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RP third in Texas straw poll

Submitted by rustybuick on Sat, 09/01/2007 - 15:45
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This is good news!

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Still a great showing

Submitted by doug on Sat, 09/01/2007 - 18:23.

Third place with the restrictions in place was still a great showing. Thanks for those who were there giving moral support and thanks for those who voted for him in the Texas straw poll.

Ron Paul is in first place, Hunter 4th since Iowa!

Submitted by Brian Horsfield on Sat, 09/01/2007 - 19:29.

Totals for 11 Straw Polls since Iowa
1…Ron Paul……………24.9%……….999
2…Fred Thompson….18.9%……….759
3…Mitt Romney……….16.0%……….644
4…Duncan Hunter……….14.1%……….568
5…Rudy Giuliani……….8.1%……….325
6…Mike Huckabey……….5.3%……….214
7…Sam Brownback……….4.4%……….175
8…John McCain……….3.0%……….119
9…Tommy Tancredo……….0.5%……….22
…..Other…………………………4.2%……..167
….Total…….100%……3992
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

3rd? I don't believe that

Submitted by ProspectorSam on Sat, 09/01/2007 - 16:07.

Who beat him?

3rd... no way. Not until I see video of lots and lots and lots of people insisting they voted for somebody else.

I heard a rumor of FISTFIGHTS having broken out at the SP, involving some of the vote fraud watchdog folks. Anybody got any info on that?

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The only reason this straw poll was set up was to embarras RP

Submitted by txlibertylady on Sat, 09/01/2007 - 19:52.

I'm from Texas and know the players and I can tell you that months ago this thing was devised to promote Duncan Hunter and embarrass Ron Paul. The Republican Party supported a DEMOCRAT against Ron Paul in a Congressional district race several years ago and have always tried to get rid of him one way or the other.

These people (the party faithful) or (party liberals) have always found Ron too Constitutional for them. Their battle cry is compromise so a Republican can win - anyone but Ron Paul - he is just too principaled for the Texas Republican Party. Hurts me to say this. I'm old enough to have been around when the R's couldn't elect a dog catcher and believe me they were a bunch of real conservatives. Over the years they have defected to run anything that can get elected.

Texas knows how to rig an election.

So, OK, go ahead and scream and yell at me for having a bad attitude, but have you ever been in a counting room for paper ballots? Believe me, disqualification rules are a thing to behold and they have been masterfully used.

I for one would like to see those paper ballots. With 2000 at the other activities I find it hard to believe Ron came in third.

I'm not a poor loser but I've been around.

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The poll was not all-inclusive

Submitted by DoubleOhNothing on Sat, 09/01/2007 - 19:47.

In other straw polls, any resident of that state/county could vote. In the Texas SP only people that voted in republican primaries between 2000-2006 were allowed to vote. So, folks that have been inspired to become politically active for the first time were not included. Taking a significant proportion of the crowd that has recently elected such great men as King George II is pretty decent.

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nah

Submitted by J4ck on Sat, 09/01/2007 - 18:13.

The establishment decided to push Hunter...that was all planned.
-But- 16,7 % in a pro war state from former pro war delegates is great.