Yes....evidently, supporters of candidate “x” think straw polls actually mean something when candidate “x” wins one in CA.....but then they think straw polls are meaningless if candidate “y” wins one in SC.....or candidate “z” wins one in TX.
Lemme get an accurate definition of hypocrisy....
The only polls that have real relevance in attempting to predict a vote 9 months from now are those with 400+ pollees that have been methodically vetted so that only “likely primary voters” are included.
Even then, this far out, THOSE polls only show name recognition, not even how well a campaing is going. The best poll to judge how well a campaign is going at this point is the money poll. Who’s raising the fat cash....but all THAT shows is fundraising skills.
After the summer, when the campaigns start pumping cash into ads that interrupt American Idol or whatever else the People are preoccupied with, THEN the Rassmussens and Zogby’s will be more relevant.
Right now, it’s all fluff and tease (they fluff, you get teased)......and I can’t wait until the Fall when things get heated.
Not very many people in this poll either.
The only thing interesting is that Fred won even though he has “no organization”. Usually the candidates will send their organization in for polls like this, to get the media coverage. Fred’s got nobody to send, he doesn’t even have an exploratory committee. It’s all volunteers, and he won the poll over Duncan Hunter, who I’m certain has an organization in California.
Other than that though, not very surprising, except that I would have thought Rudy would do well with california republicans, what with Arnold and Rudy being the 2nd coming of the great white hope.