And the Winner Is….
September 1st, 2007 at 4:21 pm
The results of the Texas presidential straw poll were just announced, and Congressman Duncan Hunter blew away the diminished field, receiving 41 percent of the vote. Perhaps more surprising was the strong showing of second-place finisher: former senator and “Law and Order” star Fred Thompson, who just announced his candidacy this week, kinda. He took 20 percent of the vote.
Texas Congressman Ron Paul, who had the most visible support this weekend, finished third with 16.7 percent. Rudy Giuliani and Mike Huckabee each garnered 6 percent, and Mitt Romney received 4.7 percent.
And then there’s Ray McKinney — a Georgia Republican who on a whim decided to run for president during his vacation time and who during his speech today thanked delegates for “not taking this opportunity to go to the bathroom and listening to me” — received 2.2 percent. That placed him ahead of Sen. John McCain, Sen. Sam Brownback, and Congressman Tom Tancredo, who all tallied less than 1 percent.
A total of 1,300 delegates cast votes, far short of the number that party officials hoped would turn out and nowhere close to the turnout for even the most sparsely attended state conventions. It certainly didn’t help when all the major candidates opted not to participate. At the end of the day, the big loser at Texas’ first Republican presidential straw poll was the state party.
September 1st, 2007 at 5:39 pm
Ron Paul is winning, Hunter 8th!!
THIS SHOULD BE THE STORY TODAY!
Total votes cast in 11 straw polls since Iowa
Duncan Hunter 14.1% 34
1) Ron Paul 24.9% 782
2) Mitt Romney 16.0% 583
3) Fred Thompson 18.9% 483
4) Rudy Giuliani 8.1% 247
5) Sam Brownback 4.4% 169
6) Mike Huckabey 5.3% 131
7) John McCain 3.0% 111
9) Tommy Tancredo 0.5% 16
Other 4.2% 22
Total 2578 votes
11 Polls included:
Texas GOP
Allegheny County (Pittsburgh, PA)
Dekalb County, GA
Ronald Reagan Club (Washington)
Strafford County, NH
West Alabama
West Lafayette, Indiana
Illinois State Fair
Students for Life of America
Western Montana Fair
Gaston County, NC
Source:
http://ok4ronpaul.ashlux.com/wiki/index.php?title=2008_Presidential_GOP_straw_poll_results
September 1st, 2007 at 7:28 pm
From York, PA., the first capitol of the USA.
Too bad for Texas that on their first straw poll they didn’t pick the only man who could actually win over the Democrat nominee next year. Oh well, maybe they will get it right in the 2012 election.
I suggest they check out http://www.whowouldtheworldelect.com
September 2nd, 2007 at 1:25 am
Qualified, pre-paid, confirmed Ron Paul delegates were turned away at the door.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDnWT4gCJSE
Disgraceful.
And people wonder why no one trusts politics.
September 2nd, 2007 at 4:21 am
FRED THOMPSON will be riding higher next week when he declares his candidacy. Isn’t it a wonder how he can poll so high without being a candidate and without even being there?
VETERANS are signing up for Fred: http://Vets4Fred.net
September 3rd, 2007 at 2:42 pm
Fred is the only candidate who can win against Hillary.
http://www.fredthompsonforum.com
September 5th, 2007 at 8:51 pm
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