Posted on 07/29/2007 9:59:15 PM PDT by George W. Bush
Fred Thompson Wins, Ron Paul Second in South Carolina Straw Poll
Fred Thompson Wins Georgetown County Straw Poll
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 28, 2007
Contact: Tom Swatzel (843) 357-1673PAWLEYS ISLAND, SC--Former U.S. Senator Fred Thompson convincingly won the Georgetown County Republican Party presidential primary straw poll today with 46% of the votes, while second and third place finishers Congressman Ron Paul and Governor Mitt Romney had 18% and 17% respectively.
Georgetown County Republican Party Chairman Tom Swatzel said, "Senator Fred Thompson and his committee are to be congratulated for their efforts today. It's clear his supporters are well organized and motivated."
Congressman Gresham Barrett represented Thompson at the event.
Swatzel said that there were 223 total votes cast and that overall the event was attended by about 250 people. "For our first ever straw poll, I am pleased with the turn out. It was an enthusiastic crowd that was the essence of grassroots politics at its best," he said.
All eleven of the active presidential campaigns recognized on the state Republican Party web site- plus Thompson, who is expected to formally announce his candidacy soon- were invited to participate the event, which was held in the Waccamaw High School auditorium in Pawleys Island.
The overall results are as follows:
Fred Thompson 102
Ron Paul 40
Mitt Romney 37
Duncan Hunter 15
Rudy Giuliani 13
John McCain 7
Sam Brownback 6
Newt Gingrich 2
Daniel Gilbert 1
Source: Georgetown County Republican Party, Tom Swatzel
You might be right, but Hillary will. Congrats!
The real enthusiasm in the crowd was for Fred. I was there to support the non-candidate and was a bit surprised by how many who were there supported him before he even has a real campaign. The Fred supporters were locals (well, Georgetown and Horry counties, but that is still closer than Spartanburg), and are rearing to go when a campaign actually begins.
Oddly enough, McCain and Guiliani put very little effort into the thing. They actually have campaign organizations and either one could have taken the poll just by bringing in campaign staff and family from across the state. Romney made a strong showing, and Duncan Hunter's spokesman gave the best speech (What a better world we would live in if Duncan Hunter was the California Representative serving as Speaker of the House).
The overall message of the poll, however, was that a non-candidate blew all the declared candidates out of the water. We are ready when Fred is . . . and I hope that is soon.
Fred Thompson was the runaway winner, taking half of all votes cast. Clearly the other candidates have some work to do to match the support that former Sen. Thompson is receiving from grassroots activists.
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Fred Thompson 50%
Mitt Romney 16%
Rudy Giuliani 15%
Duncan Hunter 10%
John McCain 5%
Tom Tancredo 1%
Tommy Thompson 1%
Mike Huckabee 1%
Newt Gingrich <1%
I guess you could look at it like that.
Really how much wait do straw polls have anyway except for the supporters.
Yes, it was, but it was fun seeing Giuliani sink below Duncan Hunter, just for once! I'm not a Hunter Head, but I really despise Rooty!
B..Bu..But...
He's an abortion lobbyist, and he has a "trophy" wife, and he has an open-borders anti-semitic campaign manager, and his campaign staff is falling apart, and he's indecisive, and he's lazy, and he once worked for Howard Baker, and Nixon thought he was dumb, and he tipped off Nixon, and he's only an actor, and he never did anything in the Senate, and he's being "groomed by the Bush Administration", and -- possibly worst of all -- he has "no fire in the belly."
Have I forgotten anything?"
Yes; FDT is also a member of the CFR.
But you also could have added:
He beat Rudy BAD!
Which is good.
LOL!
Well, well, well....why am I not surprised at the poll’s outcome. LOL Thank you for the info. :)
"secretly"?
SECRETLY?
If over a million people know about the CFR's intent, one could hardly call it a secret!
At my GOP Independence day straw poll, it was thought that Ron Paul supporters were brought in from surrounding counties, as well.
Fred had half a table with no signs and won handily. (Of course, my adorable daughters were passing out Thompson stickers may have helped a bit. :)
“Of course, my adorable daughters were passing out Thompson stickers may have helped a bit.”
Ah, an answer to the Obama girls. Sign them up for the non-campaign!
There’s one for the ole Fred White and Blue!
If over a million people think they know about the CFR's intent just like millions knew about the bildbergers, trilateralls, illuminists, skull and bones, NWO, rockfellers, and space aliens, one could hardly call it a secret more like an archetype that never dies- only changes players!
Interesting. The only person who’s ahead of Rep. Paul is the one who hasn’t announced whether he’s running or not.
I respect your opinion but I think that Ron Paul is a kook.
His burgeoning supporters from across the political spectrum say otherwise.
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