WHAT HAPPENS IN MACKINAC...

MSNBC ^ | Sept 24,2007 | Adam Aigner-Treworgy

[AmericanMade1776]

Attendees of the Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, MI over the weekend were billing Fred Thompson's much anticipated speech on Saturday as an important first impression. But from the outset, Thompson was suffering from an organizational disadvantage caused mostly by the absence of a fulltime Michigan staff, which caused the campaign to have virtually no physical presence on the island, including relatively few Thompson '08 signs and only a handful of volunteers.

This stacked up poorly with Romney’s better-organized operation. The Romney camp provided buses, hotel accommodations and ferry tickets for well over 60 members of College Republican groups from nearby schools to travel to the remote conference on Mackinac Island. In many cases, the campaign also paid to credential its volunteers, ensuring that a significant number of supporters were a eligible to stand outside the conference's events, passing out stickers and encouraging people to vote for Mitt in the weekend's straw poll.

By the way, Romney won the straw poll with 39%; McCain was second with 27%; and Paul and Giuliani finishing a distant 3rd and 4th (they barely broke 10%).

[papasmurf]

Yaaaaaawnnnn.

So, mitty bought another straw poll, eh?

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[Plutarch]

This stacked up poorly with Romney’s better-organized operation...

Geez, I think I've seen this sort of comment before.

[AmericanMade1776]

papasmurf wrote: Yaaaaaawnnnn. So, mitty bought another straw poll, eh? zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Mitt Romney worked and organized to win the straw vote. You snooze you lose.

[Starstruck]

And Rumpelstiltskin once again spins gold into straw.

[Clara Lou]

Both campaigns bussed in a healthy dose of college students and came up with a 1-2 finish in the poll. Romney won a 39-percent plurality from the nearly 1,000 votes, and McCain garnered close to 27 percent.
This is your own post from this thread, and we're supposed to be impressed with the "win"?

[Clara Lou]

So, mitty bought another straw poll, eh?
Sure he did. Read my post #6 for details.

[calcowgirl]

http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/archives/2007/09/post_219.html

Only conference registrants who were Michigan residents were eligible to vote.

FInal results are below:

M. Romney     383   39.12%
J. McCain     260   26.56%
R. Paul       106   10.83%
R. Giuliani   104   10.62%
F. Thompson    70    7.15%
M. Huckabee    25    2.55%
D. Hunter      12    1.23%
S. Brownback    3     .31%
T. Tancredo     0 
Uncomm         16    1.63%

[scott jefferys]

I don’t care if he did buy it , at least he has his sh— together. He was organized because he knows how to organize, and when and where to be organized.
He has the skill sets needed to take this giant government monster by the the scruff of neck and deal with it. Sorry I can’t see Thompson doing that.

[elizabetty]

I have two little bites of the reality apple for you.

1) John McCain came in second place and he can't afford gas in his bus. People do not "buy votes" at straw polls, they buy ice cream cones for those who vote for them.

2) Mitt Romney's superior organization in Michigan did not make Fred Thompson bomb in Michigan. He does it all on his own almost every time he speaks.

And now a question. You do not elections are about WINNING votes, don't you?

[RatsDawg]

Mitt Romney’s dad was once the governor of Michigan, of course I believe he is going to win Michigan. Michigan is Willard country. But I am not going to vote for him.

[Grizzled Bear]

With McCain and Giuliani scoring so high are you sure it wasn’t a RINO contest?

Donning Asbestos underwear and taking cover!

[Yo-Yo]

Mmmmmmm, fudge!

[Yo-Yo]

Hitlerly will take Detroit, and as Detroit goes, so goes Michigan. It happened the last 3 Presidental elections.

[RatsDawg]

Yeah, but I am talking about the Republican primaries.

[papasmurf]

Uh, your apple had a couple of worms in it...

John McCain came in second place and he can't afford gas in his bus. People do not "buy votes" at straw polls, they buy ice cream cones for those who vote for them.
Both campaigns bussed in a healthy dose of college students and came up with a 1-2 finish in the poll.

Mitt Romney's superior organization in Michigan did not make Fred Thompson bomb in Michigan. He does it all on his own almost every time he speaks.

Sure, right... *Thompson 26% and Giuliani 22%, McCain’s support has ranged from 11% to 14%. Romney’s range has been from 11% to 15%.

I think reality just bit your apple, worms and all. LOL

Prosperity. Unity. Security Fred Thompson/JC Watts in '08

[Snoopers-868th]

That may be only for a short time more as the Detroiters move out of state. LOL

[Proud2BeRight]

People who like straw polls are grasping at straws.