The not-so-Tweet side of the caucuses

Karoun Demirjian

Volunteers count and record caucus totals at Clark County GOP headquarters Sunday morning.

Compiled by Sun staff

Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012 | 2 a.m.

The Nevada Republican Party boasted that it would announce the results of Saturday’s caucuses via Twitter, but results were slow to come as the caucuses were marred by delays, irregularities and controversy. As Twitter users waited for the results, they made their opinions clear — in 140 characters or less. If you’re new to Twitter, the symbol @ goes before a user’s name. For example, Sun columnist Jon Ralston is @RalstonFlash. Hashtags, #, are user-created labels to help people search for topics. The Sun searched for hashtags related to the caucuses, including #nvcaucus and #nvgop. Below is a small sampling of the comments, which come from a variety of political activists, journalists and other interested people.

SATURDAY — CAUCUS DAY

Precinct 1721 kicked me out. Leader wrongly told crowd I wasn’t allowed to be there. They booed me & called me a spy. #nvcaucus rules!

@ashleypowers (Los Angeles Times)

Guess what #precinct1721? U didn’t let me back in & I still know how u voted. Mitt 60, Newt 42, Paul 8, Rick 8. Maybe I am a spy. #nvcaucus

@ashleypowers

Romney Wins Nevada Republican Caucuses While Gingrich Pledges to Press On (Adds Gingrich comments) #2012 #NVGOP

@McCormickJohn

Everything you thought about Nevada politics, the #nvgop is demonstrating in spades.

@eaglesdontflock

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SUNDAY — THE RESULTS ARE STILL BEING TALLIED

Good morning. It’s 5:56 and apparently the #nvgop is still counting votes from the #nvcaucus?

@howardstutz

@nvgop do we need to send in UN observers to monitor the count just like they do in third world countries GET REAL! #nvcaucus #nvgop #joke

@Gus196d Henry Clay

A #NVGOP official “blamed nice weather and the Super Bowl” for terrible #NVCaucus turnout yesterday. That’s a new one!

@Geoff_Mackler

To make things even better for the #nvgop, Chairwoman Amy Tarkanian’s resignation took effect at 12:01 a.m. Status of the chair up in air.

@AnjeanetteDamon

Being that u geniuses have no use for the *evil guv’mint* you’d best learn how to count & organize on your own. #NVGOP #NVcaucus

@Catballou

Seriously, the last update from #nvgop w/count results was at 4:06 a.m.? And it’s now 12:20 p.m.? #twittercantfixlame

@SteveSebelius

#Nevadas votes cant be trusted at all,totally inept,a great disservice to all candidates and the people of the state. Sickening #nvgop

@tyrnykillr Libertys Defender

Just think if there’d been, as predicted by #nvgop, high turnout in Clark County. We’d soon be rolling into Day Three of counting. #nvcaucus

@elizcrum Elizabeth Crum (E!!)

Iowa’s caucus was bad, too, but they turned out 122,555, set a record. NV will have less than ‘08 ,and this cycle much more time to prepare.

@RalstonFlash Jon Ralston

In every other state Ron Paul tripled his vote count from 2008. They are trying to tell us that in Nevada he got fewer votes in 2012?#nvgop

@flix1

Just got a CNN Breaking news alert...thought it might be #nvcaucus results..but only about the Super Bowl... #nvgop

@Zac_Petkanas

The #NVGOP must release all caucus results immediately,or be complicit in the escalating suspicion of fraud. #nvcaucus #NVVoteFraud #RonPaul

@BertMueller

Stories of voter disenfranchisement, fraud and various voter shenanigans from #NVGOP. Ironic isn’t it? #ManInTheMirror

@LucyFlores

2012 & we’re counting paper ballots by hand. Really, the #nvgop is still counting ballots from their failed caucuses? NV should be ashamed.

@erikhuey

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MONDAY — THE RESULTS: ANALYZED AND DEBATED

@JoeNBC - “Nevada embarrassed themselves.”

@YahyaJohn John Harris

Mitt Romney officially declared winner by #NVGOP. Caucus count certifies he won by 50%.

@MeenGreene Judy Greene

The final results of the Nevada Republican Caucus: Mitt Romney 16,486 Newt Gingrich 6,956 Ron Paul 6,175

@ClarkCountyGOP

Amy Tarkanian picked a good time to step down after this past weekends caucus disaster. #NVcaucus #NVgop #fitw #.@NVGOP

@yodasworld David Phillips

After the #nvcaucus debacle, who in the @ClarkCountyGOP will fall on their sword? | #2012election #NVGOP

@ThePoliticalHat

Nevada GOP: We DEMAND a VISIBLE PUBLIC recount of the Nevada Caucus! #RONPAUL

@hackerant

Nevada had 4 candidate to chose from yesterday, and still only 8 % showed up to vote, and Mittens got less votes then 4 years ago.

@BrnEyeSuss

Statistically this doesn’t add up. #votefraud at its best. Way to go #nvgop #gop #2012 #ronpaul

@jwakeup jw4RonPaul

Leaving Las Vegas w $ I came with and a victory. #NVGOP #Parlaywinner

@MichaelSaragosa