[Ingtar]

The later results, still not final, had it Rudy 168 and Duncan 162. There is still the chance that he won this. But by the time that is determined, it will be buried in the weekend press of funerals for fallen women and such.

[william clark]

I have to wonder if that hasn't happened, and if it accounts for the lack of final numbers.

I don't know if the straw poll is the kind where numbers are posted while the voting is still taking place or not. If it is, I can well imagine a sizable number of votes coming from people who were resigned to voting for the "electable" candidate, but upon seing Hunter's numbers rising significantly and went with their heart instead.

[TomGuy]

It is curious that the count is coming in so slow.

Spartanburg isn't that big.

FoxNews reports:

• With 81 of 92 precincts reporting, Giuliani garnered 158 votes. California Rep. Duncan Hunter was running in a close second with 152 votes and Arizona Sen. John McCain was third with 116 votes, according to county GOP officials.
• Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback had 83 votes, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney had 80 votes and Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee rounded out the front-runners with 21 votes.