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John McCain Wins Second Iowa Straw Poll
2007-09-10 15:00:00 Late Sunday night the McCain campaign had a major victory as the Arizona Senator received a much needed win at an unprecedented 'second' Iowa straw poll. During the days leading up to the vote, McCain was campaigning hard as many residents of Des Moines reported seeing the 71 year old posting fliers throughout the city asking his constituents to attend what he called the "Real Iowa Straw Poll." Earlier in August McCain, due to lack of campaign resources, opted to skip the traditional poll, but that didn't stop him from using his opponents tactics the second time around. Whereas it is traditional for candidates to pay the entrance fee and transportation costs for voters coming to the poll in an effort to turn out support, McCain's fliers offered free hot dogs, and moonshine to all participants. Overall 12 homeless men and former president Jimmy Carter came out for the event, and found that McCain was the only Republican candidate participating in the poll. "I inv...
By: BLACK DOG PRESS
Huckabee Follows Up Iowa Straw Poll Showing with Charm Offensive
2007-08-18 03:54:00 Following his second place showing at the Iowa Straw Poll, Mike Huckabee has made the rounds on television, appearing on numerous programs, always being careful to highlight his personality. Here’s some examples: The Colbert Report (for the third time): Hannity and (not) Colmes: You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video On the Record with ...
By: 2008 Central
Iowa Straw Poll Winners and Losers
2007-08-16 04:03:00 Iowa straw poll winners and losers. Anyone can blog first, but taking a step back, who really won? Winners: Mitt Romney: The obvious to start with, seeing as though he actually won. Romney may not have exceeded expectations, but he got the win he needed to have. Seeing as though a loss would have crippled his campaign, ...
By: 2008 Central
FLASH: Tommy Thompson First Casualty of Iowa Straw Poll
2007-08-13 05:14:00 NEWS FLASH: First casuality of the Iowa straw poll ... Former governor of Wisconsin, Tommy Thompson who came sixth in the Republican straw poll in Iowa has ended his presidential bid, his campaign has just announced ... "I want to thank the people of Iowa who were welcoming and supportive as well as my volunteers and contributors from around the country," Thompson said in a statement. "I have no regrets about running. I felt my record as Governor of Wisconsin and Secretary of Health and Human Services gave me the experience I needed to serve as President, but I respect the decision of the voters. I am leaving the campaign trail today, but I will not leave the challenges of improving health care and welfare in America." DEVELOPING ...
Iowa Straw Poll: A Candidate By Candidate Analysis
2007-08-13 01:11:00 (image: sptimes) So I thought it would make for a fun exercise to examine the implications of the recent Iowa Straw Poll. Why do I care about this every 8 years tradition? It’s the first time we start to see candidates out of the race. #1 Mitt Romney: First off, kudos. Romney’s speech was fantastic. Not necessarily ...
By: postpolitical
Romney Wins in Iowa Straw Poll
2007-08-12 19:37:00 From The Atlantic OnlineGov 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% 11. John Cox with 41 votes.10. John McCain with 101 votes.9. Duncan Hunter with 174 votes.8. Rudy Giuliani with 183 votes.7. Fred Thomson with 203 votes.6. Tommy Thompson, 1,039 votes, 7.3%5. Ron Paul with 1305 votes, and 9.1%4. Tom Tancredo with 1961 votes, 13.7%.3. Sen. Sam Brownback with 2192 votes and 15.3% Iowa state auditor David Vaudt unofficially certified the results. 14,203 ballots were cast.Now here's the weird thing... If you combine Giuliani and McCain's total votes Ron Paul beat them by over a 4 to 1 margin. Whodathunkit?h/t Memeorandum
By: Dyre Portents
Iowa Straw Poll Results: Mitt Romney Wins, Ron Paul Comes Fourth
2007-08-12 11:40:00 Well the Iowa straw poll results are in and there were no real surprises as Mitt Romney soared to victory with 4516 votes or 31%. The full Iowa straw poll results are as follows: 1. Mitt Romney - 4516 votes - 31% 2. Mike Huckabee - 2587 votes - 18.1%3.Sam Brownback - 2192 votes ? 15.3% 4.Tom Tancredo - ...
By: Product Reviews
Iowa Straw Poll: Romney and Huckabee Winners
2007-08-12 08:16:00 Yahoo! News reports that Governor Mitt Romney won the Iowa straw poll as expected. As I wrote yesterday, a mere victory would not be enough for Romney: he would have to win bigtime. And he did. All in all, he got (almost) 32% of the votes, which is almost twice as much as the runner-up. The runner-up is Governor Mike Huckabee. He surprised - he won, in total, 18% of the votes, which is not bad for him - to say the least. In fact, it is a great result for the former Governor of Arkansas. He has now truly put himself on the agenda. The logical result: both he and Mitt Romney will get more attention in the media. Congratulations to both. All in all, these two are probably my favorite Republican candidates - although I also greatly respect Ron Paul. Mitt Romney is very experienced, very knowledgeable and a great leader. He is in many ways the opposite of George W. Bush. He does not make decisions based on intuition. He makes decisions based on arguments and a good look at the facts. He ...
