Mmmmmm - I love the smell of a grassroots groundswell in the morning
RFR
To: shutterspeed
Ah, yes, and I love the smell of conservatism mixed with patriotism...something most of the “mainstream” GOP candidates know little about.
2 posted on
05/08/2007 2:19:32 PM PDT by
EagleUSA
(W)
To: Red Badger; SE Mom
3 posted on
05/08/2007 2:20:50 PM PDT by
bcsco
To: shutterspeed
Thompson is going to win every grassroots straw poll. It will be interesting to see how far that gets him in the primaries and how much $$$ he raises.
Another way to ask that is, are there two GOP’s? Or one? How much does the grassroots matter?
Personally, I think Thompson will be the nominee.
To: shutterspeed
Better Fred than Red
7 posted on
05/08/2007 2:30:45 PM PDT by
AlaskaErik
(Run, Fred, run!)
To: shutterspeed; IslandJeff; Just Lori
Not that this necessarily means a whole lotAs a Washington State conservative, support from the WA GOP would make me run the other direction.(to the right).
Now if this was the Eastern Wash. branch, it would mean something.
9 posted on
05/08/2007 2:30:53 PM PDT by
llevrok
(Truth is the enemy of the lie.)
To: shutterspeed
I like Fred, but I wish he’d get busy getting in, or get busy staying out. This waiting is just going to pi** off a lot of people.
10 posted on
05/08/2007 2:30:54 PM PDT by
Grunthor
(Sorry, short attention span, I just....oooh something shiny!)
To: shutterspeed
Nice, I believe this is a milestone; his first offical showing.
12 posted on
05/08/2007 2:32:25 PM PDT by
Vision
("Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him." Jeremiah 17:7)
To: shutterspeed
Kickin’ some a@@.....
Takein’ some names.......
Bump!
14 posted on
05/08/2007 2:33:58 PM PDT by
roaddog727
(BullS##t does not get bridges built)
To: shutterspeed
And being from Wisconsin, I’m guessing the one percent who voted for Tommy Thompson, thought they were voting for Fred.....at least I hope so........
15 posted on
05/08/2007 2:34:51 PM PDT by
newcthem
(A former republican......now I'm a Fredsureashellcan !!!!!!!!!!!!)
To: shutterspeed
16 posted on
05/08/2007 2:35:36 PM PDT by
airborne
(Duncan Hunter is the only real choice for honest to goodness conservatives!)
To: shutterspeed
Hmmm ~ Hunter’s a double digit. Niiiice.
25 posted on
05/08/2007 2:58:04 PM PDT by
b9
To: shutterspeed
Now people, before we get too excited about this, just remember one thing: state party straw polls ONLY count when Rudy wins them!
To: shutterspeed
I just heard from someone who was at the Washington Republican dinner at SeaTac, where the straw poll took place. 550 attended, and 160 voted in the straw poll. Thompson drew 80, Romney drew 26, Giuliani drew 24, and Duncan Hunter drew l6. So 350 people thought it was too early to vote yet. A good omen for Thompson, no argument.
32 posted on
05/08/2007 3:55:06 PM PDT by
Paperdoll
(.........on the cutting edge)
To: shutterspeed
No, this is great news up here, Straw Polls Rock as far as I’m concerned, I was at the county fair in 2004, Two Tables, Kerry and Bush, Guess which table was standing room only, Bush/Cheney
43 posted on
05/08/2007 5:12:45 PM PDT by
cmsgop
( "cmsgop" a Mark Goodson / Bill Todman Production)
To: shutterspeed
Nice to see Duncan Hunter up near the top. Hunter may not have the advantage of being an actor but he is clearly the best candidate in the race and it’s good to see that though many would like to silence him and pretend he doesn’t exist and not want people to learn of him, he continues to do very well in these straw polls.
49 posted on
05/08/2007 6:28:02 PM PDT by
bushfamfan
(DUNCAN HUNTER FOR PRES. IN 2008)
To: shutterspeed
Fred Thompson looks like a President and CAN act LIKE ONE..
Newt Gingrich.. looks like a President and can BE ONE......
Fred might make a good VeeP..
71 posted on
05/08/2007 7:26:19 PM PDT by
hosepipe
(CAUTION: This propaganda is laced with hyperbole....)
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