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Romney bests Perry in Michigan straw poll
CBS News ^ | September 25, 2011

Posted on 09/25/2011 7:21:23 PM PDT by Quicksilver

In the straw poll, Romney won 50.1 percent of the 681 votes cast compared to 16.8 percent for Perry. Both men gave separate speeches Saturday to the activists gathered for their biennial conference, with Perry winning some supporters but Romney clearly the overwhelming favorite. Michigan gave Romney his only primary win in the 2008 presidential contest before he pulled out of the race once it became clear Arizona Sen. John McCain would win the nomination.

Cain got 8.5 percent, while Texas Rep. Ron Paul got 7.7 percent. Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann received 4 percent, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich won 3.5 percent and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum got 3.4 percent. Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman got 2 percent, while Michigan Rep. Thad McCotter, who dropped out of the race Thursday, came in at under 1 percent with just five votes.

Straw poll voters also chose Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as their favorite to be the party's vice presidential nominee. He got 23 percent of the 481 votes cast, while Cain received 14 percent, Gingrich got 13 percent and Bachmann received 12 percent.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: 2012strawpolls; mi2012; perry; perry2012; romney2012
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To: izzatzo

CBS is the one trying to give us Romney.


21 posted on 09/26/2011 3:27:17 AM PDT by Quickgun (As a former fetus, I'm opposed to abortion. Mamas don't let your cowboys grow up to be babies..)
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To: Quicksilver

CBS news wastes time reporting on a straw poll vote of 481 people?!?? Why didn’t they just put an intern on a street corner and ask them who they liked in the GOP race?

Obviously Romney would win in MI. He’s all for the big unions and everyone knows that probably only Santorem, Huntsman, Bachmann and Johnson are as well. (not certain about them, but no indication that they don’t support labor unions)


22 posted on 09/26/2011 4:55:36 AM PDT by octex
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To: paudio

Santorum also needs his turn.


I think his State of PA gave him his turn and refused to re-elect him as their Senator. ...He’s a snarky dork!


23 posted on 09/26/2011 5:02:54 AM PDT by octex
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To: Quicksilver

Damned Michiganders. You have no heart.


24 posted on 09/26/2011 5:39:27 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: org.whodat

http://news.yahoo.com/romney-plans-quadruple-size-california-home-192804053.html

Romney plans to quadruple the size of his California home [La Jolla]


25 posted on 09/26/2011 7:09:40 AM PDT by reaganaut (Rick Perry says I'm heartless.)
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To: Grey Eagle; AnotherUnixGeek

Jindal is not a natural born citizen so he could not run.

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By your standards, neither is Romney then.


26 posted on 09/26/2011 7:13:36 AM PDT by reaganaut (Rick Perry says I'm heartless.)
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To: paudio; Quicksilver

I couldn’t find anything on a Utah Straw Poll. And it doesn’t matter, Hunstman will not win it, Romney will - and by a huge margin.


27 posted on 09/26/2011 7:15:33 AM PDT by reaganaut (Rick Perry says I'm heartless.)
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To: Grey Eagle

“...Jindal is not a natural born citizen so he could not run...”

Apparently, the last election proved that’s not a limiting factor anymore...

I’m just SAYIN’, is all.... :^)


28 posted on 09/26/2011 9:36:12 AM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: Quicksilver
According to a good friend of mine (A Perry supporter FWIW) who was there, Romney was the only candidate with a campaign presence on the island outside of the speech.

The establishment is also pushing a coronation of Romney.

29 posted on 09/26/2011 8:26:09 PM PDT by Darren McCarty (Detroit Tigers - First major league team to clinch division title this year.)
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