Huckabee not ready to concede Washington state

The Seattle Times ^ | 2/10/2008 | David Postman

[wastedpotential]

Does anyone know if there is any truth to the allegation that they did not count the last 12.8% of Washington votes yesterday?

[DogBarkTree]

At least Huck is pretending not to be in cahoots with McAint.

[svcw]

The count was taking to long so they stopped and are going to start again on Monday.
Yet, the WA GOP called it for JM anyway, with the number difference of about 200.

[Blogger]

So will they revise if it flips the other way?

[wastedpotential]

What is his rationale for staying in if his goal is to help McCain? Embarrass him so much that he is too weak to win in 2008?

Look - Mcaint needs 42% of the remaining delegates to wrap this up. If conservatives vote against him out of protest, then he won’t get them. Can you say “brokered convention?”

[exhaustedmomma]

HERE there is mention of it. I saw on FNC & CNN Huckabee is challenging the RNC in WA., sending in lawyers.

[wastedpotential]

Do you have a link verifying this?

[The SISU kid]

WA? ping?

[mommya]

I’m a Paul supporter and that’s what I’m hearing as well. I’ve heard of the media calling things early but not the GOP itself. Something stinks. Good for Huckabee.

[SaxxonWoods]

“Look - Mcaint needs 42% of the remaining delegates to wrap this up. If conservatives vote against him out of protest, then he won’t get them. Can you say “brokered convention?”

Does that count assume that Romney keeps all his delegates? What if Romney can throw some to McCain? I don’t know exactly how this works, and whether candidates who have dropped out can control who their delegates support.

[GinaLolaB]

Yeah, how could it take two or three days to count a few thousand votes. The powers that be are stealing the Washington caucus for Mclame.

[wastedpotential]

Yes, it presumes that Mitt might have an interest in participating at a brokered convention, why else hold on to your delegates by suspending a campaign instead of just dropping out?

[kjam22]

What if Romney throws his delegates to Huckabee?

[wastedpotential]

I doubt he would do that, I think Mitt hates Huckabee more than McCain. However, if he did that, then Huckabee would be far closer to winning the nomination today.

[kjam22]

Ultimately Romney’s delegates can vote however they choose if he isn’t “running”.... Is that right?

[svcw]

Got the figures off the CNN election web site.
I have a niece in WA state and she says thats what they announced on the local TV station.
But if you go to the web site there has been no update since the middle of the night.

[Qout]

Tukwila, WA…Washington State Republican Party Chairman announced tonight that Senator John McCain has won the 2008 Republican precinct caucuses in Washington State. With 87.2 percent of precincts reporting statewide, Sen. McCain leads the GOP field with 25.5 % of delegates. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee took 23.7 %, Texas Congressman Ron Paul 20.6 %, and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won 16.5 %. Approximately 12.7 % of delegates reported their preference as “uncommitted”, while another 1.1% reported their preference as “other.”
http://wsrp.org/News/Read.aspx?ID=7043

Counting ended 10:55 pm on Saturday night with 87.2% of the votes counted.
http://wsrp.org/News/Read.aspx?ID=7042

A final count is not expected to be available until Monday, February 11.

McCain is the presumptive nominee. The fact that 74.5% of the Washington caucusgoers chose not to vote for him is embarrassing enough. Why bother to count all the votes?

[wastedpotential]

Because Huckabee, Paul, Romney or Uncommitted could beat McLame and really weaken him before Tuesday’s Potomac Primaries.

[lilylangtree]

I question anything coming out of WA State. And I live here.

[Reagan79]

All I know is the Freepers who kept whining about Huckabee being a stalking horse feel dumb now.

Go Huck!