Comments on: Romney Wins Wyoming Caucuses http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/romney_wins_wyoming_caucuses/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:06:48 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: yetanotherjohn http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/romney_wins_wyoming_caucuses/comment-page-1/#comment-261951 yetanotherjohn Sun, 06 Jan 2008 04:11:33 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2008/01/romney_wins_wyoming_caucuses/#comment-261951 So Thompson now has more delegates than Rudy. So Thompson now has more delegates than Rudy.

]]> By: Beldar http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/romney_wins_wyoming_caucuses/comment-page-1/#comment-261945 Beldar Sun, 06 Jan 2008 03:42:25 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2008/01/romney_wins_wyoming_caucuses/#comment-261945 Parsing the Breitbart quote more carefully, it appears that its vote report was based only on early and incomplete results. Parsing the Breitbart quote more carefully, it appears that its vote report was based only on early and incomplete results.

]]> By: Beldar http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/romney_wins_wyoming_caucuses/comment-page-1/#comment-261943 Beldar Sun, 06 Jan 2008 03:38:17 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2008/01/romney_wins_wyoming_caucuses/#comment-261943 Contra the Breitbart quote you've linked, which says Thompson got one delegate, the <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/05/AR2008010500998.html" rel="nofollow">Associated Press</a> reports: <blockquote>The former Massachusetts governor won eight delegates, former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson got three and California Rep. Duncan Hunter won one.</blockquote> Adam Clymer of the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/06/us/politics/06wyoming.html?_r=1&oref=slogin" rel="nofollow">NYT</a> concurs in listing Thompson as having won three delegates, and points out that "By violating the dates allowed by the national party, Wyoming Republicans forfeited half of the state’s normal 28 delegates." Contra the Breitbart quote you've linked, which says Thompson got one delegate, the Associated Press reports:

The former Massachusetts governor won eight delegates, former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson got three and California Rep. Duncan Hunter won one.

Adam Clymer of the NYT concurs in listing Thompson as having won three delegates, and points out that "By violating the dates allowed by the national party, Wyoming Republicans forfeited half of the state’s normal 28 delegates."

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