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Maine Republican Caucus Live Results: Cruz Takes Surprising Lead Over Trump
Patch ^ | March 5, 2016 | Feroze Dhanoa

Posted on 03/05/2016 4:01:24 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

Republican voters in Maine are gathering Saturday to participate in the presidential nominating caucus where pundits picked Donald Trump to win riding on the momentum he picked up on Super Tuesday and the endorsement from Maine Gov. Paul LePage. While there is a lack of polling for Saturday's elections, the results could be unpredictable as both Trump and Clinton have been weaker in caucus states that in primary states, as reported by the New York Times.

Results from Saturday's caucus will be announced by the party in Lewiston at 7 p.m. Unofficial results from Maine show Texas Sen. Ted Cruz winning in Portland as well as in Kennebec, Waldo and Hancock counties, the Bangor Daily News reports. Early results from the AP also show Cruz taking the lead in Maine.

"Let me say God bless Kansas, and God bless Maine," Cruz said during a speech at his election watch party in Idaho, Politico reported. Cruz has been declared the winner of the Kansas Republican caucus....

(Excerpt) Read more at patch.com ...


TOPICS: Maine; Campaign News; Parties
KEYWORDS: caucuscrap; cruz; flatlanders; maine; me2016; paullepage; supersaturday; tedcruz; trump
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1 posted on 03/05/2016 4:01:24 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

It is glorious to watch Rubio go down in flames.


2 posted on 03/05/2016 4:04:00 PM PST by kingu (Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Illegal immigration is THE issue. The sooner the GOPe accepts that the sooner they can get to not sucking.


3 posted on 03/05/2016 4:05:18 PM PST by skeeter
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The polls predicted this. Not a shock at all.


4 posted on 03/05/2016 4:05:27 PM PST by ObamahatesPACoal ( REINCE PRIEBUS: Yeah, but no...you google Ted Cruz ... and immigration...Those are his words,)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

wow Ted is really beating the polls. Every poll prior so far Cruz has flipped.

Wouldn’t it be great if he flipped La and Kentucky and then moved on and flipped Fla.

Wow, I’m overwhelmed.


5 posted on 03/05/2016 4:06:17 PM PST by Undecided 2012
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To: Undecided 2012

All Caucus’s Strange


6 posted on 03/05/2016 4:08:39 PM PST by scooby321
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Some political wonk today explained: Winning caucuses requires organization and enthusiasm: Cruz has both; Trump has only enthusiasm; Rubio has neither.


7 posted on 03/05/2016 4:10:22 PM PST by Dagnabitt (Islamic Immigration is Treason)
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Rubio has plenty of foam, though.


8 posted on 03/05/2016 4:12:24 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ 2016)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Congrats. Now find the illegal and islamo scum and get them outta here.


9 posted on 03/05/2016 4:14:23 PM PST by soycd
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Tons of foam


10 posted on 03/05/2016 4:14:47 PM PST by arl295
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Pretty sure foam is the unspoken third ingredient for caucus success.


11 posted on 03/05/2016 4:14:58 PM PST by Dagnabitt (Islamic Immigration is Treason)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Rubio can’t break the threshold in Kansas, probably won’t in Kentucky and has single digits in Maine. He’s as delusional as Kasich if he stays in.


12 posted on 03/05/2016 4:16:02 PM PST by Ymani Cricket (Pressure makes diamonds - General Patton)
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To: ObamahatesPACoal

A link to the predictive poll?


13 posted on 03/05/2016 4:16:04 PM PST by Anitius Severinus Boethius (www.wilsonharpbooks.com - Sign up for my new release e-mail and get my first novel for free)
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To: Ymani Cricket

Kentucky is only 5%, so Rubio will get a delegate or two.


14 posted on 03/05/2016 4:16:43 PM PST by Anitius Severinus Boethius (www.wilsonharpbooks.com - Sign up for my new release e-mail and get my first novel for free)
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To: soycd

Cruz was talking about that while Trump was still hosting his television show.


15 posted on 03/05/2016 4:17:22 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ 2016)
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To: Anitius Severinus Boethius

How dare you question his statement! LOL


16 posted on 03/05/2016 4:18:11 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ 2016)
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To: kingu

I agree. Is Rubio even on the radar screen this evening?


17 posted on 03/05/2016 4:18:50 PM PST by austinaero
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Great. I’m in for contributing to an export fund to buy bus tickets to the border.


18 posted on 03/05/2016 4:19:19 PM PST by soycd
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To: Dagnabitt

That makes sense.


19 posted on 03/05/2016 4:20:59 PM PST by lee martell
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To: austinaero

I’m putting my ‘good glasses’ on this evening. So far, Rubio is MIA in the results.


20 posted on 03/05/2016 4:22:39 PM PST by lee martell
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