Ron Paul officially ended his campaign Thursday in Texas. However, the Ron Paul revolution will continue. In a statement on his website, Paul told supporters to watch out for “exciting plans and projects” that will “move the revolution forward”.
Paul has been delivering his message of peace, freedom and prosperity to millions of Americans for the […]

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Want to know what Sen. Barack Obama is up to? If you keep track of his Twitter, you know that he “[t]alked with Communications Workers of America about getting America back to work” and you can follow a link to see his full speech.
What is Twitter, you ask?
Twitter is a service for friends, family, […]

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By Will Mari
Although Washington state’s primary will be the focus of today’s coverage, a brief detour to Wisconsin and its important primary is  enlightening, as Republicans there echo many of the same concerns as their counterparts here.
Despite the fact that most of the media attention is focused on the continuing struggle between Ill. Sen. Barack Obama […]

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By Will Mari With 19 delegates in play in Tuesday’s primary, local conservatives say they’re excited to make their voice heard again in this year’s presidential race.“People will maximize their voice by voting in the primary,” said Luke Esser, the state GOP chairman.After last week’s caucuses, in which Ariz. Sen. John McCain narrowly beat former Ark. […]

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For those who missed it, Washington state Republicans thumbed there noses at the RNC and the national media yesterday. Following Super Tuesday, Sen. John McCain was acknowledged by most to have clinched the GOP nomination for president.
Statewide Results 2008 Precinct Caucuses:

Precincts Reporting

87.2 %

Candidates

Percentage

Huckabee

23.7 %

McCain

25.5 %

Paul

20.6 %

Romney

16.5 %

Other

1.1 %

Uncommitted

12.7 %

Last Updated at: 10:55 PM 02-09-08

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Charles Cadwallader and Will Mari have held on through the early evening:
“We got some more results, and at this point in time, I am prepared to say that Senator John McCain has won his first caucus state of the 2008 presidential season,” said Luke Esser, Washington GOP chairman.
“It appears that Senator McCain has won the […]

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Will Mari and Charles Cadwallader hang tight at the GOP HQ:
We have heard from Pierce County, and with 83.1% total votes in, we have new numbers:
McCain 25.6% (3239 delegates)
Huckabee 23.8% (3010 delegates)
Paul 21% (2655 delegates)
Romney 16.3% (2055 delegates)
Unocommited 12.2% (1545 delegates)
Other 1% (132 delegates)
“We still haven’t heard anything from Benton County and the Tri-cities.” Eller […]

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Charles Cadwallader and Will Mari from the Washington state GOP headquarters:
Fox News is reporting that vote counting has been suspended for the night; that’s not true:
“The Washington Republican caucus results were too close to call late into the evening on Saturday, and party officials said they would resume counting on Sunday.”

*Italic added for emphasis on […]

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Will Mari and Charles Cadwallader, live at the GOP HQ:
King County has released an update an hour after their last update.
Here’s how it now stands in King County: Huckabee slipped .2% from an hour ago, McCain remained steady, Paul is down 1%, Romney is steady and Uncommitted went up 1%.
As of 8:25pm with 93.7% of […]

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Charles Cadwallader and Will Mari from Washington state GOP headquarters:
With 78.3% of precincts reporting we have new numbers, with a lead change.
McCain with 25.4%, Huckabee with 23.8%, Paul with 21.1%, Romney still sits at 16% with 12.5% uncommitted.

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