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To: onyx
Ronald Reagan never won his straw poll, but swept up in the primaries.

Look at the two questions in the straw poll:

If the primary election for president were held today, for whom would you vote? Please check the box by the candidate of your choice.

Newt Gingrich 18%
Mike Huckabee 4%
Gary Johnson 1%
Sarah Palin 18%
Ron Paul 24% (438 votes)
Tim Pawlenty 3%
Mike Pence 3%
Mitt Romney 24% (439 votes)
Rick Santorum 2%

2. Who would be your second choice in the Republican Primary Election for president?

Newt Gingrich 19%
Mike Huckabee 10%
Gary Johnson 6%
Sarah Palin 18%
Ron Paul 5%
Tim Pawlenty 6%
Mike Pence 8%
Mitt Romney 13%
Rick Santorum 7%

Sarah has a strong second in the second choices with Newt even, or slightly better. Mitt and Ron barely getting anything here as second choice.
Am I missing something here, or did the Rombots and Paulites missed the second question in the poll?

I think the strong showing as 1st choice and weak showing as 2nd choice indicates vote buying.
Whatcha think?

43 posted on 04/11/2010 12:08:21 AM PDT by chemicalman (Everyone is investing in gold. I'm investing in lead.)
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To: chemicalman

Oh yes! Very telling! The bought votes did as they were told!

They voted once and didn’t vote in the second part.


44 posted on 04/11/2010 12:11:06 AM PDT by onyx (Sarah/Michele 2012)
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To: chemicalman; truthfreedom

Earlier in this thread, truthfreedom asked whether Newt did anything to game the vote?


47 posted on 04/11/2010 12:14:50 AM PDT by onyx (Sarah/Michele 2012)
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