Giuliani leads in Spartanburg County straw poll (Duncan Hunter is 2nd)

Contra Costa TImes ^ | March 1, 2007 | AP

[FairOpinion]

With 71 of 75 precincts reporting, Giuliani had garnered 123 votes. California Rep. Duncan Hunter was running in second place, with 110 votes, and Arizona Sen. John McCain at 86 votes, according to county GOP officials.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney had 59 votes, Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback had 68 votes and Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee rounded out the front-runners, with 18 votes.

[airborne]

..everyone has been bashing Rudy non-stop for months..

Only conservatives here on FreeRepublic.

The liberal media loves him (for now)

[editor-surveyor]

Hannity works for a globalist fool, so he is not his own man. When Ruprickt says jump, Sean crawls up the tube and kisses.

[Barrett 50BMG]

why not? everyone seems to like to talk trash about Rudy.

[Torie]

Hannity works for a globalist fool

And there you have it.

[panaxanax]

"Hunter did well because Spartanburg is Protectionist country."

No, Hunter did well because Spartanburg is PATRIOT country!

[Delphinium]

Yeah that is becoming more and more obvious. I have thought of posting a thread calling freepers to call and email Hannity and call him on his lies.

[NormsRevenge]

Lesser popguns than you have shot their wads and ended up so much scrap metal. like I said, trust me.

[silentreignofheroes]

Slow and steady!

I might be slow,,But I'm ahead of you..Hunter's next...

[Lacey13]

I wouldn't pay McCain a compliment by calling him a maverick as I think loose cannon to be more appropriate.

[zarf]

Hunter/Bolton 2008

Ugly looking ticket.

Are you smoking that weed left over from the Keyes campaign?

[msnimje]

Here are the results from Aiken County

2008 Republican Presidential Straw Poll Results
Name # of votes ...Percentage
-------------------------------------------------
Newt Gingrich 4... 13%
Rudy Giuliani 1...3%
Mike Huckabee 2... 6%
Duncan Hunter 1... 3%
John McCain 3... 10%
George Pataki 1... 3%
Mitt Romney 11... 35%
Tom Tancredo 5... 16%
Write In
Tom Coburn 2... 6%
Dick Cheney 1... 3%


(Now there is a ticket I could support, Cheney/Coburn)

[Howlin]

Out of context; at least TRY to give the appearance of not being Chris Lehane.

[LdSentinal]

Al Sharpton's precincts ain't in yet, I reckun. ;-)

They're in. They voted for Strom Thurmond.

[NorCalRepub]

They are the only issues I care about this time around.. The others as you know influenced so little by POTUS except for judges that I never vote on them exclusively.... and I think this is a transition year for Repubs anyway...not that we are moving left per se, but after the likes of Abramhof, Delay, Allen, Santorum, Cunningham, Ney ad nauseum, I think the "true conservatives", as they are called here have done enough damage along with the Neo-cons

[Democratshavenobrains]

Giuliani isn't a social conservative. But he is a law and order conservative. That is still better than anything the Dems come up with.

[cripplecreek]

OK that's funny I don't care who ya are. LOL

[FairOpinion]

Related article:


As straw poll approaches, Spartanburg hosts GOP candidates

http://www.aikenstandard.com/news/332285625423114.php


The straw poll is being held as a way to lure residents to meetings that ultimately determine who represents the county at the state GOP convention. Two years ago, more than 1,200 people turned out for such precinct reorganizations; Towery and the county GOP chairman still expect fewer than 2,000 to turn out Thursday night.

It's a far cry from the 37,500 who voted in Spartanburg County in the GOP primary in 2000, when then-Texas Gov. George Bush beat McCain on his way to the Republican nomination. If fewer than 1,000 vote this week, county GOP Chairman Rick Beltram said he'll consider it a sign people aren't yet paying attention to the presidential race.

[msnimje]

I wouldn't pay McCain a compliment by calling him a maverick as I think loose cannon to be more appropriate.

Actually, it suits him to a "T"

May have a wreck.

[panaxanax]

Hunter/Bolton 2008

My picks, too. WOW, what a team! Americans might be able to regain our pride.

[navyblue]

Giuliani had garnered 123 votes. California Rep. Duncan Hunter was running in second place, with 110 votes,

Ya know...that ain't too shabby. A West Coast congressman lagging the much better know Giuliani by only 10%. If I were Hunter, I'd feel pretty good about that.