Ron Paul's grassroots support among Republicans is graining momentum across the country as the race for the good ol' party's nomination gets serious. More and more Americans of all political parties are realizing that the Iraq war is a colossal fraud and failure, and that the ambiguous "war on terrorism" may soon include an unprovoked attack on Iran. Dr Paul, who advocates an immediate and complete withdrawl from Iraq and direct diplomacy with Iran has gone from an fringe, "dark horse" candidate to a serious "top-tier" contender for the GOP nomination.
I would like to hear from Ron Paul supporters on this one. Is it the strong stance against the war that won your support, or another issue? Please comment freely...
Thanks to redpills.org for these recent straw poll results:
Ron Paul Won First Place
08/21/07 - South Sound, WA 28%
08/18/07 - Tuscaloosa, AL 81%
08/18/07 - Strafford Co., NH 73%
08/14/07 - Gaston Co., NC 37%
07/07/07 - Hopkinton, NH 62%
Ron Paul Won Second Place
07/28/07 - Georgetown Co., SC 18%
07/04/07 - Cobb Co., GA 17%
06/16/07 - Liberty Papers Conf. 17%
06/12/07 - Salt Lake City, UT 5%
Ron Paul Won Third Place
08/18/07 - Tippecanoe Co., IN 12%
08/16/07 - Springfield, IL 19%
08/05/07 - NFRA Conference 14%
07/01/07 - CA Rep. Assembly Cnf. 12%
Straw Poll Specifics
On August 21st the Ronald Reagan Club’s South Sound Republican straw poll showed Ron Paul is favored in Washington! The results were:
1. Ron Paul (45) 28%
2. Fred Thompson (40) 25%
3. Rudy Giuliani (29) 18%
4. Mike Huckabee (12) 8%
4. Mitt Romney (12) 8%
5. Duncan Hunter (10) 6%
6. Newt Gingrich (8) 5%
7. John McCain (3) 2%
8. Sam Brownback (1) 1%
On August 18th the West Alabama Republican Assembly sponsored a straw poll at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
The campaigns of Romney, Giuliani, Thompson, and Paul had
representatives who gave speeches regarding their candidate. When the
dust settled, Ron Paul came in first place!
Results of U. of Alabama straw poll (votes):
1. Ron Paul (216) 81%
2. Mitt Romney (14) 5%
Other candidates (36) 14%
Another straw poll was held on August 18th by the Strafford County Republican Committee in New Hampshire.
In addition to Ron Paul, Mike Huckabee and Tom Tancredo attended. When
the votes were counted, Ron Paul walked away with 73% of the votes for
first place!
Results of Stafford Co. New Hampshire straw poll:
1. Ron Paul (208) 73%
2. Mitt Romney (26) 9%
3. Mike Huckabee (20) 7%
4. Tom Tancredo (8) 3%
Other candidates (24) 8%
The results of the straw poll conducted by Tippecanoe County Republicans of Indiana on August 18th were:
1. Mitt Romney 26.8%
1. Fred Thompson 26.8%
2. Rudy Giuliani 14.5%
3. Mike Huckabee 11.7%
3. Ron Paul 11.7%
4. John McCain 3.9%
5. Sam Brownback 2.2%
6. Duncan Hunter 1.1%
7. Tom Tancredo 1.1%
The final poll results from the llinois straw poll conducted August 16th at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield, were:
1. Mitt Romney 40.35%
2. Fred Thompson 19.96%
3. Ron Paul 18.87%
4. Rudy Giuliani 11.61%
5. John McCain 4.12%
6. Mike Huckabee 3.04%
7. Sam Brownback 1.08%
