Posted on 03/01/2011 12:32:24 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin won the Townhall.com Republican Straw Poll for February reflecting the opinion of hundreds of thousands of conservative voters on Townhall.com and HotAir.com. Second place belonged to Ron Paul with 15 percent and third place went to Mitt Romney with 11 percent.
Townhall/HotAir, the leading conservative online network owned by Salem Communications (NASDAQ: SALM), released the February results of the Townhall Republican Straw Poll Monday. With hundreds of thousands of Townhall.com and HotAir.com readers registering their votes, the results foreshadow the battle for the Republican nomination over the next several months.
Despite no official candidates running yet, conservative voters are obviously beginning to develop favorites already in the field of possible choices.
The full results of the Townhall/ HotAir straw poll results are as follows:
18% Sarah Palin
15% Ron Paul
11% Mitt Romney
10% Newt Gringrich
8% Mike Huckabee
7% Chris Christie
6% Herman Cain
Full straw poll results and coverage of the 2012 Republican primary can be found on Townhall.com’s Tipsheet. Each month, until the nominee is determined, Townhall.com will reset the straw poll and announce the results of the preceding month to its two million email subscribers, the news media and through its print magazine, Townhall Magazine.
“With over four million active conservatives and tea party activists reading our content each month, the Townhall.com/ HotAir.com network represents exactly what the Republican primary electorate looks like,” Jonathan Garthwaite, General Manager of Townhall.com/HotAir.com, said. “We look forward to reporting on our readers’ opinions as the race for the Republican Presidential nomination takes shape this year.”
Being the leader in online conservative news, opinion and analysis, Townhall.com and its Republican Straw Poll are keeping track of the pulse of the conservative movement as the Republican primary battle continues to unfold.
Along with the interactive straw poll, Townhall.com offers many outlets for readers to get involved in the conservative movement including content from noted journalists, conservative cartoons and its print publication, Townhall Magazine. HotAir is the go-to conservative blog for over two million readers each month. Contributing writers for the Townhall/HotAir network include Ann Coulter, Thomas Sowell, Michelle Malkin, and many more.
RINO= Defeat
Conservative= Victory
If only we could get the Establishment to see it that way...
RINO= Defeat
Conservative= Victory
If only we could get the Establishment to see it that way...
“If only we could get the Establishment to see it that way...”
As a westerner, my perception is that the Republican Party Establishment has a decidedly “East Coast,” “Country Club,” “moderate,” “Democrat lite” flavor. It does not surprise me that Romney is their preferred nominee (puke) while Sarah is looked upon with horror.
To really change the Republican Party I’ve often thought that we need to get them off the eastern seaboard, away from the influences of the cesspool that is DC, and back to its roots farther west, with Wisconsin, it’s birthplace, the very easternmost possible location for its headquarters.
You nailed it, boss! OOORAH!
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