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Iowa Straw Poll Results- Bachmann Wins; Paul Comes in Second, Pawlenty in Third
Pundit Press ^ | 8/13/11 | Aurelius

Posted on 08/13/2011 4:06:05 PM PDT by therightliveswithus

In one of the first major parts of the Republican nomination process, we have a winner at the Iowa straw poll. Underneath are the winners, and other relevant numbers that have come out so far:

Michele Bachmann with 4,823 votes

Ron Paul with approximately 4,600 votes
Tim Pawlenty with approximately 2,200 votes
Rick Perry had 712 write-in votes.

16,892 ballots were cast. Rick Santorum came in fourth. That's about 3,000 more than expected.



TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: 2012; iowa; strawpoll
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To: Keith in Iowa

The final tally:

Michele Bachmann 4,823
Ron Paul 4,671
Tim Pawlenty 2,293
Rick Santorum 1,657
Herman Cain 1,456
Rick Perry 718
Mitt Romeny 567
Newt Gingrich 385
Jon Huntsman 69
Thaddeus McCotter 35
other write-ins 162


61 posted on 08/13/2011 4:29:49 PM PDT by Keith in Iowa (Hope & Change - I'm out of hope, and change is all I have left every week | FR Class of 1998 |)
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To: brivette

there’s an echo in my inbox. LOL seriously though, her victory is a victory for conservatism. Enjoy it.


62 posted on 08/13/2011 4:29:54 PM PDT by RC one (whatever.)
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To: therightliveswithus

Elite RINOs go home!


63 posted on 08/13/2011 4:30:12 PM PDT by Huskrrrr
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To: Keith in Iowa

The final tally:
Michele Bachmann 4,823
Ron Paul 4,671
Tim Pawlenty 2,293
Rick Santorum 1,657
Herman Cain 1,456
Rick Perry 718
Mitt Romeny 567
Newt Gingrich 385
Jon Huntsman 69
Thaddeus McCotter 35
other write-ins 162

Total votes 16892


64 posted on 08/13/2011 4:30:46 PM PDT by Keith in Iowa (Hope & Change - I'm out of hope, and change is all I have left every week | FR Class of 1998 |)
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To: dfwgator

LOL!


65 posted on 08/13/2011 4:31:17 PM PDT by Rational Thought
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To: Charles Henrickson

I would have thought she’d get more votes than Perry, so I was guessing they were only allowed to vote for announced candidates; The only announced candidate that I know of who wasn’t listed was Johnson. I don’t think Giuliani has announced yet.


66 posted on 08/13/2011 4:31:41 PM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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To: Norm Lenhart

Romney is a total fraud and he’s obamacare and an abortionist pig with blood on his hands. If the idiot GOP wants to nominate him, then do it.

The Marxist will have 4 more years or a Tea Party candidate will eek-out a win!

Either way, I won’t vote for Romney.


67 posted on 08/13/2011 4:32:28 PM PDT by onyx (If you enjoy FR, support it! If you support Sarah Palin & want on her Busy Ping List, let me know.)
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To: onyx

are you stupid? Is that what your problem is? Thumbs up that he’s one step farther away from becoming POTUS. FARTHER AWAY! as in the opposite of closer to becoming POTUS! Ya got that genius?


68 posted on 08/13/2011 4:32:39 PM PDT by RC one (whatever.)
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To: onyx

Right, they posted a thumbs up because Romney is falling behind and per their post FARTHER AWAY from the Presidency.


69 posted on 08/13/2011 4:33:00 PM PDT by Netizen (Path to citizenship = Scamnesty. If you give it away, more will come. Who's pilfering your wallet?)
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To: jessduntno

Tpaw should have beaten Bachmann. He had the organization. I was surprised at the results.


70 posted on 08/13/2011 4:33:13 PM PDT by cornfedcowboy (Trust in God, but empty the clip.)
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To: Keith in Iowa

Perry’s write-in votes have appeared!


