What's going on here???
I thought the Tea Party was a loosely-organized movement with no single "leader".
Who took this poll? Where did he take it? What phone list did he use to obtain the numbers of Tea Partiers? I could go on, but you get my drift.
It appears to me that this is a post by an obscure blogger (who probably took the poll himself on his own site) pushing an obscure presidential "candidate" and then publishing an unverifiable poll in order to manipulate naive readers.
Folks, this is nothing against Mr. Cain. I don't even know what he looks like. However, this article just proves that anybody can post anything with useless polls....and the fact that it's being done without basis in the name of the Tea Party should cause warning flags to go up. These types of articles should be shot down immediately as fraudulent.
This is going to happen again and again on this board as the various campaigns begin....be wary.
I am open to the poster answering my questions such as "what do you mean when you claim the "Tea Party" was polled?"
On Friday, February 25-27 the Tea Party held a "Summit" in Phoenix, AZ. I was there. Herman Cain delivered a wonderful speech on Friday Evening. The Straw Poll referred to in this blog post was held Saturday afternoon. The list of candidates was LONG. I would love to see a readout of what the actual vote totals were.
Tim Pawlenty spoke and Ron Paul also spoke. IMHO, this was the Tea Party's answer to CPAC. No, I don't think the Tea Party has one single leader. However, the event was professionally managed. The speakers, vendor exhibits, and especially the break-out sessions were quite good.
It was not as polished as CPAC and there were many of the same players, but I think it was definitely a good start. I'm glad I went.
Regards,
TS