Very misleading. He came in 7th. Mitwitt ran off with it. Which is absolutely understandable since it was New Hampshire. Your boy Cain was seventh.
He was beaten by Mitt, Ron, Tim, Sarah, Michele and Jim. I am sure he is a great guy and all but his actual ranking would have been helpful.
FULL Straw Poll Results:
1 Mitt Romney Former Massachusetts Governor 35%
2 Ron Paul Texas Congressman 11%
3 Tim Pawlenty Former Minnesota Governor 8%
4 Sarah Palin Former Alaska Governor, 2008 GOP Vice Presidential Nominee 7%
5 Michele Bachmann Minnesota Congresswoman 5%
6 Jim DeMint South Carolina Senator 5%
7 Herman Cain Tea Party Speaker & Former C.E.O. 4%
8 Chris Christie New Jersey Governor 3%
9 Rick Santorum Former Pennsylvania Senator 3%
10 Mitch Daniels Indiana Governor 3%
11 Newt Gingrich Former U.S. House Speaker 3%
12 Mike Huckabee Former Arkansas Governor 3%
13 Mike Pence Indiana Congressman 3%
14 Rudy Giuliani Former New York City Mayor 2%
15 Judd Gregg Former NH Senator 2%
16 Gary Johnson Former New Mexico Governor 2%
17 Other 2%
18 Donald Trump Real Estate Mogul 1%
19 Haley Barbour Mississippi Governor 1%
20 Jon Huntsman Jr. U.S. Ambassador to China 0%
21 John Thune South Dakota Senator 0%
http://wsbradio.com/localnews/2011/01/romeny-wins-nh-straw-poll-wsbs.html
http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/mitt-romney-wins-n-h-straw-poll-ron-paul-second-palin-fourth/
http://www.care2.com/causes/politics/blog/2012-new-hampshire-straw-poll-results/
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I understand he was beaten by some others in the straw poll, but the fact that he finished above supposed “top-tier” candidates like Mike Huckabee, Newt Gingrich, Chris Christie, and Mitch Daniels really says something. Especially when you realize that Herman Cain gets absolutely zero press coverage or mentions in the 2012 field. Imagine if the media, FOX News, and talk radio focused just 1/2 the attention on Herman Cain that they do on Newt, Huck, and Christie. I think if he got more attention he would easily have finished even higher in the poll!