it was a straw poll that saw our last nominee finish in 6th place there.. SC will pick the next nominee
Exactly. Early push polls and straw polls do not decide the nominee. Primaries and caucuses do. That's why I didn't jump the bandwagon when freepers were going "OMG!!! Rick Perry is polling #1 in US rite now!!! The election is OVER!" and "The Cain Train is UNSTOPPABLEEEEE!" Santorum's the only one thus far who's surge has translated into actual votes. "Front runner" Newt was polling #1 throughout December and won a distant 4th place on election day, falling to carry a single county. Somehow his fan club here has convinced themselves Newt did a good job when his got his butt kicked by a 80 year old libertarian kook.
>> SC will pick the next nominee <<
Is this the Newt talking point of the week? "Iowa caucus winners are flukes, South Carolina picks the President" Well, that's news to our last two Presidents, both Barack Obama and George W. Bush were non-incumbents who started off by winning Iowa. On the flip side, Jesse Jackson Sr. and John Edwards won the "first in the south" South Carolina primary. I don't recall them getting nominated.