Maine results thread.

[The Mikado]

Drudge says we are getting the results at 6:30 ET, is that accurate?

5:30 p.m. Guests Arrive
6:10 p.m. Event Begins
6:15 p.m. Senator Susan Collins
6:20p.m. Presidential Preference Survey Results

[The Mikado]

It's close enough that Ron Paul still has a chance at actually winning it, though.

Really?  How much is left?  If it's just a few scattered caucuses, Paul is screwed.  If this is some sort of weird "optional, some caucus sites do it" kinda thing, I guess Paul's still in it if he gets lucky.

I assume it's the former, though, since Intrade just went to like 99.9% Romney.

All of Washington County is still out, but, yeah, they aren't going to make up 200 vote margin.  Last cycle there were only 192 votes cast in that county according to what I saw earlier.

[The Mikado]

Alcon: in addition to Washington, there are also 14 caucus sites in Hancock County still out.

[The Mikado]

All jurisdictions should move to primaries and scrap the caucus method.

Republican primaries should be open to registered Republicans only.

Democratic primaries should be open to registered Democrats only.

All jurisdictions should have delegates awarded in proportion to their percentage of the popular vote received.

Agreed, though with a cutoff below which you don't get any delegates.  The Dems' 15% is pretty reasonable, but I could see a case for reducing it to 10%.