8. Duncan Hunter .65%
9. Tom Tancredo .33%
The Republican Party of Gaston County, North Carolina,
conducted their straw at their GOP meeting and barbecue at Alfred aand
Charlie’s BBQ House on August 14th. The results of that straw poll
were:
1. Ron Paul 36.6%
2. Fred Thompson 31.7%
3. Mike Huckabee 9.8%
4. Newt Gingrich 7.3%
5. Mitt Romney 7.3%
6. Rudy Giuliani 4.9%
7. John McCain 2.4%
The Ames, Iowa straw poll was conducted August 11th. The results were:
1. Mitt Romney (4516) 31.6%
2. Mike Huckabee (2587) 18.1%
3. Sam Brownback (2192) 15.3%
4. Tom Tancredo (1961) 13.7%
5. Ron Paul (1305) 9.1%
6. Tommy Thompson (1009) 7.3%
7. Fred Thompson (231) 1.6%
8. Rudy Giuliani (183) 1.3%
9. Duncan Hunter 174) 1.2%
10. John McCain (101) 0.7%
11. John Cox (41) 0.1%
The 2007 National Federation of Republican Assemblies (NFRA) Convention was held in St. Louis, Missouri with 250 people in attendance. The results of their August 5th straw poll were:
1. Fred Thompson 33%
2. Mitt Romney 15%
3. Ron Paul 14%
4. Duncan Hunter 11%
5. Tom Tancredo 11%
6. John Cox 6%
7. Newt Gingrich 3%
8. Mike Huckabee 3%
9. Rudy Giuliani 2%
10. Sam Brownback 2%
The Georgetown County Republican Party of South Carolina held its presidential straw poll on July 28th with 223 votes cast. The results of the poll were:
1. Fred Thompson (102) 46%
2. Ron Paul (40) 18%
3. Mitt Romney (37) 17%
4. Duncan Hunter (15) 7%
5. Rudy Giuliani (13) 6%
6. John McCain (7) 3%
Other candidates (9) 4%
Coalition for New Hampshire Taxpayers straw poll at their annual picnic in Hopkinton, New Hampshire results (7/7/07):
1. Ron Paul (182) 62%
2. Rudy Giuliani (24) 8%
3. Daniel Gilbert (20) 7%
4. Mitt Romney (13) 4%
5. Mike Huckabee (10) 3%
Other candidates (45) 15%
The Young Republican National Federation conducted their straw poll on July 6th in Hollywood, Florida. The results were:
1. Mitt Romney (163) 47.0%
2. Fred Thompson (103) 30.0%
3. Rudy Giuliani (37) 10.7%
4. Mike Huckabee (14) 4.0%
5. Duncan Hunter (14) 4.0%
6. Ron Paul (11) 3.2%
7. John McCain (5) 1.4%
On July 4th the Cobb County GOP of Georgia held their straw poll. The results were:
1. Fred Thompson (73) 29.7%
2. Ron Paul (43) 17.5%
3. Mitt Romney (38) 15.5%
4. Mike Huckabee (33) 13.4%
5. Newt Gingrich (29) 11.8%
6. Rudy Giuliani (26) 10.6%
7. Tom Tancredo (2) 0.0%
8. John McCain (2) 0.0%
The California Republican Assembly convention held their straw poll July 1st. The results were:
1. Fred Thompson 25%
2. Duncan Hunter 19%
2. Mitt Romney 19%
3. Ron Paul 12%
4. Tom Tancredo 8%
5. Newt Gingrich 7%
5. Rudy Giuliani 7%
6. Sam Brownbeck 3%
Other canidates 0%
TheLibertyPapers.org conference was held in June and on June 16th a straw poll was conducted. The results were:
1. Fred Thompson 25.7%
2. Ron Paul 16.7%
3. Rudy Giuliani 12.5%
4. Mitt Romney 9.0%
5. John McCain 5.6%
Other candidates 30.5%
The Utah GOP Convention straw poll was held in Salt Lake City on June 12th. The results were:
1. Mitt Romney 80.0%
2. Ron Paul 5.4%
3. Rudy Giuliani 4.4%
4. John McCain 4.2%
Other candidates 6.0%
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