Posted on 03/02/2007 2:40:16 PM PST by calcowgirl
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Arizona Sen. John McCain won a Spartanburg, South Carolina straw poll Friday, an early sign of how conservative South Carolinians might view the GOP presidential field.
McCain beat former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani by two votes, 164-162
... California Rep. Duncan Hunter came in third with 158 votes.
Arizona Sen. John McCain: 164
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani: 162
California Rep. Duncan Hunter: 158
Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback: 85
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney: 80
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich: 33 (write-in)
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee: 21
Colorado Rep. Tom Tancredo: 10
Attorney John Cox: 4
Texas Rep. Ron Paul: 4
Secretary of state Condoleezza Rice: 2 (write-in)
Former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore: 1
Former Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson: 1
Sanders (the party was unable to identify this candidate): 1 (write-in)
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So does this mean everyone will now support McCain or do they want Hillary to win? LOL
"Arizona Sen. John McCain: 164
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani: 162 "
Beats Rudy by 4? Must be the new math.
Good showing by Hunter for what it's worth!!
polls, polls, polls - can't get enough of those 24 hour a day polls!
Who's winning in tradesports? That will tell us who our next president will be!
McCain won this?
The bad weather led to a very low turnout. They had around 500 votes and were expecting 1500 to 2000.
What the... ?
McCain's comeback in this was pretty phenomial and unexpected after he was significantly down with something like only ten percent of the precincts left to count.
I am anxious to see how Hunter fairs at CPAC.
If Tancredo would have parked his ego, that 10 would have gone to the active Rep. against illegals,Duncan Hunter.
Author of the border fence, etc.
Yes, very unexpected. I did not expect him to have quite so many friends this time around after what he did the last time he was through the Upstate.
Fox:H&C AP1 AP2 CNN
------- ---- ---- ----
John McCain 64 86 116 164
Rudy Giuliani 108 123 158 162
Duncan Hunter 80 110 152 158
Sam Brownback 48 68 83 85
Mitt Romney 53 59 80 80
Newt Gingrich* -- -- -- 33
Mike Huckabee 14 18 21 21
Tom Tancredo -- -- -- 10
John Cox -- -- -- 4
Ron Paul -- -- -- 4
Condoleezza Rice* -- -- -- 2
Jim Gilmore -- -- -- 1
Tommy Thompson -- -- -- 1
Sanders -- -- -- 1
------- ---- ---- ----
Total -- -- 626 726
* (write-in)
"They had around 500 votes and were expecting 1500 to 2000."
I count 726 with a statistical three-way tie for first (each with 22 percent of the total).
Look at the chronology I just posted. I'd put it in the 'incredible' category. ;-)
I am anxious to see how Hunter fairs at CPAC.
CSPAN is supposed to air his speech at 5PM (8PM eastern)
I plan to watch.
McCain got 48 of the last 100 votes? this sounds like the Dems "motor voter" pushes at the end of the precinct reports, like they did to take the VA senate seat from Allen.
you have got to be kidding me.
I think all it does is show how irrevant a straw poll in one county among only certain types of voters is to the general election.
McCain 22.6% Giuliani 22.3% Hunter 21.8% Brownback 11.7% Romney 11.0% Gingrich 4.5% Huckabee 2.9% Tancredo 1.4% All Others 1.8%
ROFL! That story gets exagerated more with every post!
Care to give a source on that one (HINT: You won't be able to!)
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