All this really means is that 25% of people that like to go to state fairs, prefer Fred. Although the SD State Fair had this
headlining last Friday. I'm not the type to go to state fairs, but this would have been tempting.
Posted on 09/04/2007 2:23:58 PM PDT by deport
HURON – Fred Thompson won the first-ever South Dakota Republican Party Presidential Straw Poll at the South Dakota State Fair Aug. 30 through Sept. 3, 2007.
Thompson bested the field of nine garnering 25 percent of the vote. He was followed by Rudy Giuliani who received 19 percent; John McCain received 14 percent, Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney each received 13 percent; Ron Paul received 8 percent; Duncan Hunter received 4 percent; Sam Brownback received 3 percent; and Tom Tancredo received 1 percent of the vote.
More than 500 people voted in the poll which was conducted at the South Dakota State Fair. Voting was open to anyone who will be 18 by the June 3, 2008, primary.
“We had a phenomenal response from the voters in South Dakota,” said South Dakota Republican Party Executive Director Max Wetz. “This was a unique opportunity for voters to support their favorite candidate and we are very pleased with the turnout.”
percent Thompson 25 Giuliani 19 McCain 14 Huckabee 13 Romney 13 Paul 8 Hunter 4 Brownback 3 Tancredo 1
Definitive proof that the CFR had infiltrated the whole event and placed robots to vote for FDT!
You get used to it, trust me...
But, it is a shame that Duncan and Tancredo came in below Dr. Paul.
Just go to Google's Blog Search and read the blogs on how they are flashmobbing these straw polls.. but, more importantly, read backwards into the people that are organizing this and are going to the polls. These aren't the type of folks that would ever vote for Hunter or Tancredo (or any other Republican for that matter.)
You didn’t done wrong.. somtimes things need to be said that are unsaid.
Winning the county fair straw poll settles it then. There’s no stopping Mr. Thompson now - now that’s he’s won the much sought after, first ever, South Dakota straw poll; by 6 percentage points! The guy’s a juggernaut.
That just cracks me up. Millions will see Fred on Leno and I'm sure that will really p.o. the thousands who tune into the debate.
Nah. But I did look at your screen name to see if it said ejonesie. LOL
Wait a sec...I thought straw polls didn't count anyway, that they were worthless?
Oh, that's only when Paul wins or finishes at the top of them, like he did in IA, NH, WA, AL, TX.
near the top...
Rudy Giuliani has consistently lead most national polls since he first announced.
Also, Mr. Giuliani was leading on Labor Day. So, if history holds true, as the candidate who is the front runner on Labor Day, Rudy Giuliani will be the nominee of the Republican party.
All this really means is that 25% of people that like to go to state fairs, prefer Fred. Although the SD State Fair had this headlining last Friday. I'm not the type to go to state fairs, but this would have been tempting.
There's a reason states keep moving up their primaries. Being last means being irrelevant.
The final results are as follows:
Total Votes Percentage of Total Vote [D/R] Percentage of Vote within Party
Republicans:
votes %total %Party
Romney- 242 12.2 21.2
Giuliani- 216 10.9 18.9
Huckabee- 208 10.5 18.2
Thompson- 196 9.9 17.2
McCain- 108 5.5 9.5
Paul- 78 3.9 6.8
Brownback- 51 2.6 4.5
Hunter- 34 1.7 3.0
Tancredo- 8 0.4 0.7
| Candidate | Number of votes |
|---|---|
| