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Romney wins Iowa GOP straw poll - 8/11/2007 7:03:09 PM

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Gov Mitt Romney won the 2007 Ames straw poll, receiving 4516 votes, or 31%.
In a surprise, Gov. Mike Huckabee finished second with 2587 votes at 18.1%
3. Sen. Sam Brownback with 2192 votes and 15.3%
4. Tom Tancredo with 1961 votes, 13.7%.
5. Ron Paul with 1305 votes, and 9.1%

The Iowa caucus is the first in the nation to take place in January to kick off the early primaries; however, a date has yet to be set in stone.

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RE: Romney wins Iowa GOP straw poll - 8/11/2007 7:07:41 PM

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I was suprised more by the total lack of Rudy support more than anything. I realize he didn't really participate but come on he's supposed to be the front runner, you'd think he'd of gotten more than 1% of the vote. Romney was already assumed to win because he's been dumping time and money in Iowa for a while. Mike huckabee is a suprise though.

Hopefully Rudy will take this as a sign to drop out. HEHE, I can hope can't I.

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RE: Romney wins Iowa GOP straw poll - 8/11/2007 7:25:19 PM

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Rudy is the front runner in national polls but not in the early states. Romney is leading in Iowa and New Hampshire. South Carolina looks to be a battle. And Rudy has a slight lead in Florida because that is where he has been spending a lot of time and money.

Same story with the Democrats. It's a 3-way tie in Iowa between Clinton, Obama, and Edwards.

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RE: Romney wins Iowa GOP straw poll - 8/11/2007 7:26:25 PM

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I lived under Rudy Guiliani in NY. If he is elected to any sort of higher power, I am heading for Canada.

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RE: Romney wins Iowa GOP straw poll - 8/11/2007 8:15:44 PM

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ORIGINAL: cyberdude611

Gov Mitt Romney won the 2007 Ames straw poll, receiving 4516 votes, or 31%.
In a surprise, Gov. Mike Huckabee finished second with 2587 votes at 18.1%
3. Sen. Sam Brownback with 2192 votes and 15.3%
4. Tom Tancredo with 1961 votes, 13.7%.
5. Ron Paul with 1305 votes, and 9.1%

The Iowa caucus is the first in the nation to take place in January to kick off the early primaries; however, a date has yet to be set in stone.

http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/

I like Mike Huckabee he is a straight shooter what you see is what ya get

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RE: Romney wins Iowa GOP straw poll - 8/11/2007 8:30:00 PM

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Romney's the one with five cowards for kids who support the war but haven't enlisted yet?

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RE: Romney wins Iowa GOP straw poll - 8/11/2007 11:46:24 PM

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Hopefully Rudy will take this as a sign to drop out. HEHE, I can hope can't I.

His days are seriously numbered. Once people start finding out what the fireman and cops --from his home state-- think about him, he'll die an early death--Even Rupert Murdoch won't be in a position to save him.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070811/ap_on_el_pr/giuliani_ground_zero

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RE: Romney wins Iowa GOP straw poll - 8/12/2007 7:48:04 AM

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I lived under Rudy Guiliani in NY. If he is elected to any sort of higher power, I am heading for Canada.

Matt Taibbi in Rolling Stone did an article on Giuliani. Said he would be worse than AnencephalyBoy. Apparently, he lacks the social graces and down-home manners of AnencephalyBoy, but comes equipped with a similar inability to reason, the power to hold a grudge indefinitely, the same sort of inflexible insistence on it being his way or the highway, and a complete lack of a strong moral value system.

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/14952564/giuliani_worse_than_bush

Was a rather fascinating article, although I am biased; I love Matt Taibbi's way of flensing the putrid flesh from politicians of every stripe and making their bones dangle in the breeze.

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RE: Romney wins Iowa GOP straw poll - 8/12/2007 7:49:23 AM

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I guess the PR is working for those who haven't had to deal with the guy before.

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