Romney, Ron Paul finish 1 -2 in Maine

[George Dance]

Early returns from Maine indicate that Mitt Romney and Ron Paul
successfully replayed their "Nevada strategy" in the Maine caucuses
this weekend. As in Nevada, Romney won a clear majority of the
delegates, while Paul edged out John McCain for the silver.

Maine newsblog keepMEcurrent reports: "With just over 12 percent of
Maine precincts reporting, Romney had 53.2 percent of the vote, with
Paul in a distant second at 20.6 percent and McCain at 18.3 percent.
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee was fourth at 5.2 percent."

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http://www.keepmecurrent.com/Government/story.cfm?storyID=49034

While Paul's share was a "distant second," the ME caucuses - just
three days before Super Duper Tuesday - mark the first time his vote
percentage has topped 20%. He previously received 14% of the vote in
NV, and also reportedly came in second (behind McCain) in LA, where
final vote totals for each candidate have still not been released.