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After Second-Place Finish In Maine, Ron Paul Campaign Boasts Of ‘Victory’ In Press Release

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Presidential contender Ron Paul narrowly lost the Maine caucuses last night in a contest that some analysts noticed he had a realistic chance of winning. Paul’s campaign was optimistic at their chances of placing ahead of Mitt Romney in the state, and reactions from his campaign at the narrow defeat were mixed. But with the Washington County caucus yet to vote and enough of a difference there for Paul to pull a last-second upset, the Texas congressman’s campaign is spinning it as a victory.

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The Paul campaign issued a press release last night, shortly after the results were released, with the title “RON PAUL VICTORY IN MAINE!” The campaign calls Paul’s near-first place victory a “strong finish” and states that he was “barely nudged out” by Romney.

Paul performed well throughout the state, although his campaign’s stronghold of Washington County did not report today for inexplicable reasons. Congressman Paul was barely bested by Gov. Romney by about 194 votes, a margin the campaign is confident it will make up with the 200 plus votes expected to come out of Washington County’s caucus.

“Today’s results show once again that Congressman Paul’s campaign for liberty and a return to Constitutional principles is strong and growing,” said Ron Paul 2012 National Campaign Chairman Jesse Benton. “We are confident that we will control the Maine delegation for the convention in August. Our campaign is so thankful to all of our supporters in Maine, and all over the nation, and we want them to know that we plan to take this message all the way to the White House.”

The Paul campaign claims Washington County is one of its campaign’s strongholds in the state, and during his post-election speech, the candidate said “It’s almost like we could call it a tie.” The campaign’s official website suggests that the closeness of the race is further proof that Romney is not necessarily an inevitable nominee.

Maine is a state in Romney’s backyard that he should’ve been able to walk away with easily. That Mitt almost lost to Ron tonight–and that Mitt still may lose to Ron in the days to come–does not bode well for the establishment candidate. Romney shouldn’t have had to campaign in Maine and yet circumstances forced him to make a last ditch effort.

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Paul’s national campaign manager said in an e-mail sent out last night that the Texas congressman “will win the most delegates out of Maine tonight.”

h/t The Washington Post

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  • Anonymous

    Go, Ron Paul, go! Keep up the good fight.

  • http://www.proactivepolitics.blogspot.com/ Norbit Peters

    Where does Ron Paul stand on the Democrats’ War On Religion?
    ===============================================

    Jack Lew just confirmed the Democrats War On Religion is in FULL FORCE!

    The GOVERNMENT will tell Religious Institutions what they can and can’t do – like in Communist countries.

    11-06-12 – A vote for ANY Democrat is a vote against EVERY Religion!
    Send the Communist-Democratic Party the message!

  • Anonymous

    Ron Paul seems like a good man but his chances to get nominated are small. He’s still yet to win a state.

    Ron Paul’s performance so far:

    Iowa: third.
    New Hamphsire: second.
    South Carolina: fourth.
    Florida: fourth.
    Nevada: third.
    Colorado: fourth.
    Minnesota: second.
    Missouri: third.
    Maine: second.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_6NVQXKGM4GSM6RZ7ZW3BQ2D73I Kim

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  • Anonymous

    C’mon, Norbit! You can do better than this!!

    More exclamation points!!!!

    More capital letters for EMPHASIS!!

    More ridiculous, over-the-top rhetoric and Democrat-bashing!!!

  • Anonymous

    But, at what price “victory”, Mr. Paul?

  • Anonymous

    I still don’t understand how Ron Paul has escaped responsibility for the insanely racist, paranoid, militia-friendly newsletters that were published UNDER HIS NAME. It’s simply not enough to walk away from them and say that he didn’t write material that was worthy of his imprimatur.

    And just FYI: why has Fox News — which practically made Reverend Wright and Bill Ayers household names by promoting their shaky relationships to Obama — been pretty much silent on this scandal? Where is the outrage, Roger Ailes?

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_WH3ZLMM7CUKUHUIMK4TKXW6SQE John

    Maine’s delegates are unbound so Paul likely DID win the state.  It seems journalists are completely oblivious to how the process works.

  • James Bowman

    You believe this? War on religion? Why, because some tax payers don’t want their tax money going into building manger? Or because, to not offend, they call it Holiday break and not Christmas break? 

  • Charles Ulysses Feney

    Mediaite missed he most important investigative news story of the campaign so far – Rachael Maddow’s story on the Ron Paul Delegate strategy! 

