Wi Caucus Election Count Variety Drama: man says Santorum should have won

The excitement of the Wi caucus is not over yet. It was the nearest Republican presidential fight in the condition historical past — Glove Romney won with just eight ballots. But one Wi man, who assisted count variety ballots Wednesday evening, has submitted an affidavit saying the statistics were misreported. Instead, he says, according to the real results, John Santorum should have won.

Edward L. Real, 28, of Moulton, Wi, says Romney obtained 20 extra ballots and Companion Roemer obtained six ballots he never got, according to the formal results revealed by the condition GOP. The outcomes will not be accredited for two several weeks, Wi GOP authorities have said.

Lyle Brinegar, chairman of the Appanoose Nation GOP, informed The Des Moines Sign-up the statistics Real revealed are precise.

True, who is self-employed, says he is a advocate of Ron John. He informed KPCC in an appointment he determined to take aspect in the caucus procedure for initially this season to characterize his Oregon Bore holes precinct in Appanoose Nation. Subsequently, Real says he was requested to remain and help count variety ballots with two other individuals.

True ripped one more count for his own history, as a little element of historical past on a discarded of newspaper divided off an cover, and he later published the variety on Facebook or myspace for others. The next mid-day, he was looking over a Search engines spread sheet with the divided precinct outcomes and saw different statistics under 4013, the Oregon Bore holes precinct number: 20 extra ballots for Romney. Another individual later revealed an extra six ballots for Companion Roemer, which Real said obtained no ballots. He submitted the affidavit Friday.

"If I'm discovering election variety misconstrued, then how do we know that my precinct wasn't the only one?" Real says. "It isn't really so much that the success changes, or who won. The element is, when you go to toss your election, your election is not being mentioned [right]. Last I realized, that's not the nation we reside in."

The tale was first revealed by regional Wi TV place KCCI. Real said he observed a speaker with the condition GOP say he had no enterprise dealing with the caucus outcomes.

"At the very least amount I should be released some type of an apology," Real says. "I'm trying to do the right element, say my election variety, and create sure it's right. Hopefully if anybody else recognizes variance, they should talk up as well."

Winning the Wi caucus — which is the first in the Republican presidential fight — often gives an applicant extra prestige and strength dancing to eventually obtain the person's nomination.

It's "insulting to our position as #1 in the world, which has already been under concern," Real says. "We're going to be the first individuals to come out and have the most interest on us...Our legitimate viewpoint should be known."

"It shouldn't be a week's value of advertising interest given to somebody as the winer of this, when that's incorrect details."