[Dr. Sivana]

The event was tethered to the state party's annual dinner, and such straw polls usually tend to be dominated by party insiders as opposed to an event like Ames, which is more widely attended and reflective of a campaign's organizational abilities.

Actually, based on the sponsor of the debate, I'd be a little concerned if Sarah did real well, as if the Establishment knew something I didn't.

The story does NOT say where the event was held. Ohio is a sizable state with distinct regions, and the Columbus and Cleveland areas are FAR different from Cincinnati.

[mac_truck]

The story does NOT say where the event was held.

It was the annual dinner for the state GOP, so one would expect folks from all over the state to atttend regardless of where it was held.

[RockinRight]

True...Cincy metro is quite conservative, Columbus is liberal in town but conservative in the suburbs...but “swings” overall. Cleveland is Dem, but has GOP leaning suburbs that seem to be RINO in nature.