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The Ames Straw Poll. I doubt Congressman Paul will win. |
| Published: August 10, 2007, 8:35 pm |
| Tags: 2008 |
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They're going to vote in Ames tomorrow. Yeah, $35 a pop. Tommie Thompson says he has to finish second or third, else he'll reevaluate. Sam Brownback and Mike Huckabee each want to finish second. The FredHeads are putting something together on their own. The story, though, is Mitt Romney. Romney has spent the most money and the most time in Iowa, and he should win this $35/vote straw poll big. He is expected to do so, and he is already booked on at least FOX News Sunday with Chris Wallace this weekend. Romney will win. It is difficult for a rational observer to imagine an at-all-likely scenario in which he does not. Which is what surprised me about this. Bob Dole's old campaign '96 manager, a fellow named Scott Reed, has this to say about that: "If Romney wins he's the undisputed champ," said Scott Reed, a GOP strategist who managed Bob Dole's 1996 campaign. "After this weekend, when Romney wins -- even if it's by 10 votes -- he's another step to being [ Full article ] |
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