Maine GOP failed to count communities that voted DURING caucus period.

[RandySF]

However, a review of the town-by-town results released Saturday by the Maine GOP suggests that some communities that had caucused prior to Feb. 11 were not counted. Nearly all Waldo County towns held caucuses on Feb. 4 but those towns were blank in the results released by the state party. Additionally, Waterville held its caucuses ahead of time but were not included in the results.

Waldo County GOP Chairman Raymond St. Onge said the results were sent to the state party on Tuesday, Feb. 7. He said those results probably would not have changed the outcome but was disheartened the votes were not included.

As of early Tuesday afternoon, St. Onge said he had not received an answer from the Maine GOP on why Waldo County’s results were omitted.

Maine GOP Chairman Charlie Webster said Monday that including all caucus votes likely would not change the outcome of the state’s preference poll. Asked whether the party would consider updating the result to include all communities, he said that is up to the state party committee, which meets next month.

http://bangordailynews.com/2012/02/14/politics/pressure-mounting-for-gop-caucus-reconsideration/

[rurallib]

1. It not who votes that counts, but who counts the votes.

[librechik]

2. gee, too bad we didn't actually count the votes, but we're pretty sure

they wouldn't have changed anything. Trust us!

WTF???

[gratuitous]

3. Oh, counting votes is such a . . . formality!

So much easier to just declare a winner. More efficient. The free market values efficiency, you know. If you have a problem with that, you're clearly some goddam socialist who hates capitalism!

[Mz Pip]

4. What a way to pick a candidate

Some of these states have such arcane procedures.

[MADem]

6. I agree--some of them come up between "complete waste of time" and "clusterfuck."

Why bother? Flip a coin, it would be just as representative!

Of course, Iowa and NH make a BUNDLE off their little contests--all those taxes from hotel receipts, restaurant tabs, bar bills, etc--it's in the millions, and it makes a difference to their economies, which is why they persist with their contests and their insistence on maintaining their place in the pecking order.

I can't see the point of Maine's little exercise, though--fewer than six thousand people making the call? That's just dumb.

[the other one]

5. Those embarrassing Ron Paul voters

You've tried scrubbing, you've tried soaking - but nothing seems to work.

Here's the solution: don't count them!

(Disclaimer - I am not a Ron Paul supporter; neither are the people counting the republican votes)

[Salviati]

9. Ron Paul voters: They're harder to get out than Santorum...

[Renew Deal]

7. This is theft in broad daylight

[Warren Stupidity]

8. once again the fraud is from the top, not from the voters.

Where is the poutrage from Breitbart?

[Ian62]

10. Discredit GOP establishment

dig up anything else like this.
If u cannot trust them to run their OWN election fairly, how can you trust them to run the government fairly?

[RBInMaine]

11. Webster's a fucking idiot like Gov. LePUKE, and the Maine GOP will get pounded in Nov.

Everyone up in Maine except for the TeaNuts have had about enough of Webster and Gov. LePage. Lord help them come November. They are going to get pounded out of sight.