Bachmann wins Iowa straw poll

[ilikeverin]

Thad McCotter talks funny.  He said "information" like "n" should be pronounced for three seconds.  He also can't pronounce [Z] right (like in the middle of "decisions").

[ilikeverin]

How could anyone listen to what he says (not the words, the prosody, the phonetics) and think that Thad McCotter is presidential material?!?  Has he heard himself speak?

[ilikeverin]

A vague attempt at grading the outcomes:

Bachmann 4823 - Good
Paul 4671 - Very Good
Pawlenty 2293 - Mediocre
Santorum 1657 - Average
Cain 1456 - Average
Perry 718?  - Very Good, if they're all for him.
Romney 567 - Mediocre
Gingrich 385 - Bad
Huntsman 69 - Bad
McCotter 35 - Roflcopter

[ilikeverin]

I'll take a stab at the top 3:

T1) Bachmann: ~29%
T2)Paul: ~28%
T3)Perry Write In: ~12%
T3)Pawlenty: ~12%

I've heard 16K total votes.  Assuming that is correct.

4,823 – Bachmann (30%)
4,671 – Paul (29%)
2,293 – Pawlenty (8%)

Dang I'm pretty good at predictions.

The percentages are as follows:

Bachmann 29%
Paul 28%
Pawlenty 14%
Santorum 10%
Cain 9%
Perry 4%
Romney 3%
Gingrich 2%
Huntsman 0%
McCotter 0%

If I said I basically called this race, I wouldn't be lying.

Well done!