Romney Wins, Huckabee Second in Iowa Straw Poll

Published: August 11, 2007, 10:47 pm

Tags: republicans, breaking news, mitt romney, ron paul, mike huckabee

The results on the Iowa straw poll are in: Romney 31.5% Huckabee 18.1% Brownback 15% Tancredo 13.7% Ron Paul 9% I think that Mike Huckabee is the only one who can really be happy tonight. Perhaps his campaign will attract more attention with this second place showing, especially as many Republicans are dissatisfied by the top tier candidates. Considering all the money Romney spent and the absence of the other top candidates, 31.5% is not much of an endorsement for him. Maybe this will put an end to the delusions that Ron Paul has a chance at winning the nomination. Paul supporters have argued that all the internet buzz regarding Paul and greater intensity of support would lead Paul to do far better than indicated by the polls. While they are right that he could perform somewhat better than his position in the polls, this event shows that their efforts are not enough to win in the Republican Party. I doubt that Ron Paul himself is that surprised or disappointed. I assume he got into

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