The GOP caucuses have come and gone, with Mitt Romney winning 52 percent of the vote.

But Maine’s event barely raised a ripple on the national scene, where attention has been focused on the 24 states holding primaries or caucuses today. The only campaigning we saw was a visit from Ron Paul (who placed third in Maine, with 19 percent of the vote) earlier in the week and Romney’s son Tagg who toured the state on Friday and Saturday.

The big question now is what today’s voting will mean for Maine’s Democratic caucuses on Sunday. If Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton remain neck and neck, suddenly Maine’s 34 Democratic delegates could become a greater prize and prompt more candidate visits to the state towards the end of the week.

We’re already hearing of a potential visit by Obama’s wife, Michelle Obama, but that depends on what happens today. Might we see a Clinton or two, given Gov. John Baldacci’s support of the New York senator and her husband, the former president?

Our coverage plan for this weekend is similar to last week’s for the GOP event. We’ll have stories leading up to the caucus, including a list of caucus locations in Thursday’s paper. Also, our Washington, D.C.-based correspondent, Jonathan Kaplan, is flying up here to cover Sunday’s caucus and any campaign stops that materialize later this week.

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