[onyx]

Dearest Conservativegreatgrandma,

You know better than that! The Ames Iowa Straw Poll is FUND RAISER FOR THE IOWA GOP!

Governor Palin didn’t spend one dime on tickets!

She displayed all the honor and consideration for the declared candidates as she possibly could!

She was in and out in one day, but she sure attracted a whole lot of crowds and media attention!

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

There is no way to put a smiley face on the Palin results at the SP. If the demand for Palin is as you say, they should have been breaking down the gates to get in to vote for her.

The free tickets mean very little because they're available everywhere--even from groups not associated with a candidate.

We are in a serious situation and it will be foolish to choose a candidate who is our worst bet to defeat Obama. Right now polling shows Palin will be our weakest candidate. I'm not willing to take that risk.

[presently no screen name]

Palin asked that she not be written in - there was a thread on it.