Posted on 04/11/2010 6:58:12 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AFP) – Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney would be the top pick of Republicans meeting here, to square off against US President Barack Obama, if the party primary were held now, officials said Saturday.
Romney edged out Texas Congressman Ron Paul by only one vote -- 439-438 -- to win a nine-candidate race of Republican candidates, according to results of Saturday's test vote at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference.
Paul and Romney campaigned unsuccessfully for their party's presidential nomination in 2008. It was won, however, by Arizona Senator John McCain, who eventually lost to Democrat Obama.
The preference-indicating exercise -- known as a "straw poll" -- capped three days of addresses at the Southern Republican conference that included sharp criticism of Obama's presidency by leading Republicans and conservative commentators.
A total of 1,806 votes were cast during two days of balloting that ended Saturday, according to Wilson Research Strategies, a national conservative polling firm that conducted the straw poll. Voting was limited to an estimated 3,500 conference delegates from 14 southern US states.
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GoPunk'd wasn't available.
Media picking our candidates for us again.
Isn’t this a tad premature?
Total BS, Total Nonsense.
They think. We can’t let it happen.
The only ones who preferred Romney were the 500 or so whom he gave free tickets and books to in exchange for their votes. In fact , he didn’t even get all of their votes. No better than the Democrats as far as buying votes is concerned.
US Republicans may, but I doubt if Conservative voters do ... Romneycare is as backrupt as anything Obama has come up with. In fact if you want to look at the future of Obamacare, just look at Massachusetts, where they are now in the process of taking the step to take over healthcare in Massachusetts.
The lame stream media has become so useless, in fact they have transitioned to outright dangerous.
Its a long way from the election.
Sorry - 2008 was the absolute LAST election in which I will be conned into holding my nose and voting for a completely unsatisfactory “R”...
I agree, they are trying to get the person most likely to cause a rift in the GOP to come out on top. I would never vote for Romney.
And so, the Narrative begins. . .
No Shi& If they and the rats do it again there is no chance for the survival of the REpublic
So we have to do something
Who or What is the AFP? Why should I give a twit what the think or say? I know for certain, that with this prediction I can safely write them off as completely worthless!
Yea I was thinking that’s how we got McCain.
I don’t have a clue who I’ll vote for because I don’t know who will be in the race. I do know that I won’t be voting for Romney.
More media BS. No way I am voting for Romney to be our nominee.
Bull Obama.
Although, the 10 remaining Republicans may prefer RINOmny.
The rest of we conservatives think Romney can take a hike - on the moon - without a space suit.
Republican in Louisiana?!
Yeah, someone is playing fast and loose with the press...
Agence France-Presse . Mitt speaks frog .
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