In an event that seems to be getting VERY little interest anywhere, Wyoming held its GOP caucus today, which shows a win for Mitt Romney, second for Fred Thompson, and third for Duncan Hunter. The rest of the field is tied at last.
It’s difficult to say what this is going to mean for anywhere else. It certainly seems to have attracted virtually no attention. I doubt this does much for momentum for anyone, but it seemed worthy of mention.
January 6, 2008 at 5:35 am
Wyoming? Do they actually have a vote in the electoral college?
January 6, 2008 at 8:26 am
Now, Pistol, was that really NECESSARY?
In answer to your question … I think so. They also, actually, have more delegates than NH at the convention, according to that article.
January 6, 2008 at 10:10 am
what’s interesting about this is the bizarre spin from Hunter supporters about his 1 delegate and surge in momentum from the wyoming caucus. I have nothing against Rep. Hunter … he will make a fine vp or sec. of defense, but he won’t be president - not this time around.
January 6, 2008 at 11:18 am
Lots of these early states have confusing (to me anyway) delegate numbers because all of the January states except Iowa were sanctioned. I think they all lost half of their delegates. Anyway, I think the only way Wyoming will matter is in a brokered convention. Which we might actually end up with depending on how Feb. 5th goes. Every delegate counts. Then Wyoming delegates will be as important as any other delegates.
And I really hope that Rep. Hunter (or someone with similar convictions) will be the VP.
January 6, 2008 at 6:11 pm
As much as I would like to see Duncan Hunter as the Vice President, I don’t think it will happen, with things the way they are as of now, for two reasons:
1) His lack of popularity wouldn’t be an asset to the nominee.
2) He doesn’t broaden demographics. That is, unless Rudy Giulani turns out to be the nominee, then he might.
By the way, does anyone think that John McCain might make the best running mate for Huck? I know that John wouldn’t be a salve to the critics of Mike on immigration, but he would help on foreign policy. What do you think?
January 6, 2008 at 11:13 pm
I don’t know … Personally, I like McCain as a straight-shooter. He’s honest about what he thinks and means, although sometimes that isn’t what sells well with a lot of the GOP.
I’m not sure if he’s the best running mate for political gain, but I think he’s a good choice. I’d love to see Hunter as DefSec or something. He’d be a great choice for President sometime, after a bit of time in the Executive branch.
January 7, 2008 at 1:25 am
I think one of the reasons Wyoming got little attnetion is that the people donlt actually vote… instead party officals and some previous delgates do. So it is really not an indicator of the spport of the people (just support from party insiders).
If Huckabee gets the nom, I really think Hagel would be a good choice as a running mate.