Iowa GOP Straw Poll - 11 August 2007

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Romney will probably win but I voted Tommy Thompson because I have hope!

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1. Mitt Romney
2. Tommy Thompson

No idea who comes after.

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As everyone has said Romney wins, what's at stake is how much does he win by? If that gap isn't very big he could be in some trouble.

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Exactly what time is the straw poll?

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One of the Ron Paul organizers was on saying that they had a lot of support from out of state. Meaning people were driving in and volunteering but not many from in the state. They still think they'll be in the top 5 though.

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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.

One of the Ron Paul organizers was on saying that they had a lot of support from out of state. Meaning people were driving in and volunteering but not many from in the state. They still think they'll be in the top 5 though.

Well, those organizers could try to convert people who got their ticket and transportation from the Romney camp. Also, let's not forget how much available money Paul has to spend so he could buy tickets for people.

Ron Paul spending money on people? I think not!

Also worth noting is that I hear Paul's wife has had to go to the hospital. I'm not sure if that is going to have an impact or not.

He is actually buying people's tickets though.

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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.

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haha they showeed a Fox News sign in that little Republican montage.

It was a local fox station.

I can see all the libs going crazy now at the pledge being repeated right now. How horrible, they mentioned God!

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They sure like Brownback, Tancredo and Tommy Thompson in that presentation. They've shown them the most so far.

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OH MY GOD

This is so bad.

It's Iowa and country, they like it but the rest of us (and probably a lot of people that went there) don't.

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Cox and Paul look really bad. They look half dead, should try some sleep.

Tommy Thompson and Brownback also got the second biggest applause (obviously Romney got the biggest).

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So little applause for Paul. I've a feeling today won't be a good day for us Paul supporters.

Iowa is a bad state for him, as I said before it's populist.

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

Get this waste of space off the stage. He has no chance to win and should try getting elected to something before he tries for President. All he's getting now is polite applause and taking time away from other people.

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Ah, Ron Paul is now up. Good thing this sh**tty idiot won't win.

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"Returning to the Consitution" will solve all problems is pretty much what he's saying.

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So now no Department of Education or Energy, just being born here doesn't mean you are a citizen and there should be no welfare at all. Horrible person.

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Well at least he's off the stage, at least we won't get him in office so he can destroy the country.

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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.

He could have phrased his "I'm going to beat Hillary" a little better though.

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Tommy actually isn't that bad.

You gotta give him the chance to do his speech. The debates don't give him that freedom so he doesn't look as good.

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Go Tommy Thompson!


That Brownback music is really gay.

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John McCain is unstoppable now with his 0.7% 10th place showing!

Though it is kinds unfair since he didn't actively compete, it is pretty depressing to be second last only to John Cox.

He got more votes than he did in the last straw poll when he wasn't really doing anything in Iowa.

As for Tommy Thompson he'll probably drop out today or tomorrow. It's a shame since he's the best candidate in the race, he's the one with ideas.

Hunter and Paul should drop out as well. I suspect Hunter will do it soon but Paul will probably stay in until after the New Hampshire primaries.

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Duncan Hunter has said on CNN that the straw poll was just the start of his campaign in Iowa and that he'll do really well there. So he's staying in, the state where he'll do the best IMO is South Carolina but that will be only a few percentage points.

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I don't actually think his name was on the ballot.