Maine a "battleground" state?

I am absolutely concerned about it. I don't think the Ron Paul people chosen as an Electors would hesitate to not vote for Romney, even if he wins the 2nd district or the state. Brent Tweed and others have openly stated they want Obama to win, so they will either vote for Obama or Ron Paul or Gary Johnson, and then somehow rationalize it. Even if millions of Maine voters decided otherwise.

I just had a 4 question opinion poll.
(anyone who knows me should laugh)
I pushed buttons to say I'm female, 18-29,black, Republican and Romney. (well, the 2 R's are right)

Brother, you're as black as you feel. And don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

Ron Paul Won't Endorse Romney, Cites More of Same

Look, these guys are poison. They never get enough votes to win, and then they stink up the joint, and stab you in the back.

If they won't support the Republican unless it's Ron Paul, then they are worse then useless. Let's just kick them out of the party, we'd be better off. I'd love it if the Democrats would take them.

Tom C, ya' an't kick 'em out, ya' can't kick 'em either! RPers are trying to get on county committees, but are they having any success? I don't know all their names, just askin' ... and I do see the polls getting very tight here, Romney is looking good nationally. O's gotta go!

Heaven forbid that someone votes for who they want to.

And it gets interesting
http://www.politico.com/politico44/2012/10/poll-romney-leads-obama-in-ma...

Tom C....calling Libertarians losers and 'ol Apollo jumping right on is typical. Let me be the first to point out in many people's (and not just liberty folks, but conservatives like me) your post and your actions make you losers. In fact, in my opinion, you are losers. Just keep driving a wedge in the party....a couple of mental midgets with zero ability for strategic throught or any type of long term planning.

I say it, say it, and say it.....continue to drive the party apoart and force the youth we have to look elsewhere. That's what losers do....

I totally agree that a vote for Johnson or not voting at all is just helping Obama...but your constant slams and idiotic comments about libertarians and RP's just help add to those that do. In case you hadn't noticed your continued reference to RP is much like the dem's with Bush...IT'S OVER!!!! But one real way to win friends and influence people (yes, sarcasm) is calling other people's children ugly.

Guess what? The Romney campaign doesn't think much of Maine!!!! My town committee has tried for a month to get 50 Romney/Ryan signs and we can't. We went to the supposed headquarters in Kennebunk last weekend, watched droves of folks come out with Obama signs at the Democratic headquarters next door...and were told no, residents of Kennebunk only. We work hard for our candidates, and have welcomed some young "losers "as described above into our group. They work hard too!!! 2 of these three are that young either, just younger that the rest of us...at 54, I was the youngest conservative republican in the group.

Why don't the losers who keep railing about the libertarians and and the Ron paul supporters put a cork in it......their beliefs are far more in line with yours than those on the left....However, the tone and actions of those on radical right or left have more in common with each other that those they claim to represent...........

Tom C....calling Libertarians losers and 'ol Apollo jumping right on is typical. Let me be the first to point out in many people's (and not just liberty folks, but conservatives like me) your post and your actions make you losers. In fact, in my opinion, you are losers.

Well, that's your definition of a loser, and you are entitled to your opinion.

MY definition of a loser is not getting enough votes to win an election.

Esoteric, I know.

Lots of Romney/Ryan, Summers,Courtney etc signs here on the Island. The best part they are in front of homes that have never had signs before.

Well jcm we'll see how the Ron Paul elector votes if Romney wins the 2nd district. It's not like I'm making this stuff up. The Ron Paul people that went to the national convention are on tape, repeatedly, saying how they are going to hurt Romney. Maybe I shouldn't have believed them.

As far as signs go, they are all over the place in the greater Portland area, far more visable than any Obama ones I've seen. And as far as your comment about "Romney not caring about Maine" he is funding a headquarters and call center in Westbrook, that is operating 7 days a week making calls for Republicans. They also have plenty of Romney signs there.

"Tom C....calling Libertarians losers and 'ol Apollo jumping right on is typical. Let me be the first to point out in many people's (and not just liberty folks, but conservatives like me) your post and your actions make you losers. In fact, in my opinion, you are losers. Just keep driving a wedge in the party....a couple of mental midgets with zero ability for strategic throught or any type of long term planning."

Except--there has been a vocal (I hope) minority who have done exactly what tom C and Apollo point out--they have consistently attacked anyone who isn't a RP supporter as "progressives" or some such nonsense, and they themselves have stated regularly that if Ron Paul wasn't the nominee, they would do the political version of "taking their ball and going home". What conclusions are we supposed to draw from comments like Tweed's? What are we supposed to think when posters here look forward to Romney loosing so we can get "liberty Republicans" or a "real conservative" in 2016, after the country allegedly sees what happens with four more years of an unchecked Obama?

The people who are most behind driving a wedge in into the party are the ones who are proud of doing so--they're the "liberty Republicans", so called, who seem eager for another four years of a Marxist President, because Romney is "insufficiently conservative" Tom C and Apollo are guilty of the crime of telling the truth about them..

...and if you're supporting the Party's nominee despite who you wanted or voted for in the caucuses, this is not about you.

So, you all admit it's a minority of the RP's who are the issue....I concur....so why keep pounding on those that supported RP but may or are with gritted teeth supporting Romney? Keep pushing them to go away....it's brilliant. Then shake your heads and bitch if Romney loses like it's someone elses fault.
I've been called every thing from a neo-conservative to a progressive on this board...I get that it get's old. Not one of you who dislike my post seem to have the capacity to get over the RP's. I was at the convention....the action of the Maine GOP leadership was as bad or worse than the RP's. Get over it...The polls are closer than ever...every RP supporter you turn off with your constant bitching (like the dems with its Bush's fault) is one less vote not just for President, but maybe other republican seats in local races. Kick 'em out of the party....yeah, that's a brilliant statement.

