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Title: Romney wins in Nevada caucuses
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URL Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22739349/
Published: Jan 19, 2008
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Post Date: 2008-01-19 13:43:22 by christine
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WASHINGTON - Republican Mitt Romney won Nevada's caucuses Saturday while John McCain and Mike Huckabee dueled in the South Carolina primary, a campaign doubleheader likely to winnow the crowded field of presidential rivals. Democrats shared the stage in Nevada, where Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama vied for a caucus victory and the campaign momentum that goes with it. Romney's western victory marked two straight successes, coming after a win in the Michigan primary earlier in the week that revived his campaign. Alone among the Republican contenders, Rep. Ron Paul of Texas aired television ads in Nevada, and the libertarian-leaning Texan looked for his best showing of the campaign season. Nevada offered more delegates but far less appeal to the Republican candidates than South Carolina, a primary that has gone to the party's eventual nominee every four years since 1980. That made it a magnet for former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson, who staked his candidacy on a strong showing, as well as for Romney, McCain, the Arizona senator; and Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas. Weather troubles and the polls Polls in South Carolina opened Saturday at 7 a.m. with many areas seeing rain coming down. A poll manager in Mount Pleasant said it would be difficult to predict what the inclement weather would do to voter turnout. In the northern reaches of the state up to three inches of snow was forecast, which threatened to slow the region to a crawl. "My friends, these are challenging times," John McCain told supporters Friday while aboard a World War II aircraft carrier in Charleston's harbor. He was referring to the slumping economy, but he could have been talking about the intensity and the expense of the neck-and-neck fight for the GOP nomination. To the East, Republicans battled for delegates in South Carolina, home of 6.6 percent unemployment in December after the largest one-month increase in nearly 20 years. Political viability was at stake for McCain, Mike Huckabee and Fred Thompson; Mitt Romney, meanwhile, lowered expectations for his prospects in the Palmetto State by moving on to Nevada. To the West, candidates of both parties braced for caucuses in Nevada that for Democrats have been mired in legal disputes and exchanges about race. The uncertainty stemmed in large part from earlier-than-usual voting in the nation's fastest-growing state.
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#14. To: Sparker (#13)
Thanks. For all the harm he's done, there are dozens of seniors out there like you who are working in the opposite direction, against his treason. That I truly appreciate.
With 1% of the vote counted, Romney wins :P Candidate Votes % of votes ...and Media Bad Boy and Front-Runner Rudy Guiliani comes in DEAD LAST while Ron Paul takes third. Good showing for Paul - from fifth to fourth to third. I'm very happy with how he is placing - coming from "who?" to "wow" 1% of precincts reporting
America is not at war. The military is at war. America is at the mall and the Congress is out to lunch.
what's new? their projections are usually correct. what should we deduce from that? ;)
Starrett riled up the leftist secular media as well as the right-wing evangelicals. I like this very much.
There's hope.
Ron Paul for President - Join a Ron Paul Meetup group today! More than that, she's even got the local conservative talk-show hosts riled up, mostly over her "Dump Bush" stance. Not a bad thing, but she needs to tone it down a bit to get her message out.
America is not at war. The military is at war. America is at the mall and the Congress is out to lunch.
It seems that this has been true forever.
Join the Ron Paul Revolution Election 2008 Latest Polls Election Center2008 Primaries & Caucuses 2008 U.S. Presidential Election Elections '08 - Upcoming Primaries These links put into perspective where the candidates stand and also the upcoming primaries w/# of delegates.
Ron Paul in 2nd.... with 1% counted, Romney is still declared the winner..... somehow... Pinguinite.com EcuadorTreasures.ec
Paul is in 2nd place now in Nevada. I am even MORE pleased with the results. Its a marathon, not a sprint. 2nd is respectable given how much money Romney is dumping into this race. NOBODY can match the amount of cash that man is feeding into it. Nobody.
America is not at war. The military is at war. America is at the mall and the Congress is out to lunch.
I've been more vocal than she has about wanting Bush-Cheney impeached. I think she gives authority to the anti-establishment movement, and is a credit to those who openly disbelieve the Bush administration whenever it speaks.
Fair enough, but one must follow the adage "adapt, migrate, or die" when dealing with others. The message can still get out, but it has to be toned and phrased appropriately for the venue. Of course, Portland and Seattle are towns where "Buck Fush" bumper stickers and "Kerry/Edwards" stickers are everywhere...still...but the liberal media won't talk to Starrett and the conservative media thinks she's a nutjob. The trick is to not be declared a nutjob so you are invited on to get your message out. That's the problem with people who are seriously into what they believe -- and forget that not everyone shares the same passion. Thus, the message is quashed and never gets out. It has to be made palatable to plant the seeds and then watered and fertilized frequently.
