Iowa GOP Straw Poll - 11 August 2007

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I think Brownback and Huckabee may surprise some people.

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Here's my prediction based off of almost nothing...

1. Romney
2. Brownback
3. Thompson
4. Tancredo
5. Paul
6. Huckabee
7. Cox
8. Hunter

Huckabee drops out.

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Coverage is on C-SPAN right now.

Gingrich is speaking right now for some reason, delivering a CarlHayden-esq rant on illegal immigration.

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Coverage is on C-SPAN right now.

Gingrich is speaking right now for some reason, delivering a CarlHayden-esq rant on illegal immigration.

He's saying they should create a system to track felons which would also keep illegal immigrants who commit crimes not stay in the country. I guess you support keeping illegal felons in the country.

How are we going to track them? Barcodes? Microchips?

No thanks, lets just throw them in jail and not pretend that illegal immigrants are the only ones that commit crimes.

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Coverage is on C-SPAN right now.

Gingrich is speaking right now for some reason, delivering a CarlHayden-esq rant on illegal immigration.

He's saying they should create a system to track felons which would also keep illegal immigrants who commit crimes not stay in the country. I guess you support keeping illegal felons in the country.

How are we going to track them? Barcodes? Microchips?

No thanks, lets just throw them in jail and not pretend that illegal immigrants are the only ones that commit crimes.

Names, pictures and finger prints. You know what he means. He also said counties who wouldn't help should be removed from all federal aid (which should happen since many counties love to keep illegals around). Let's just throw them back to their home country, that would be easier, and cheaper.

I don't disagree with that; I just don't appreciate it when some try to make it sound like illegal immigrants are good for nothing and are the only ones that commit crimes in this country.

Anyway, it looks like the Romney cult has just barreled into the arena...

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OH MY GOD

This is so bad.

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Cox is on now. This should be interesting since I know nothing about him.

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Yea, this guy is pretty horrible.

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He's really harping on his pro-life credentials; good move.

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It amuses me that they have a pen to move supporters in and out, depending on the candidate.

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I hope Huckabee does well; I don't agree with him on almost anything but he seems like a decent, articulate man.

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Nope.

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Tommy actually isn't that bad.

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VERY last minute prediction...

Romney
Paul
Thompson
Tancredo
Brownback
Huckabee
Hunter
Cox

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What is with Ron Paul? Can someone honestly tell me? Earlier this year, most people had never heard of the man. I was familiar with him as a Republican Congressman from Texas...but why is such an unknown lackluster candidate lighting up the internet? It's unbelieveable.

He's tapping into an untapped movement, the anti-war libertarian Republicans.


Well that and libertarians are crazy...

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Goddamn the other networks for forcing me to watch FoxNews.

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It's pretty sad that I'm so focused on the results of something that doesn't even matter.

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Goddamn the other networks for forcing me to watch FoxNews.

Worse. They're making us watch Geraldo!

And Coulter and Pirro!

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I'm quite surprised that Huckabee did that well.

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Also, how come Guiliani did so bad here?  Is this it for him?  I don't it would be but who knows.

He didn't run, calling the straw poll for what it is: a "shakedown".

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I wonder if this really means anything for Huckabee though. If he stays in all the way, he'll still probably only manage a fourth place in the caucus.