Unofficial (Bloggers for Paul at Hampton Inn) N.J. Straw Poll Results (Paul First, Fred Second)

Ron Paul for New Jersey ^ | September 29, 2007

[Captain Kirk]

%-John McCain, Sam Brownback, Alan Keyes, John Cox >1%-Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, Tom Tancredo, Duncan Hunter

12%-Fred Thompson

73%-Ron Paul

[woofie]

A lot of folks are for this guy too and he is dead

[Kaslin]

Who took the poll?

Why Ron Paul of course

Who was polled?

Ron Paul,Ron Paul,Ron Paul,Ron Paul,Ron Paul,Ron Paul,Ron Paul,Ron Paul,Ron Paul,Ron Paul,Ron Paul,Ron Paul,Ron Paul,Ron Paul,Ron Paul,Ron Paul,Ron Paul,Ron Paul,Ron Paul,Ron Paul,Ron Paul

What is the standard deviation?

He doesn't have none

Was this a random sampling?

No

Why do you waste our time with kind of one-sided garbage?

Because he thinks this traitor can win

[Calpernia]

Who is the ‘official’ group that had this?

I’m on the OFFICIAL NJ State Republican Site and I don’t see a straw poll. Nor was there any talk of one at the last meeting I attended.

http://www.njgop.org/Calendar/
New Jersey Republican State Committee

[Grunthor]

So this is a tempest in a tea pot?

[Calpernia]

I had a Ron Paul person show up on our MeetUp group inviting us to a Conservative With Attitude meeting in Greenwich Village NY.

NY is not NJ. And CWA is not the Official NJ Republican Group.

[nuconvert]

LOL
Are they light in the loafers, too?

[mnehring]

Bloggers at a Hampton Inn?

Got enough water, coffee? Please enjoy our free continental breakfast.

[mnehring]

lol.. this one seems to be unraveling.

[Grunthor]

As a SP fan I am reminded of the “Ginger Kid” episode.

[Paige]

No matter what the data shows....New Joisey always ends up a Blue State in presidential election or has since Clinton was elected.

We keep the Red States, then we’ll be fine in November 2008. As for Ron Paul, sure sure.

[Calpernia]

If anything, NJ will give you Rudy, not Ron Paul.

And NJ is so over the top angry about the Toll Road Monetization, they may not even give you Rudy when they find out Bracewell & Giuliani’s client is Cintra, the toll road purchaser.

[deport]

September 27, 2007

The Garden State Straw Poll

Posted by Max Raskin at September 27, 2007 05:07 PM

From Ron Paul New Jersey

What: NJ STRAW POLL

When: Saturday, September 29, 10:30 AM

Event fee: USD18.00 per person

Where:

Hampton Inn

370 Route 9 North
Woodbridge, New Jersey
07095

There will be a New Jersey Ron Paul Rally This Saturday, Ron Paul supporter contingents are converging from all over the state.

We will be having a RALLY outside in the Parking lot of the straw poll.

Anyone ever see that movie Braveheart? We need the Highlanders to come down to this event in the “Hundreds and Thousands”. Make sure you don’t miss this, it’s a one time chance!

WE NEED EVERYBODY TO COME TO THIS ONE TO MAKE NEW JERSEY’S VOICE HEARD. PLEASE RSVP. There is a possibility the Media will be there and we need every single Ron Paul supporter in the state for this one.

Although this is not an official GOP straw poll lets take this opportunity to “Turn Lemons into Lemonade” by having all Ron Paul New Jersey supporters in one place this weekend giving us a chance to network. Our goal should be to make the Rally in the parking lot wayyyy bigger than the event inside. Apply whatever techniques play to your strengths, lets blanket the area and do what we do best.

Saturday, September 29th @ 10:30am at the Hampton Inn on Rt. 9 in
Woodbridge.

Be sure to bring your Families, Cameras, Signs, Banners, Bullhorns and anything to make this a unique Jersey event. If anyone has official campaign signs, bring them!

If you are interested in putting up signs check this event (night before the Straw Poll):
http://ronpaul.meetup.com/492/calendar/6237848/

Check with your local meetup for details, currently these groups are participating, any group not on this list make sure to schedule the event on your meetup page. Organizers let’s network offline to work out event details:

Middlesex
Cherry Hill
Somerset
Ocean
Warren

Time to start a Ron Paul Revolution, New Jersey Style!

http://ronpaulnewjersey.com/?p=31

[George W. Bush]

So much for straw polls.

Huh? They're just party fundraisers, generally for county or state parties. For fun, they take a straw poll and fax it everywhere.

Straw polls tell you who the most motivated activists are supporting but not a whole lot more. The average voter won't spend money on a local fundraiser for the party just to eat rubber chicken, listen to the same old speeches and vote in a straw poll.

There was an interesting report I read from the event itself:

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"On a side note, Rudy's speaker (Bill Spadea, who is a great speaker, by the way), in an attempt to sell his candidate, brought up the fact that Rudy had people in NYC arrested for jaywalking.... and then defended the policy! Interestingly enough, Mr. Spadea admitted that he admires Ron Paul and that his own father will probably be voting for the Dr. Paul."

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But still, Spadea's dad voting for Ron Paul is just interesting and fun at this point. But I have read repeatedly that there are some very very aggressive RP supporters in NJ & NY. In NY, their Meetup has opened its own office. I think they want to try to beat Rudy in NY state, relying on upstate NY where he isn't popular and where most of the Republican voters in the state are. And I think that's pretty interesting too.

[mewzilla]

And NJ is so over the top angry about the Toll Road Monetization, they may not even give you Rudy when they find out Bracewell & Giuliani’s client is Cintra, the toll road purchaser.

Well, well, well.

A pox on both candidates, anyway :)

[mewzilla]

I think they want to try to beat Rudy in NY state, relying on upstate NY where he isn't popular and where most of the Republican voters in the state are. And I think that's pretty interesting too.

FWIW, looks like FDT seems to be pretty popular in this Upstate neck of the woods. Paul looks like a loony, and Rudy McRomney just provoke the gag reflex.

[mnehring]

I see the mod fixed the title.

[Allegra]

Aw, what the hell? I'll post it one more time before I go to bed. ;-)

[George W. Bush]

FWIW, looks like FDT seems to be pretty popular in this Upstate neck of the woods.

For being unrepresented, at least from what we can tell, Fred did well. After all, they turned the parking lot into a statewide RP rally so of course he was going to do well.

Yet, Fred managed to get 12% and Giuliani seems to be in negative numbers despite having a good spokesman on the spot which almost always helps.

One of the best ways to stop Rudi is to show he's weak in NY or NJ.

[mnehring]

It is the opposition to the WOD that keeps Kirk on Paul's side.