America is not at war. The military is at war. America is at the mall and the Congress is out to lunch.
This is great news.
My evaluation of this statement is that it occurs whenever the truth gets a little too clear. It's not the messenger, or the vehicle of the message that elicits this response: it's the clarity of the message and its potential to undermine the establishment. She was inside the beast alerting us to its machinations. They spat her out.
Yes, but remember, if the message cannot get out to the people, it will never be heard. Sometimes, one has to play the game in order to do what is right.
America is not at war. The military is at war. America is at the mall and the Congress is out to lunch.
I think she's still having an impact, but I understand your concern.
www.cnn.com/ELECTION/200 8/primaries/results/state/#NV
I live in the PNW and believe me, Starrett has been censored. Even Lars Larson, local conservative/libertarian firebrand, has issues with her. When Lars has Mary on his show, it ends up in a fight. This is not how to get a message out.
America is not at war. The military is at war. America is at the mall and the Congress is out to lunch.
She's apparently now in patriotic rage mode. Righteous indignation a persuasive person does not make.
Romney 3,204 51% McCain 803 13% Paul 749 12% Huckabee 648 10% Thompson 526 9% Giuliani 266 4% Hunter 80 1% Tancredo 0 0% Likened to a sick joke...
Our last hope for peace This is the result of the unscientific poll at Free Republic. Note Dr. Paul is not even given as a choice, and FReepers follow JimRob's endorsement of Thompson like lemmings off a cliff into the ocean. Fred Thompson 54.7% Mike Huckabee 14.1% Duncan Hunter 13.7% Mitt Romney 10.8% Rudy Giuliani 3.4% John McCain 3.3%
Nevada Updated 1 minute ago County Results 10% Reporting Romney 3,408 51% 7 McCain 861 13% 0 Paul 825 12% 0 Huckabee 694 10% 0 Thompson 573 9% 0 Giuliani 296 4% 0 Hunter 95 1% 0 Tancredo 0 0% 0
omg. that is so pathetic to not even include RP as a choice.
On the contrary, righteous indignation, properly harnessed, makes a VERY persuasive person. Starrett needs to learn how to properly harness her rage and indignation to make a persuasive argument. Once she works that out, she'll be able to work miracles. People tend to give a lot of value to an argument that people passionately believe in and will give it a second or third look.
America is not at war. The military is at war. America is at the mall and the Congress is out to lunch.
Nevada Updated 1 minute ago County Results 10% Reporting 1. Romney 4,824 56% 2. McCain 1,040 12% 3. Paul 1,038 12% Huckabee 706 8% Thompson 688 8% Giuliani 298 3% Hunter 98 1% Tancredo 0 0%
Do we know what type of voting device(s) is in use here?
Join the Ron Paul Revolution what's the sentiment on RP forums?
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Nevada Updated 1 minute ago County Results 19% Reporting 1. Romney 6435 55% 2. McCain 1,424 12% 3. Paul 1,379 12% Huckabee 925 8% Thompson 888 8% Giuliani 452 4% Hunter 138 1% Tancredo 0 0%
FR is not a Republican/conservative forum, it is a propaganda mill that if it is not for hire to the highest bidder, it should be. I agree with you and was surprised they are so blatant about it. as they have Julie Annie and McNasty in it whom they despise. My guess is they actually fear Dr. Paul knowing the power of his honest, well articulated message and courage. Fear would make them exclude him, that is mt belief.
Well, it's close enough that Paul may come in second, ahead of McCain. The good news is that Giuliani and Thompson aren't even on the radar screen, so it's two neocon tools down and three to go.
We'll just have to work more.
Join the Ron Paul Revolution Good news that isn't getting any attention. MSNBC and CNN are only covering the dems, probably because if they covered the GOP side, they would have to mention Ron Paul.
"I'd like to live just long enough to be there when they cut off your head and stick it on a pike as a warning to the next ten generations that some favors come with too high a price." Vir Cotto, Babylon 5
God, isn't that the truth!
That their projection is likely correct. Sad perhaps, but true, these statistical projections are usually accurate. But, who needs 'em. I would vigorously support laws that would prohibit such projections before the polls are closed. In this particular case, I hope they're correct on Ron.
Republicans (Democrats for that matter) ....... HAD ENOUGH?
hehehehe. so are you thinking obama is the selection?
Nevada Update 1 minute ago County Results 37% Reporting 1. Romney 9507 56% 2. McCain 2084 12% 3. Paul 2014 12% 4. Huckabee 1279 8% 5. Thompson 1238 7% 6. Giuliani 637 4% 7. Hunter 182 1% 8. Tancredo 0 0%
Best numbers we've had if the projection pans out. Keep the faith.
