Friday, January 04, 2008

HORSERACE

Iowa Is Done, on to New Ham- No, Wait, I Mean, Wyoming

Everybody else thinks that it's on to New Hampshire. No, actually, before the Granite State makes its choices on Tuesday, Wyoming holds its caucus on Saturday.

And I'll admit, almost no one is paying attention.

Almost nobody:

Ron Paul, Mitt Romney and Fred Thompson spent $10,000 each to acquire a list of the names and contact information for party members who will help select the national delegates. Romney set up a state office in Casper, Cubin said.

There have also been calls on behalf of candidates from national GOP figures - including Mary Matalin, a former counselor to Vice President Dick Cheney, who is supporting Thompson, the former U.S. senator from Tennessee.

"The response has been terrific," Matalin said by telephone Thursday, noting that state GOP members have been keenly interested in Thompson's stance on important national issues. "The thing about Wyoming people, they just like the straight talk. I'm not spinning anybody and not offering any pointers."

Who wins is anybody's guess, as no polls have been conducted or released. The Billings Gazette notes, "some Republican committee members say a couple of candidates - Romney and Thompson - may be rising to the top."

Ron Paul has been buying newspaper ads in the state.

01/04 08:49 AMShare