ElectricStrawberry wrote: "Anyone else sick of hearing about irrelevant straw polls???"
Just the folks whose horses are losing them, LOL!
And this one is far from "irrelevant." These are the real conservatives of the GOP. These activists are the voters who determine the results of the state Republican primaries.
Fredipedia v2.24: The Definitive Fred Thompson ReferenceWhat about the currently horseless ones like me that know that straw polls are irrelevant, no matter who wins 'em? They simply show who's organizing where. Other than Fred getting 28 people of his into a room to vote for him, this means just as "nothing" as Romney winning across SC in straw polls like this one:
Romney 54
McCain 31
F. Thompson 12
Giuliani 11
Hunter 9
Gingrich 6
Huckabee 5
Brownback 2
Tancredo 1
Undecided 9.
Or Rudy with this one in OH:
Rudy 30.9%.
McCain 25.8%
Fred 12.1%
Romney 8.6%
Newt 8.2%.
Yes, irrelevant. Unless they're only relevant when YOUR horse wins 'em. LOL