So, did you see how Duncan Hunter fared in Iowa? Me neither. I read dozens of reports about how wonderful Romney is for buying the win there, but every report left out mention of Duncan Hunter. After searching for literally a couple days, I finally found the results of the Straw Poll:

Mitt Romney: 4,516 votes (32%)
Mike Huckabee: 2,587 votes (18%)
Sam Brownback: 2,192 votes (15%)
Tom Tancredo: 1,961 votes (14%)
Ron Paul: 1,305 votes (9%)
Tommy Thompson: 1,039 votes (7%)
Fred Thompson: 203 votes (1%)
Rudy Giuliani: 183 votes (1%)
Duncan Hunter: 174 votes (1%)
John McCain: 101 votes (1%)
John Cox: 41 votes (0%)

While I won't go into the actual value of a straw poll where the politicians buy votes, one thing stands out to me. The supposed purpose of the straw poll is to raise money for the Iowa Republican Party. However, from all that I've read, most of the money comes from the candidates. So the candidates are giving money to the Republican Party that then turns around and spends getting candidates elected? Sure, that makes sense.

However, I was surprised by the strong showing of Tancredo and Ron Paul. I was also surprised by the poor showing by Duncan Hunter. If you want to see what Hunter said at the polls, view here and here.

Posted by: Ogre at 05:04 PM | Comments (4) | Add Comment
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