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brooklynite

(94,638 posts)
Sat Mar 10, 2012, 11:55 AM Mar 2012

Romney claims victory in caucuses in Guam

Source: AFP

HAGATNA, Guam — Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney claimed victory Saturday in caucuses in the US Pacific territory of Guam, saying he had secured the support of all nine delegates at stake there.

"The people of Guam have always stood bravely for America and the values we hold dear," Romney said in a statement. "I am honored to have won the Guam caucuses, an important milestone in my quest to restore America to the principles and practices that made us great."

All 251 delegates from the island's 19 villages backed Romney, who sent his son Matt to Guam and the nearby Northern Marianas Islands to campaign on his behalf.


Read more: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j8q2YGTxoZgQtl9gi1YNwGvhIIDA?docId=CNG.a077d952966f9e459907973819f26701.231



Um, with all due respect to the US Citizens in Guam, when you have to actually CAMPAIGN there, you must be getting pretty worried about your delegate count...
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Romney claims victory in caucuses in Guam (Original Post) brooklynite Mar 2012 OP
Stop the presses! nt hay rick Mar 2012 #1
So far he's winning Wyoming too - go Mittens go TBF Mar 2012 #2
In other words Matt went on vacation and declared it a campaign expense. obxhead Mar 2012 #3
Onion, right? montanto Mar 2012 #4
Forget 2008 so soon? former9thward Mar 2012 #5
The operative words being "Obama" and "Clinton"... brooklynite Mar 2012 #7
So? former9thward Mar 2012 #8
didn't say I couldn't beleive no one would campaign there. montanto Mar 2012 #9
Disagree fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #6
As goes Guam......so goes AMERICA underpants Mar 2012 #10
I didn't know brown tree snakes could vote NICO9000 Mar 2012 #11
LOL - the second I saw "Guam" I thought tree snakes. Vinca Mar 2012 #12
Maybe he should go to live there Rosa Luxemburg Mar 2012 #13
The statement reads at a 7th grade level. RUMMYisFROSTED Mar 2012 #14
I am so impressed...NOT Swede Atlanta Mar 2012 #15
oooooooooo. Keven, the Lost Bunny of the Apocalypse isn't 1monster Mar 2012 #16
Next week - all-too-important primary among American ex-pats living in Liechtenstein. Fool Count Mar 2012 #17
I hear their trees are nice there. KevTucky Mar 2012 #18

montanto

(2,966 posts)
4. Onion, right?
Sat Mar 10, 2012, 12:34 PM
Mar 2012

Really, no dis to those of us in Guam; we all count, but I can't remember anyone ever talking about Guam and delegates at the same time.

montanto

(2,966 posts)
9. didn't say I couldn't beleive no one would campaign there.
Sat Mar 10, 2012, 03:04 PM
Mar 2012

I said I had never heard of it. Now I have.

fightthegoodfightnow

(7,042 posts)
6. Disagree
Sat Mar 10, 2012, 12:50 PM
Mar 2012

As someone who is a US citizen in a marginalized district, I applaud his efforts even if I disagree completely with his politics.

Of course, US citizens in Guam already pay no federal taxes (unlike DC). They are already aligned with Romney's agenda.









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underpants

(182,848 posts)
10. As goes Guam......so goes AMERICA
Sat Mar 10, 2012, 03:07 PM
Mar 2012

Isn't 80% of the population of Guam Air Force members?


BTW- YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH came from the Air Force bases in Guam. Aaron Sorkin's sister was stationed there when there was a gang rape. Sorkin heard of the case and the JAG (attorney) officer's defense - blame the commander for an out of control base - and wrote a play. The JAG officer? it was David Ygleisas - later fired by the Bush administration for not being loyal enough and filing a charge against ACORN in New Mexico.

NICO9000

(970 posts)
11. I didn't know brown tree snakes could vote
Sat Mar 10, 2012, 04:03 PM
Mar 2012

I stole that line from somebody on HuffPo, but it made me laugh hysterically when I read it.

1monster

(11,012 posts)
16. oooooooooo. Keven, the Lost Bunny of the Apocalypse isn't
Sat Mar 10, 2012, 08:20 PM
Mar 2012

gonna like that too much! (For those who have seen Prickly City http://www.gocomics.com/pricklycity, the right's "alternative" to Doonesbury.)

 

Fool Count

(1,230 posts)
17. Next week - all-too-important primary among American ex-pats living in Liechtenstein.
Sat Mar 10, 2012, 08:47 PM
Mar 2012

At stake - the right to zip up the Guam's delegate's pants before the convention.

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