also how could they miss the entire vote from a town of 15,000 people - Waterville?

Whatever you think of Ron Paul many of his supporters are energised college students and first time voters - the tactics that are being used against Paul could be used against Obama.

We have the Washington county caucus today - given the coverage Paul may overturn the entire state results. And anyone who believes in democracy should want the person who won the most votes to win an election (or a 'straw poll with no importance' as Webster now claims - not quite the way he presented it last Saturday when announcing the results to the world media!)

They wouldn't recognize irony if it bit them. hobbit709 Feb 2012 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Feb 2012 #13
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight..... lastlib Feb 2012 #2
I believe that is just what they did in WI.... movonne Feb 2012 #3
Apparently, Maine Republicans aren't very good yet with gaming election results. Old and In the Way Feb 2012 #4
The Washington County caucus is this weekend - they should be coming out of the woodwork for this jpak Feb 2012 #5
This could be fun! Old and In the Way Feb 2012 #11
They don’t *throw* elections, they *steal* them. nt tblue37 Feb 2012 #21
Ye gods wryter2000 Feb 2012 #6
Oh my jsmirman Feb 2012 #16
You peel the onion ashling Feb 2012 #25
How about the Spam, Spam, Spam, eggs and Spam, then? KamaAina Feb 2012 #7
Practicing for the general election. Faygo Kid Feb 2012 #8
Like Sand Through The Hour Glass, So Are The Days of the Maine Republican Caucus The Genealogist Feb 2012 #9
Understandable. I also have my mailbox set to send anything to spam that says "Ron Paul wins!" tanyev Feb 2012 #10
How strange it must feel, NCcoast Feb 2012 #12
You'd think after Iowa they would have learned 47of74 Feb 2012 #14
Why Wouldn' They Have Done A Dry Run DallasNE Feb 2012 #15
If Maine's Clown Show Yielded a Paul Win, Would Webster Still Have a Job? jsmirman Feb 2012 #17
How long does it take to correct clerical errors - don't they have a spreadsheet?! mrmx9 Feb 2012 #18
Maine GOP Issues Revised Results mrmx9 Feb 2012 #19
this entire 12 year+ US election result narrative is so damaging to one of the principal foundations stockholmer Feb 2012 #20
This message was self-deleted by its author old man 76 Feb 2012 #22
And this guy Webster was the asshat who wanted to "reform" our election laws. Such an asshole. RBInMaine Feb 2012 #23
In other words: Their email program is smarter than they are. hobbit709 Feb 2012 #24
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