[L.N. Smithee]

A mishmash of activists gathered in St. Petersburg's Pioneer Park, calling for political change and participating in a straw poll. The crowd included members of 30 organizations, including the Democratic Party from Pinellas, Pasco and Hillsborough counties, Veterans for Peace, the Florida Green Party, the Libertarian Club of Pinellas and the South St. Petersburg Democratic Club.

So who won? Ron Paul, whose supporters arrived in buses, crushed the field. He took 240 of the 322 votes cast. Dennis Kucinich was the closest competitor, at 26.

So Ron Paul won a straw poll with Dems, Greens, and Libertarians. But he's the only real GOP conservative candidate.

Uh huh.

[mvpel]

So Ron Paul won a straw poll with Dems, Greens, and Libertarians. But he's the only real GOP conservative candidate.

Uh huh.

Wouldn't you prefer that leftists be tricked into voting for someone who respects the Constitution, rather than we Republicans being tricked into voting for a gun-grabbing RINO like Guiliani?