Ron Paul and the Iowa Straw Poll |
| Published: August 12, 2007, 2:41 pm |
| Tags: 2008 presidential election |
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The GOP Iowa straw poll was conducted on Saturday, with results being delayed because of a voting machine glitch (as Steve Benen says, insert joke here). There were few surprises. Why should anyone care about GOP presidential politics at this early stage of the game? Believe me, it’s completely unimportant that most of the chatter surrounding the Iowa GOP straw poll is centered on the strong showing by Mitt Romney. His wide-margin first place finish was expected. Today, corporate media folks are keying on the relatively strong second place showing by former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, with Sam Brownback and Tom Tancredo close on his heels. All three were slugging it out for the fundie vote, and it looks like they sliced this desirable GOP demographic pretty much cleanly into thirds. Essentially, if you add up the fundie votes for Huckabee, Brownback, and Tancredo, it’s clear that Romney didn’t win the straw poll - the fundies in Iowa won the straw poll [ Full article ] |
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