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Title: (fox news) Governor Mitt Romney Wins Iowa Straw Poll(guess whose name they leave out of the story entirely?)
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URL Source: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,293003,00.html
Published: Aug 12, 2007
Author: fox news
Post Date: 2007-08-12 00:51:36 by freepatriot32
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Keywords: ron paul, ames, iowa
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AMES, Iowa — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won an easy and expected victory in a high-profile Iowa Republican Party Straw Poll on Saturday, claiming nearly twice as many votes as his nearest rival.
Romney had been expected to win the test because he spent millions of dollars and months of effort on an event that was skipped by two of his major rivals.
Romney scored 4,516 votes to outpace former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee who had 2,587 votes. Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback was third with 2,192 votes.
Announcement of the results was delayed for 90 minutes because a hand count was required on one of the 18 machines.
The biggest loser of the evening likely was former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson, who finished in 6th place with 1,039 votes. He had said repeatedly that if he didn't finish in the top two his campaign was likely to end. He left the event before the results were announced, and there was no announcement from his campaign.
The missing big names got only a handful of votes.
Former Sen. Fred Thompson of Tennessee got 203 votes. He was on the ballot, although not an officially declared candidate.
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani received 183 votes and Sen. John McCain of Arizona got 101.
Romney claimed the prize he had spent so much effort to win.
"The people of this great state have sent a message to the rest of the country," said Romney. "Change starts in Iowa."
Huckabee said his showing was impressive because he had little money to spend.
"You have taken a minimum amount of resources and made a maximum amount of gain," Huckabee told backers.
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#1. To: Brian S (#0)
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Why settle for the lesser of two evils, vote Cthulhu!
That figures.
Iowa Straw Poll Results 8/11/07Mitt Romney: 4,516 / 31.5% Mike Huckabee: 2,587 / 18.1% Sam Brownback: 2,192 / 15.3% Tom Tancredo: 1,961 / 13.7% Ron Paul: 1,305 / 9.1% Tommy Thompson: 1,039 / 7.3% Fred Thompson: 203 / 1.4% Rudy Giuliani: 183 / 1.3% Duncan Hunter: 174 / 1.2% John McCain: 101 / 1.0% John Cox: 41 / .1% 14,302 Total Votes 26,000 Total Tickets SoldSource: Cyclone Conservatives http://cycloneconservatives.blogspot.com/2007/08/mitt-romney-wins-ames- straw- poll.html
The Truth of 911 Shall Set You Free From The Lie
Washington Post story mentined just about everyone else as well- but Paul.
The fix is in! Should Paul and his supporters claim the vote was rigged, the Electric Jew will ridicule them as right-wing kooks out of touch with the Establishment.
Life is a tragedy to those who feel, and a comedy to those who think.
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