I refer not just to the candidates—Mitt Romney finishing 3rd in Minnesota after winning it handily four years ago, Ron Paul finishing 4th (behind Newt!) in the Colorado caucuses, Rick Santorum failing to claim victory the night of the Iowa caucuses, Gingrich deciding his South Carolina victory was a mandate to talk about colonizing the moon—but also to the Republican Party itself:
- Iowa taking weeks to count its votes accurately;
- Ballot counting problems in Nevada last week;
- Missouri holding a “beauty contest” primary yesterday but allocating delegates at March caucuses.
It looks like the problems associated with the Republican party’s disregard for voters (and their ballots) may be, in some small ways, coming home to roost.
Crossposted at: http://masscommons.wordpress.com/