Greetings Dr. Sivana, Cincinatus’ Wife, mac_truck, and LS:
Just as LS notes, this poll is a statement of organization; even if a dubious organization. Time and place is important too. Cleveland is not as much of a lifestyle difference from Ohio as Chicago is from downstate Illinois; so this early Romney straw poll lead is important.
In Lawrence County, Myth Romney is passionately disliked by GOP conservatives; probably disliked by Cuyahoga County conservatives too. Given this attitude, why does Romney win any Ohio straw poll?
From what I’ve heard, the Romney organization is very generous when it comes to picking up dinner tabs. So in my assessment, freebie dinners bring out the Mitty kiddie ballot box stuffers; making them about as common at straw poll gatherings as Ronpaul loons. Which in effect, signals our State GOP which candidate is best organized candidate.
It is time for conservatives to get active at our Township and County GOP gatherings, otherwise we only have ourselves to blame when RINOs hijack the nominating process from under our noses.
Cheers,
OLA
It is time for conservatives to get active at our Township and County GOP gatherings, otherwise we only have ourselves to blame when RINOs hijack the nominating process from under our noses.
The importance of this poll (imo) is that it shows the strength of the undeclared Rick Perry in a strategically important battleground state, and this business about Cleveland being to far away for some folks to get to is just silly.