Second place was a virtual four way tie. Second, third, fourth, and fifth place were each separated by just one vote. Mitt Romney took 74 votes and 12.4%, Pawlenty 73 votes 12.23%, Palin 72 votes and 12.06%, and Pence 71 votes and 11.89%. Newt Gingrich, Bobby Jindal, Ron Paul, and Rick Santorum were also on the ballot and took 23.42% combined.
Clearly the top five candidates in this straw poll all have potential with values voters. It will be interesting to see how things unfold, who actually runs, who endorses who, and ultimately who the Republican Party nominates.
Dr. Ergun Caner gave an excellent speech before the straw poll results were anounced on the importance of one person. The results show us once again how much one person can impact politics. With only 597 votes out of 1897 eligible voters anyone could have easuily found an extra 10-20 votes for their candidate to give them a strong second place finish.
Next big straw polls, CPAC 2010, and Values Voters 2010.
3 comments:
Only a 31% voter turn out - at a meeting of supposedly enthused politically active people?
And we wonder why things turn out the way they do in elections...
Well it is true though that this is a straw poll for an election 3 years from now. You have to be super hardcore to vote in it. If it were a 31% the year before like in 2011 I would be upset.
I love the idea of vertical politics. That's why I think it's our duty to look into http://trueromney.wordpress.com/2009/08/10/anti-romney-mudslinger-david-r-schmidt-huckabee-supporter-director-of-hucks-army/ and call for his resignation if necessary. Nobody is attracted to hypocrisy.
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