Posted on 07/20/2011 9:48:34 AM PDT by Clairity
Clay County GOP chairwoman Kirstine Thiessen confirmed that Perry won the straw poll vote the other night, which was held among those on hand for a planned meeting. The county, I'm told, is in Rep. Steve King's district, and abuts Minnesota.
Of the 59 votes cast, Perry won with 15, followed by Michele Bachmann with 9, Thiessen said. Rick Santorum got eight, Ron Paul got 6, Hermain Cain got 5, Thaddeus McCotter got four, and tied with Tim Pawlenty and Mitt Romney for that number. Newt Gingrich and Sarah Palin each got two votes.
It's not quite a representative sample of the larger Iowa electorate, but it is worth noting.
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Yuck
Please those that are all excited about Perry as a born raised Texan he is NOT all that. PROMISE. Beware
My grammar was awful, sorry. As a born raised Texan, I am very leary of Perry.
Well, that’s that. We have our ticket: Perry/Bachman ‘12.
(sarcasm /off)
Would you rather that Romney had won it?
Romney has been leading in all the polls so far.
Perry is Romney’s Kryptonite.
“Clay County, Iowa” BIG DEAL, WHO CARES! Polk, Story, Linn, Black Hawk and Johnson are were all of the population centers are.
Read my tag line. Perry is just another Bush! Bachman outshines them all so far. We do’t need no Mormons in the White house either!
I would be interested how the poll went by gender. I would have expected Bachmann to take the cake there.
The negative media onslaught and continual "she isn't running" statements by the pundits are taking their toll on her popularity. I still believe she can turn it around, but IMO she needs to get in the race no later than early August to succeed.
It’s a fairly big deal. This is hyperconservative Vander Plaats territory, and the fact they are voting for a hit-and-miss conservative in Perry when he’s not even in the race is a huge anomaly that could point to a trend.
Being the big population counties are less conservative on the whole and would conceptually be centers of Perry support, this could be a nugget in the turdpile that may signal bigger things to come.
Ok they should decide who I vote for. [/extreme sarc]
There have been some interesting threads on Mormonism on FR lately. I think Mormonism is very like Islam. So if Romney gets elected it would be a shoe in for sharia Law in the U.S.A.!
WOW......a new Perry Derangement Syndrome coyote pipes up with maybe the most outlandish claim!
Did you not get the PDS Talking Points memo? Its “was a dem”, “drug pusher”, “illegal immigrant bootlicker” and “Trans Texas Corridor sneaker”.
RINO got a whole 15 votes? Wow!!!!!!!
Did Perry promise to, or promise NOT to,
force Gardasil on their children?
Oh goodie. An open borders illegal panderer.
CFR candidate with conservative cover. Nothing ever changes.
Oh wait, it will. Half of Mexico will move in to vote for democrats and RINOs.
The correct word is leery.
Goodness no Perry derangement Syndrome here. Come On can I not like Perry? I dont like Bachmann eithere. at the end of the day when I am given the choice between the D and the R I will choose such but until then I will voice my opinion, got it!
thanks /s
I did a straw poll last night here in my apartment. Mrs. 2ndDivisionVet, Apollo the Jack Chi and numerous roaches voted for me. When do I start measuring for new drapes in the oval office?
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