71 posted on 08/13/2011 4:33:44 PM PDT by onyx (If you enjoy FR, support it! If you support Sarah Palin & want on her Busy Ping List, let me know.)
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1. Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (4823, 28.55%)

2. Congressman Ron Paul (4671, 27.65%)

3. Governor Tim Pawlenty (2293, 13.57%)

4. Senator Rick Santorum (1657, 9.81%)

5. Herman Cain (1456, 8.62%)

6. Governor Rick Perry (718, 3.62%) write-in

7. Governor Mitt Romney (567, 3.36%)

8. Speaker Newt Gingrich (385, 2.28%)

9. Governor Jon Huntsman (69, 0.41%)

10. Congressman Thad McCotter (35, 0.21%)


72 posted on 08/13/2011 4:34:45 PM PDT by deport ( In Texas it's hotter than two goats fighting in a jalapeno patch.)
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To: Netizen

Okay, good. Too bad this Iowa straw poll doesn’t mean much. Romney was a loser there in ‘08 also.


73 posted on 08/13/2011 4:35:10 PM PDT by onyx (If you enjoy FR, support it! If you support Sarah Palin & want on her Busy Ping List, let me know.)
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To: onyx
Okay, good. Too bad this Iowa straw poll doesn’t mean much. Romney was a loser there in ‘08 also.

I'd like an honest answer.

If Palin were a candidate and had won, would winning this Iowa straw poll mean something?

74 posted on 08/13/2011 4:37:55 PM PDT by Netizen (Path to citizenship = Scamnesty. If you give it away, more will come. Who's pilfering your wallet?)
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To: therightliveswithus

We have such a strange method of selecting the nominees. But that’s what a 1 1/2 party system give us. In the end, the Pubbies get a milquetoast, the least offensive to the party’s activist population. Perry or Paul Enty (or both) will end up on the ticket. Unfortunately for the country. Damn RINOS.


75 posted on 08/13/2011 4:39:16 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: brivette

Could you elaborate a little more on why you are not thrilled with MB? There’s been plenty of pro-con threads on Perry and Pawlenty. But not so much on Bachmann and Santorum (at least not while I’m lurking). MSM is not a good source, and the only alternatives for info are here on FR or congressional voting records. If you have handy links to share, I’d appreciate it. She obviously is a conservative voter.


76 posted on 08/13/2011 4:39:53 PM PDT by 1hedLyte
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To: onyx
Romney was a loser there in ‘08 also.

I think you mean 07 and Romney won.

77 posted on 08/13/2011 4:40:48 PM PDT by Netizen (Path to citizenship = Scamnesty. If you give it away, more will come. Who's pilfering your wallet?)
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16892 * $30/vote - that’s $506,760 gross to the Iowa GOP.

Money that the campaigns paid for their tent-space on the grounds was likely plenty to cover the overhead costs...

Not a bad payday for the Iowa GOP - which is the real point of the day. :)


78 posted on 08/13/2011 4:41:02 PM PDT by Keith in Iowa (Hope & Change - I'm out of hope, and change is all I have left every week | FR Class of 1998 |)
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To: onyx
Okay, good. Too bad this Iowa straw poll doesn’t mean much. Romney was a loser there in ‘08 also.

Behind the scenes you can bet that Romney was hoping Ron Paul would win this. Nothing would make this straw poll look more utterly meaningless than if Paul had won it. Heck, wouldn't surprise me if the Romney campaign was doing everything it could to help the Paul people turn out the vote. Because Bachmann won, Romney now has to concede that a real candidate beat him here in Iowa.

79 posted on 08/13/2011 4:44:59 PM PDT by Longbow1969
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To: CharlesWayneCT
Herman Cain came in the top half. No one knew about him four months ago. This is good for his campaign. This might finally prove to the media that Mitt Romney is overrated. Michele Bachmann is now being taken serious as a republican candidate. Her staff did a great job. Ron Paul has the libertarian wing of the party. His staff has to stay rallied. The rest of the candidates have to seriously look at their campaign styles, and or staffs.
80 posted on 08/13/2011 4:47:27 PM PDT by political1 (Love your neighbors)
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