Romney cruises to an easy victory in Iowa straw poll
2007-08-12 05:13:00 After a 90 minute delay caused by the breakdown of a Diebold voting machine (go figure), results of the Iowa straw poll were announced. As expected, Mitt Romney dominated the competition, with Mike Huckabee finishing second, and Sam Brownback coming in third
Ron Paul results in Iowa straw poll
2007-08-11 23:44:00 Ron Paul placed 5 Th place. I would liked to have seen better.I got this from www.iowapolitics.com2007 Results: Romney 1st, Huckabee 2nd and Brownback 3rd RESULTS1 Mitt Romney2 Mike Huckabee3 Sam Brownback4 Tom Tancredo5 Ron Paul6 Tommy Thompson7 Fred Thompson8 Rudy Guiliani9 Duncan Hunter10 John McCain11 John Cox
Highlights of the Ron Paul speech at Iowa straw poll
2007-08-11 21:53:00 Before his speech at the Iowa straw poll today, Ron Paul was greeted with a loud and enthusiastic ovation by his supporters. Dr. Paul talked about his presidential campaign being based on freedom, prosperity, and peace.
US Republican Presidential Candidates Compete in Iowa Straw Poll
2007-08-11 15:35:00 VOA News article link US Republican Presidential Candidates Compete in Iowa Straw Poll By Greg Flakus Des Moines, Iowa10 August 2007U.S. Republican Party candidates will face off in Iowa Saturday in a non-binding straw poll, in which Iowa citizens come together at an auditorium to vote. This is not an official election and has been described as a beauty contest, but it can have a significant impact on which candidates will make a strong showing in the Iowa caucus, which is usually held in January. But, as VOA's Greg Flakus reports from Des Moines, however, nothing is certain this year.The Iowa State Fair opened here this week and amid the carnival rides and livestock shows, presidential candidates are on display. Some of the candidates are national celebrities who draw big crowds and others, like former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, speak to however many people they can gather round."Tomorrow is the straw poll in Iowa. After you have spent most of your time and the biggest ...
Pundits watching Ron Paul in Iowa straw poll
2007-08-11 06:03:00 There have been a couple of interesting pieces this week, one of which ran in the New York Times today, that pointed out how many political observers, including yours truly, will be watching the performance of Rep. Ron Paul in the Iowa straw poll on Saturday to see if he can translate his Internet support into people casting a ballot in person.
What?s the Iowa Straw Poll Anyway?
2007-08-09 00:56:00 US Political news this week is almost exclusively focused on this Saturday’s Iowa Straw Poll. In talking with friends, it quickly became evident that few understand what, exactly, the Iowa Straw Poll is. Many had it confused with the caucus (Iowa’s version of a primary) while others thought it was where the ...
By: Philaahzophy
Tancredo to Drop Out if He Does Not Finish in Top Four in Iowa Straw Poll
2007-07-01 05:17:00 In an example of setting pointedly lower standards than the Tommy Thompson campaign, an aide to Tom Tancredo said that the candidate will drop out of the race if he does finish at least fourth in the August 11 poll. Right Wing World wrote on June 28: Republican presidential contender Tom Tancredo will soon quit the 2008 race if his support in a key test doesn’t measure up to other candidates, a campaign aide said. The source, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said Tancredo would concentrate on being re-elected to Congress if he doesn’t finish in the top four at the Iowa Republican Party’s Ames Straw Poll on August 11. The Times-Republican reported today Tancredo’s reiteration about staying in the straw poll, but he did not mention any conditions that would cause him to run for re-election to the House instead of election for the presidency. Tancredo’s success or failure at Ames will likely be defined by his ability to galvanize those who agree with him on i...
By: 2008 Central
Fred Thompson May Actually Participate in Iowa Straw Poll? Seriously?
2007-06-11 18:27:00 A mere 60 days from the event, it is now being reported by Roll Call that Fred Thompson is in talks with Iowa GOP officials to participate. From the AP article: ?They want to know what it’s going to look like, how the voting works, the logistics of it and how the program works in general,? said Chuck ...
By: 2008 Central
Update: McCain is Also Not Participating in the Iowa Straw Poll
2007-06-07 04:43:00 McCain today also announced that he is pulling out of the event; Romney will participate though. The NYT Caucus Blog has a good explanation of why candidates don’t want to participate: The Ames straw poll started in 1979, initially conceived as a way to raise money for the caucuses. It has been criticized as a poor test ...
By: 2008 Central
Giuliani, McCain bail on Iowa straw poll
2007-06-07 03:03:00 Both the Rudy Giuliani and John McCain presidential campaigns announced that their candidates would not be taking part in the August 11 Iowa straw poll. The straw poll is a traditional measure of candidate strength, and often predicts how well they will fare in the January caucuses.
Giuliani to Skip Iowa Straw Poll
2007-06-06 18:48:00 In what could be the first of an avalanche, Rudy Giuliani announced that he would be skipping the Iowa Straw Poll this August. He simply was too far behind in organization to McCain and Romney to really be able to compete in the poll. Who this really hurts are the second and third tier ...
By: 2008 Central
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