Republicans (Democrats for that matter) ....... HAD ENOUGH?
what's the sentiment on RP forums? www.ronpaulwarroom.com/? p=2192#comments RP 2nd in NV at my high school By firsttobecool | January 19, 2008 The results at Chapparall High School were as follows with a margin of error only for Romney… This is the East Side of Las Vegas. I would guess the turn out in general to be about 5% if that. In my precinct, it was nearly 14%. I was the precinct captain and became a delegate with 1 RP alternate. Romney received 2, then Giuliani and Huck with 1. We were as follows 12 Romney, 8 RP, 7 Huckabee, 3 Giuliani, 1 McCain and 1 Thompson. Good times! 752 votes cast 45.5% romney - 342 17.2% RP - 129 12.8% mccain - 96 9.7% huck - 74 7.2% thompson - 55 5.0% giuliani - 38 2.6% Hunter - 20
Just reported ... 25% of reported votes are Mormon ... though only 7% of population is Mormon. Keep the faith.
Republicans (Democrats for that matter) ....... HAD ENOUGH?
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#15. To: christine (#0)
Mitt Romney 265 43% 0
John McCain 99 16% 0
Ron Paul 86 14% 0
Fred Thompson 76 12% 0
Mike Huckabee 53 9% 0
Duncan Hunter 17 3% 0
Rudy Giuliani 15 2% 0
#16. To: Refinersfire (#7)
OK.. I look @ their information, and I see 0% reporting.. and just a cpl votes reported, and they claim a Victor????
#17. To: mirage, Sparker (#9)
Portland and Seattle are so left-wing they make Hillary look like Barry Goldwater.
#18. To: buckeye (#11)
The race is on. My hope is that the kids continue our American tradition of questioning authority. They don't even need to believe what we tell them. They just need to question authority.
The Revolution will not be televised!
#19. To: buckeye (#17)
Starrett riled up the leftist secular media as well as the right-wing evangelicals.
#20. To: buckeye, all (#11)
The race is on. My hope is that the kids continue our American tradition of questioning authority. They don't even need to believe what we tell them. They just need to question authority.
Freedom*Peace*Prosperity
#21. To: mirage (#15)
#22. To: christine (#0)
Mitt Romney 702 46% 0
Ron Paul 234 15% 0
John McCain 231 15% 0
Mike Huckabee 154 10% 0
Fred Thompson 142 9% 0
Rudy Giuliani 46 3% 0
Duncan Hunter 27 2% 0
#23. To: TwentyTwelve (#21)
#24. To: mirage (#19)
Not a bad thing, but she needs to tone it down a bit to get her message out.
#25. To: buckeye (#24)
#26. To: mirage (#23)
Paul is in 2nd place now in Nevada. I am even MORE pleased with the results.
#27. To: mirage (#25)
Thus, the message is quashed and never gets out.
#28. To: buckeye (#27)
She was inside the beast alerting us to its machinations. They spat her out.
#29. To: mirage (#28)
#30. To: Pinguinite (#22)
#31. To: buckeye (#29)
I think she's still having an impact
#32. To: mirage (#31)
#33. To: TwentyTwelve (#30)
Nevada
What North American Union? ~~~~~ Have you seen THIS yet? Pass it around...
#34. To: christine (#2)
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#35. To: Pinguinite (#22)
#36. To: Ferret Mike (#34)
#37. To: buckeye (#32)
She's apparently now in patriotic rage mode. Righteous indignation a persuasive person does not make.
#38. To: FOH (#33)
#39. To: TwentyTwelve. the thread (#38)
Freedom*Peace*Prosperity
#40. To: TwentyTwelve (#38)
#41. To: christine (#40)
The Revolution will not be televised!
#42. To: Put the white guy in the boiling water and stir until done (#38)
#43. To: robin (#41)
#44. To: christine (#36)
"omg. that is so pathetic to not even include RP as a choice."
#45. To: christine (#2)
that mcCain is getting any votes galls me.
#46. To: Rupert_Pupkin (#45)
The good news is that Giuliani and Thompson aren't even on the radar screen, so it's two neocon tools down and three to go.
Freedom*Peace*Prosperity
#47. To: Rupert_Pupkin (#45)
The good news is that Giuliani and Thompson aren't even on the radar screen, so it's two neocon tools down and three to go.
#48. To: Ferret Mike (#44)
FR is not a Republican/conservative forum, it is a propaganda mill that if it is not for hire to the highest bidder, it should be.
My spelling is Wobbly. It's good spelling but it Wobbles,
and the letters get in the wrong places. -- Winnie the Pooh
#49. To: christine (#16)
their projections are usually correct. what should we deduce from that?
#50. To: Jethro Tull (#42)
Put the white guy in the boiling water and stir until done
#51. To: FOH (#33)
#52. To: lodwick (#46)
We'll just have to work more.
#53. To: christine, FOH, robin, all (#40)
#54. To: christine (#0)
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