I agree, the Maine GOP attempt to circumvent the process was terrible.

Even if it comes down to a tie 269-269 the election will go to the house where we control more state delegations and will have won far more states.

In fact anything below 270 sends it to the House.

The second district may be a battleground, but Romney/Ryan signs are not available in Lincoln County. I am OK with the Romney campaign spending their campaign funds to greatest effect, but I regret not being able to show my support on my lawn.

I'm thinking the number of voters who intend to vote 3rd party is pretty well set, at this point. In the few remaining weeks, I see trickle out to Romney as a more likely scenario than trickle in to 3rd party. But go ahead and bash us anyway; we understand your dysfunction and forgive your insanity. I think many of you are still very concerned that Mitt just doesn't have it and you're looking for someone else to blame ahead of the defeat. Lord knows, YOU couldn't be wrong.

Of course, I could be wrong. Maybe, since Mitt's nomination, you just miss being caught up in the big cheat. If that's the case, I have good news. Cynthia Dill could really use your support. Everything I've read suggests that, while she has zero chances at victory, every gain in her campaign comes at Angus' expense. In order for Summers to have a chance, that too, will have to come at Angus' expense. So get out there and shill for Dill! Replace a few hundred King signs with Dill's and knock on a couple hundred doors (don't even think about a burning bag of dog poop). Do something positive with your miserable nature. Ill Will for Dill!

Not sure where the signs came from but I live in Lincoln County and there are lots of signs here on the Boothbay peninsula.

I've actually seen more Romney signs in Cumberland County than I have Summers or Courtney signs. I don't think Summers and Courtney made a lot of signs, and are instead putting most of their money in TV advertising.

I am a Ron Paul supporter who is voting for Mitt Romney. I suspect that I am in the majority and not the minority. Also, Brent Tweed never said that he wanted Obama to win, you are taking his comments out of context.

Ill Will for Dill!

hysterical! Now there's a sign we could all be proud to have in our yards:-)

"If they won't support the Republican unless it's Ron Paul, then they are worse then useless. Let's just kick them out of the party, we'd be better off. I'd love it if the Democrats would take them."

Tom C

As far as I'm concerned you can go straight to hell and take your stinking fascist GOP leadership with you.

I'll vote for whom I want to and I could give a sweet damn whether it pleases you or any other AMGer who reads this. Maybe if you could barf up a better candidate than Mitt Romney the GOP wouldn't be laying against the ropes hoping for the ropadope to win the day.

Islander said, "Not sure where the signs came from but I live in Lincoln County and there are lots of signs here on the Boothbay peninsula."

In my drive from Wiscasset to Boothbay Harbor I remember seeing only one Romney sign beside the road in Edgecomb. I also saw a Romney sign just south of Wiscasset village on Bath Road. I know that the Lincoln County Republican Committee has no Romney material of any kind and says they do not expect to be able to get any before the election. I was told the Romney campaign is sending material to battleground states. There is large (3x6) Obama sign on Main street in Wiscasset put up by immigrants from California. :-(

At the York County Republican meeting last night, the lack of Romney/Ryan signs was addressed. It was relayed by several the campaign is funneling resources to swing states....we were told there were plenty of signs available in New Hampshire. I know several people who are making the trek....

While I disagree with Mike G on Romney, his venomous response is an example of the idiotic pounding of the Ron Paul supporters and the short sightedness of those who cannot tolerate others that don't agree completely with their ideology. I'll take a libertarian over a liberal any day. The stupidity of the those like Apollo and Tom C, as well as others, who don't recognize their differences are maybe 20% versus those on the left. I watched 3 known RP supporters last night make passionate statements about this election and the goal must be to remove this president.
Keep poundiing......and watch the democrats regain power again. Stupidity....short sighted.... All the REPUBLICANS I was with last night wanted one thing, to keep a majority and elect Romney.....period.

As far as I'm concerned you can go straight to hell and take your stinking fascist GOP leadership with you.

I'll vote for whom I want to and I could give a sweet damn whether it pleases you or any other AMGer who reads this. Maybe if you could barf up a better candidate than Mitt Romney the GOP wouldn't be laying against the ropes hoping for the ropadope to win the day.

You can vote for whoever you want.

But had Ron Paul won the national primary, would you then have expected the party to put shoulders together and supported him?

Or would you have been happiest if everyone who DIDN'T vote for Paul just stayed home on election day, or wrote in their own candidate?

Is THAT a "winning strategy"?

The stupidity of the those like Apollo and Tom C, as well as others, who don't recognize their differences are maybe 20% versus those on the left.

My humble opinion, as "stupid" as it may be - If you want to be the smart one, then start winning elections.

Tom, he confirms what I always thought. They show nothing but contempt for "establishment" Republicans, but demand respect and total cooperation in return. Otherwise they run around hysterical with video cameras claiming to be victims.

Well many of us know who the enemies of liberty and prosperity are in this country and number 1 is the Democrat Party and number 2 is the Republican Party. The difference between the two is that the Democrats are quite honest about stealing our liberty and prosperity, right up front about it.

The Republicans are quite good about lying about their goals, they mouth the words about small government and liberty, but once they are in DC, they become just another Democrat, the friend on the other side of the aisle

Mel will chastise me for bringing this up since he can't deny the obvious implications of hearing the truth, but all one has to do is look at our current energy policy that includes ethanol and is endorsed by the Republicans to see that what Mike G says is true.

This seems both newsworthy and an appropriate addition to this thread- Linda Bean endorses Romney

The comments are telling, and after reading them I would not for RP. If you do not agree with them then you are against them, scary. And yet if RP had won the nomination then we would have expected to vote for him?