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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)
6:25 PM PT:
Recount in my #mngopcaucus w/14 votes total. I m not kidding.
— @kentkaiser via txt
Yup. Hell is DEFINITELY being stuck in one of these caucuses for eternity.
6:30 PM PT: Assuming Santorum wins Missouri and Minnesota, they'll join Iowa in a frothy alliance of midwestern hilarity.
6:30 PM PT (David Nir): I'm sure it's gonna be slow all night in Minnesota—it almost always is in caucus states. But if paint tends to dry too quickly for your tastes, I can tell you that with 4% reporting, Santorum is up 55-24 over Ron Paul, with Mitt back in third place at 20 and Newt at just 12. Poor Newt!
6:30 PM PT:
CNN now cuts to its reporters walking around near-empty elementary schools like juvenile delinquents.
— @jesseltaylor via web
6:36 PM PT: 2008 turnout benchmarks.
Minnesota caucus - 62,828
Colorado caucus - 70,229
Missouri primary - 588,844
That was turnout for the excitement powerhouse that was McCain. I bet they don't hit that tonight.
6:41 PM PT (David Nir): Santorum's lead is up to 52-26 in Missouri now with 30% reporting, but in the combined region of St. Louis County & St. Louis City, only 1 precinct out of some 700+ is reporting as counted.
6:43 PM PT: Santorum is going to win Missouri, which is pretty awesome. Even better, he'll probably do so by a bigger margin than anything Romney has won.
6:48 PM PT (Kaili Joy Gray): The liveblogging continues in the next thread.