Many here have been saying these straw poll or even regular polling are way off base. After watching the various polls in the last two election cycles I agree with them 100%.
The straw polls are totally a waste of time....they are just fund raisers.
They’re not a waste of time if they raise money. The Ames Straw Poll was always supposed to be fun, and the Iowa Caucuses straw poll was just added as a way to add some interest to boring local party business.
It’s the MSM and political junky obsession that make them seem bigger and more important than they really are. That’s not Iowa’s problem.