Iowa Straw Poll Hosts GOP Candidates [Results LIVE Thread]

CSPAN ^ | 8/13/11

[advance_copy]

GOP contenders compete in today's Ames Straw Poll in Iowa...

[prisoner6]

RP made a great speech..looked a little old.

The only ones I saw who had flag pins on were MB and HC.

MB changed her attire a few minutes later. Not a positive for me, but that;s just me and I didn't see coverage of Cain.

AFAIC Cain won...

I'm still behind Sarah. If she doesn't get in it's Cain for me.

[antceecee]

I watched the speeches and really enjoyed Herman Cain. He is a very inspiring speaker. All of them had great points and were taking the fight to Obama and the Dems.

[sissyjane]

Since write-ins are possible does anyone have a feeling for what Sarah Palin will do. Just curious...

[BfloGuy]

just how is a straw poll an indication of anything?

Well -- it isn't! But I guess people are so eager to vote against Obama that they will spend hours of TV time (and megabytes of bandwidth) trying desperately to attach some meaning to this. In a perverse way, I hope Ron Paul wins it. At least then everyone will agree with us that it was meaningless.

[LibLieSlayer]

It is a fund raising event with absolutely no scientific polling credence. The people that put it on understand that... but they have to keep the hype to make the bucks.

LLS

[antceecee]

LOL... my husband just said the same thing to me. I think she is trying to drum up excitement in the crowd, but at some point she needs to realize the shouting gets old.

[svcw]

Paying people to show up and making sure they have the $30 to vote, is an indication of money not organization.

[FrdmLvr]

I second that emotion! (A little Smokey!)

[HereInTheHeartland]

“His crowd was not as large and obnoxious as I thought it would be. Herman Cain’s crowd was larger and for that matter,”

That wasn't what I saw.
But we will shortly know. The Paulites are motivated. I saw probably as many Paulite shirts as anyone.
But who knows; only the votes cast matter.

[South40]

I enjoyed Cain’s speech also. So much so that I plan to watch it again later when Mrs. 40 returns.

[parksstp]

My guess is 6% or more wouldn’t be out of the question for her and Perry.

My updated guess:

Bachmann 33%
Cain: 20%
Paul: 15%
Pawlenty: 13%
Romney: 10%
Gingrich: 2%
Santorum: 3%
Huntsman,McCotter <1%
Perry/Palin/Write-Ins 6%

+/- a few points

[Keith in Iowa]

If you say so genius... ::rolleyes::

[South40]

lol! I love wagering.

I tried to wager a very vocal Paul supporter that Paul wouldn't get the nomination. The bet was, the loser pays $100 to be contributed to Free Republic. As vocal as they are and as adamant as they can be regarding their hero, I just couldn't get a taker.

[advance_copy]

LOL Drudge Report has a big picture of an ear of corn with the top headline (in red) “And the winner is...”

[RC one]

she has walked the walk. She is the most conservative candidate in Iowa. I would like to see her as POTUS. It’s a shame that the rest of the field is so much less conservative.

[rjeffries]

ok, deal

[svcw]

How cute. RP wins many of these because he pays people to vote, if he had organization he'd actually win.

[sanjuanbob]

Is your post suggesting that a republican president will be elected in the 2012 election? As written, your post can be interpreted in different ways.

[KansasGirl]

She did during the GOP debate the other night too when she said, “Obama will be a one term President!”

[RC one]

It’s a good way to start building up your momentum. Little victories add up.