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Tonight is the first multi-state night in the clown race we call the GOP nomination contest, with caucuses in Colorado and Minnesota, and a non-binding beauty contest in Missouri.
Results: CNN (CO, MO, MN) | Google (CO, MO, MN)
Tue Feb 07, 2012 at 9:26 PM PT (Steve Singiser): Two big counties just reported, and made a big shift in the tally. Boulder County went modestly for Mitt Romney (38-31), and exurban Douglas County went big for Mitt Romney (47-33). The net result is that Romney and Santorum are now essentially tied, with Romney ahead by 16 votes out of 16,453 cast.
Tue Feb 07, 2012 at 9:29 PM PT (Steve Singiser): The Colorado GOP reports counties as they complete their counts. Therefore, some county numbers are flying around Twitter, but aren't on the site yet. Expectations are that Romney will pick up quite a bit in Jefferson County (suburban Denver) and Denver County, but Santorum should push back in Larimer County (Fort Collins) and El Paso County (Colorado Springs).
Tue Feb 07, 2012 at 9:32 PM PT (Kaili Joy Gray):
How could you possibly project a CO winner when the party apparatus hasn't figured out yet how to throw the election Romney's way? #IA2012
— @jedlewison via Twitter for Mac
Tue Feb 07, 2012 at 9:37 PM PT (Laura Clawson): One of the big counties to come in strong for Romney so far is Douglas County, where he has 46.7 percent to Santorum's 32.8 percent. The problem for Romney is that in 2008, he got 72 percent in Douglas County.
Tue Feb 07, 2012 at 9:39 PM PT (Steve Singiser): Big jump in precincts reporting on the Colorado GOP site, probably because they now have Denver reporting. Not a lot of votes added, though, because Denver is (of course) Dem-heavy. Romney won Denver County, but more than offset with Pueblo County and Mesa County (Grand Junction). The net result? A very narrow Santorum lead.
Tue Feb 07, 2012 at 9:40 PM PT (Kaili Joy Gray):
Tue Feb 07, 2012 at 9:41 PM PT: Remember when Sarah Palin endorsed Newt Gingrich? Yeah, chalk her up as another loser tonight.
Tue Feb 07, 2012 at 9:43 PM PT (Steve Singiser): A quick note about Mesa County. The county, which borders Utah, should be prime territory for Mitt Romney. He won 67 percent there in 2008. Tonight, he lost it by eleven points. A microcosm of a horrible night for Mittens.
Tue Feb 07, 2012 at 9:44 PM PT: So let's see ... so far, the GOP base has given hearty "fuck you's" to Nikki Haley, Tim Pawlenty, Donald Trump, and Sarah Palin.
Tue Feb 07, 2012 at 9:45 PM PT (David Nir): With the new CO GOP results, turnout looking more like 66K.
Tue Feb 07, 2012 at 9:46 PM PT:
Over the last 6 months % of Dems 'very excited' to vote this fall has risen from 48% to 58%:
http://t.co/...
— @ppppolls via web
Tue Feb 07, 2012 at 9:48 PM PT (Kaili Joy Gray): The liveblogging continues in the next thread.