    Google:
    Doug Wead on The Rachel Maddow Show MSNBC 2/10/12

    The Name of the Game is DELEGATE COUNT!!!!!!
    ______________________________________

    Ninety-Nine Monkeys For Ron Paul!

    This process by which we select
    Our President that we will elect
    Has yielded this Year
    The neocons worst fear:
    The Ron Paul Hundredth Monkey Effect!

    No matter how hard the media tries
    To make Paul look bad in our eyes
    We know his program’s correct
    ‘Cause we think and walk erect
    And know the media only tells lies!

    They’re reduced to trying to dissect
    Ron on some old newsletter subject
    But these media whores
    Ignore neocon wars
    and the Constitution they never protect.

    They speak death to Paul’s message of Life
    ‘Cause they only know how to sow strife
    But now masses reject
    CNN’s neocon disrespect
    And FOX news is really the Devil’s wife

    But we howl and we hoot at their ire
    For we know that their only desire
    Is to see America wrecked
    Now even presstitutes detect
    That Paul’s campaign has unquenchable fire!
    ______________________
    Charles Ulysses Feney

  • Larry Linn

    Romney wins with  a total of 5,585votes. Why is this considered to be significant news when there were over 132,000,000 voters in the 2008 election?

  • Anonymous

    He might not have won the state but it wasn’t winner take all. Romney won 11 delegates, Paul won 10 delegates, and the other 2 got none. The Paul campaign isn’t focused on winning states, they’re focused on accumulating delegates. That’s how they could claim Maine as a major victory.

  • Anonymous

    Also, in a couple weeks it could turn out that Pail actually did win Maine.

  • Anonymous

    I don’t think he’s planning on getting the nomination. His strategy is to accumulate as many delegates as he can so the Republicans have no choice but to give him a voice at the convention or to bolster his credentials as a 3rd party candidate in the generals.

  • Anonymous

    He’s against mandated healthcare. If that’s what you mean by the war on religion he’s against it. Romney on the other hand is probably not.

  • Anonymous

    John McCain, coming in second in the 2008 presidential race, won that one, too, I hear……

  • http://profiles.google.com/fatlibertarianinokc Fat Libertarian

    If the media continues to ignore the REAL DELEGATE RACE, they’ll have massive egg on their face at a brokered convention.

  • Anonymous

     Maine = a state with TWO despicable, pathetic, gutter-dwelling RINO TRAITOR senators, supports RINO romney(care). WOW, what a surprise. 

  • Anonymous

    Ron Paul what a F—ing Joke!!!!!

    1. Zero wins thus far, and fewer delegates then even Newt

    2. Being anti-Semitic is only popular in the Democrat party.

    3. Being an Hysterical fear monger of banks is not a strategy to get elected.

    4. Ron Paul learned all of his foreign policy from an ostrich with it’s head stuck in the ground. True story.

    5. Ron Paul want’s everyone to live next to a meth addict or crack head. 

    6. Little Ron Paul has spent years in Washington and got absolutely nothing done. Except plenty of ear marks for Texas. But some how if we elect him president he will all the sudden be able to accomplish all his goals.

    7. All of his supporters are nothing but simple impressionable drug addicts who hysterically fear banks, war and Israel.

    This public service announcement was brought to you by the Ron Paul Free Authentic Republican Party. 

  • Anonymous

    Nope wrong again Hamster boy, you keep forgetting about Rand Paul who is in good standing with the Republican party and wishes to remain that way. Little Ron knows if he goes third party he will destroy his sons career also. 

  • Anonymous

    Rand Paul is in good standing with the Republican Party? You obviously didn’t pay attention to how Rand overcame the Republicans to become senator of Kentucky. Of course, you come off as someone who lets Mark Levin think for you so I could see why you would see things that way.

  • Anonymous

    The Ron Paul free Authentic Republican Party doesn’t sound much different than Barack Obama’s Democratic Party. I think I’ll stick to my principles. Electing any of these other candidates would defeat the purpose of beating Obama.

  • http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

    So second place is a “victory”, so I guess John McCain could claim victory in the 2008 election??

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/WGJWFINIEXXQWSNVW7BFGNOCOA Inner

     more substance, less spam plz

  • Anonymous

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  • Anonymous

    PAUL CAME IN FIRST.. BLIND MAN

  • http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

    So you’re saying Ron Paul actually won Maine, but provided no link to back up the claim??

    And I’m the blind man??

