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[W04Man]

I'm concerned about Abraham too.... but I'm marching ahead until I hear more from Thompson about Abraham's influence or even his roll in the campaign:

http://Vets4Fred.net

http://FredForPresident.com

[concretebob]

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From VA Delegate Chris Saxman via email

Friends,

The results of the first round of my most recent straw poll are in

The votes have been tabulated for Round 1 of my Republican Presidential Straw Poll and here are the results.

Fred Thompson, finishing in first place, has a large lead over his closest competitor Rudy Giuliani despite not having officially announced his candidacy.
Mike Huckabee had a surprisingly strong showing, making the cut for Round 2 and finishing ahead of John McCain.
Fred Thompson 39.1%, 114 votes
Rudy Giuliani 8.3%, 53 votes
Mitt Romney 11%, 32 votes
Newt Gingrich 10%, 29 votes
Mike Huckabee 6.9%, 20 votes
Ron Paul 4.2%, 12 votes*
Sam Brownback 3.7%, 11 votes*
John McCain 3.7%, 11 votes*
Duncan Hunter 1.7%, 5 votes*
Tom Tancredo 1.3%, 4 votes*

* Will not advance to next round

The top five candidates advance to the next round. Voting begins today and lasts through next Thursday, August 2.
Vote by replying back.

Back in February I conducted a similar straw poll. Here are the results from the first round of that poll.

Rudy Giuliani 26.5%, 70 votes
Newt Gingrich 21.9%, 58 votes
Mitt Romney 15.1%, 40 votes
John McCain 10.9%, 29 votes
Jim Gilmore 10.2%, 27 votes
Sam Brownback 6.0%, 16 votes
Mike Huckabee 4.5%, 12 votes
Duncan Hunter 3.7%, 10 votes