Cain Wins Midwest Leadership Conference Straw Poll

True North ^ | 10/8/11 | Mitch Berg

[justsaynomore]

It's 5:30, and the straw poll has been underway for half an hour. Results are due out at about 6:30. I'll be here for the scoop,when it happens,

6:30 - Sutton is on stage w/the results.

0.2% Johnson 0.9% Huntsman 2% Santorum 3.3% Gingrich 4% Rick Perry 10.7% Paul 11.1% Romney 12.2% Bachmann 52.6% Herman Cain!

[justsaynomore]

And another Ping!

Herman Cain visits campus for book signing
http://www.liberty.edu/index.cfm?PID=18495&MID=38765

Cain’s 999 Plan Gains Traction
http://video.foxnews.com/v/1208318932001/cains-999-plan-gains-traction/?playlist_id=87485

Hot Air Candidate Survey Results
http://hotair.com/archives/2011/10/08/hot-air-candidate-survey-results-post-palinpost-christie-edition/

Values Voters Poll Results: Ron Paul 37%; Herman Cain 23%; Rick Santorum 16%; Rick Perry 8%
http://www.thecloakroomblog.com/2011/10/ron-paul-herman-cain-rick-santorum-finish-on-top-in-values-voter-summit-straw-poll/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

[left that other site]

Amazing!

[Diogenesis]

"Wow!!!!!! Mitt Romney's incredible 3 to 1 devastating loss to Herman Cain in Florida
and his third place hopeless loss to Mr. Cain in the Presidential Straw Poll
of National Federation of Republican Women,
Romney’s loss to Mr. Cain
in the October Newsmax/InsiderAdvantage poll,
and Romney’s exsanguinating loss to Cain in the
Midwest Leadership Conference Straw Poll proves once again,
by McGinniss and Ailes and Romney and all our dirty tricks,
you can bet on life that FOX News and I will tomorrow pimp
... Milt Romney as the "ONLY leading candidate" in your future."

[FatherofFive]

[teenyelliott]

Awesome.

[justsaynomore]

And the Values Voters poll - Cain 23% vs. Romney 4%

[BarnacleCenturion]

Link to Cain’s speech from yesterday:

http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/SummitAfter/start/5769/stop/9318

[ken21]

PTL!

[1010RD]

Excellent.

[freeangel]

Thanks for the link!

[DTogo]

Governor, you can't hit that Conservative primary voter silouette in the heart... it's heartless.

[Politicalmom]

Wow!!!

Go, Herman!!

[Paperdoll]

That is incredible!

[Southnsoul]

Yes We Cain!!

[justsaynomore]

Oct 8, 2011
Herman Cain Tops Republican Presidential Straw Poll at Midwest Leadership Conference

St. Paul–Herman Cain topped the Republican Presidential Straw Poll conducted at the Midwest Leadership Conference, which concluded today, October 8. Conference attendees from throughout the Midwest, MLC volunteers and event vendors participated in the balloting.

Herman Cain captured 52.6 percent of the vote followed by Michele Bachmann with 12.2 percent and Mitt Romney at 11.1 percent.

Earlier Saturday, Cain addressed the conference via Skype and took questions from delegates.

Rounding out the voting Ron Paul captured 10.7 percent, Rick Perry 4.0 percent, Newt Gingrich 3.3 percent, Rick Santorum 2.0 percent, Jon Huntsman 0.9 percent and Gary Johnson with 0.2 percent.

The Midwest Leadership Conference gathered Republican leaders and activists from Republican National Committee’s Midwest Region - Ohio, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Michigan, Indiana, Iowa, Illinois and Minnesota - and around the nation. The conference includes activist training sessions and speeches by notable conservative leaders including Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, syndicated talk show host Jason Lewis, political commentator Michael Reagan, and Senior Advisor to President George W. Bush Karl Rove.

[Prokopton]

I guess now he’ll be the flavor of yet one more week.

[org.whodat]

The blood splatter on the walls is exploding perrywinkles.

[Politicalmom]

Do you have the rest of the numbers for the VV poll? I couldn’t find them.

Thanks. :)

[not2worry]

, political commentator Michael Reagan, and Senior Advisor to President George W. Bush Karl Rove============>

I wonder what Karl Rove is “thinking” now?!