Reuters Publishes Fried, Socolow Column on GOP Caucus Flap

The international news organization Reuters published an op-ed column by University of Maine political scientist Amy Fried and UMaine communication and journalism professor Michael Socolow about the controversial decision by Maine Republican Party leaders to conclude that Maine endorsed Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney as the GOP presidential favorite despite incomplete caucus results last week. The issue has blemished the electoral process, the writers suggest.

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