    Every news organization proclaimed Mittens won… but they are wrong and you are right??

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Dan-Henning/100002871109830 Dan Henning

    You want to talk about Americans with their heads in the sand?? Those of you who have ZERO idea how the Delegates are won..you know those numbers that they are throwing out there right now?? Go to 3 different MSM sorses and you get 3 different numbers..all of them are 100% incorrect! And your going to find this out and scream FRAUD!! Because Dr. Paul is kicking butt my friends..even though there is DAILY media Bias / Lies ? Blackout on coverage / AND to top off this BS there is serious VOTER FRAUD and lawsuits are getting filed folks..us AMERICANS do not appreciate our votes getting tossed out and whole COUNTIES of votes not getting counted because RON PAUL had these VOTES! If there was Fair & Balanced news coverage for Dr. Paul none of them losers could stand up to him. Nothing but a bunch of Flip Flopping Lying War Mongers (everyone of them this includes Obama) But the Corrupt GOP and our controlled MSM is working together to destroy this honest man and his message. Its not going work, they were WAY TO SLOPPY and dont even try to hide misdeeds. HUGE MISTAKE. Its all playing out right now, and if you sit in front of the Boob Tube and listen to the MSM..thats your FIRST mistake. They are all bought and paid for by the very same bastards that want dr. Ron Paul to dry up and blow away..to late for that. The Ron Paul R3volution is getting stronger by the minute..anyone who KNOWS what they are talking about will agree 100% with what I just said. see ya in Tampa. 

  • Anonymous

    From what I understand,Washington County isn’t the only place that is holding a caucus…..Considering that Washington County was said to be very Pro-Ron Paul,I wonder if Paul didn’t win after all…I would cause a rukus over this caucus…..

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/John-Carter/1586676324 John Carter

    because even fox understands there is no story there. it’s been brought up so many times and ron paul has disavowed it so many times. it got ridiculous. who says just because his name is on it means he’s racist. he is responsible for it sure but that doesn’t also mean he is automatically racist. far from it actually. and if you think he is then you OBVIOUSLY don’t know anything about him other than what fox tells you. seriously look the guy up. his integrity alone should be enough to vote for him.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_TWK2YYJTTIDLZIVV7NKZM23Z6Q Tyler

    Ron Paul might have the most delegates..His people stick around after everyone goes home. Thats how you get delegates in Caucus states.  

  • metor

    We don’t really know who won Iowa since the GOP Hacks threw 8 precincts votes in the garbage pail. They probably thought eight was enough to win one for Mitt( that’s why they prematurely announced Romney as winner) but it wasn’t and Santorum squeezed in.My hunch is that they were Paul’s strong spots.When you have a Governor boasting on National TV that he changed the primary date so Paul’s college workers would be on break, nothing would surprise me. These fools think everyone will rally around Mitt after they rig the polls. They must think we’re a bunch of fools.

  • metor

    And if you think the establishment won’t do the same to him as Dr Paul I’ve got a bridge to sell you. They pulled out all the stops when he ran for senate.

  • metor

    You better get away from that computer before the nurse catches you again

  • http://www.facebook.com/jillian.pierone Jillian Pierone

    NO ONE BUT PAUL MONEY BOMB FEBRUARY 14TH!

    http://noonebutpaul.com

    Ron Paul is winning the race- behind the scenes, with the most precinct delegates of any other candidate! Why? Because despite not having the MILLIONS in Goldman Sachs and SuperPAC dollars, Ron Paul supporters are committed to saving this nation from economic collapse and the destruction of our Constitution– and are willing to get involved at EVERY level of the process!

    Join the fight for our nation and donate anything you can to Ron Paul for the win!!

    Our goal is to raise 3million in under 24 hours! The biggest One-day fundraiser of the 2012 campaign! Remember that purchases from the campaign store count as a contribution, so purchase issue cards to hand out to your neighbors and wear a ron paul hat, hoody and pin every day!

    This election will be won with neighbors talking to neighbors, not by staring at the TV and wondering why they never talk about anything important to the American public!!!!  So spread the word!

    Repost this EVERYWHERE!!! WE NEED YOU TO HELP US RESTORE AMERICA NOW!!!

  • P Rein Wallman
  • http://profile.yahoo.com/BP3V7AQY6KJY3J2YQ4LBEXRVRU Scott

    Well for one he didn’t write them and had no knowledge about them until 10 years after they were written, dumbfuck.

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