[SwinneySwitch]

Be there or be somewhere!

[cripplecreek]

Ray McKinney and Hugh Cort? I would add John Cox but I heard of him from Iowa.

[SwinneySwitch]

Cow Town ping!

[traviskicks]

I believe the Ron Paul campaign has been really pushing to do well in this.

[deport]

It will interesting to see which candidates actually attend. The last info I saw was that only Paul, Brownback, Huckabee and Hunter had indicated attendance. I know that the big three are skipping along with Thompson.

I’m not sure how to read this one as the Texas Republican Party group tends to be more to the right wing side. Also Paul can’t spam the vote because attendees who can vote have to have been delegates to the Party or National conventions in some past time frame. In other words candidates can’t buy tickets and disperse them to the general public hoping to get a vote.

[deport]

“This is a fantastic opportunity to bring thousands of Texas GOP grassroots leaders together to voice their choice for President of the United States in 2008. This event has taken on even more significance as it may be the only opportunity for Texas Republicans to say who they support for President before the early primary elections are held in other states.

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Also read that the attendance may not be but some 2,000 or so, most likely less since the Legislature failed to move the Texas Primary forward. Thus approximately 60% of the delegates will have been selected prior to the Texas Primary. Origially they were speculating on some 10,000 attendees.

[stevie_d_64]

Well, I was planning on going...But I changed my mind...I’ll make my decision whenever our dag-gum primary is going to be held...

The whole process of the states changing their primary dates to some earlier point on the calendar is utterly stupid, and reeks of impatience and anger festering from the democratic/liberal/childish side of the aisle...

My order of preference is 7, 8, 12, 5, 9, 2

Since it appears everyone wants to get this over with, those that are not mentioned can go home...Some can do so out of respect for the attempt, and will be remembered for that...Some of the others can go away, and never come back, or they can change parties and run on the other ticket next time...

[PAR35]

I wonder how they decided which of the joke candidates to put on the ballot.

[WalterSkinner]

Duncan Hunter Pre-Straw Poll Message to Supporters

..the bird in the background sounds really happy LOL

Texas Straw Poll Information

..this is a big one...

[WildcatClan]

This poll is really insignificant and will be of no real value. Well, unless of course, Rudy McRomneyson wins or does well. Then it will have been quite the meritorious event.

[Pinkbell]

Vote Hunter! :)

[Saundra Duffy]

Bring on the fried chicken and corn on the cob!!

[CHEE]

Now if the TEXAS GOP head honchos knew what they were doing they would hold this straw poll at Billy Bob’s Texas - The World’s Largest Honky Tonk.

This is the way to get down to the nitty gritty grass roots of the party. Drink a long neck, ride that bucking bull and cast a vote for someone, maybe whoever bought the last round of Lone Star or Coors.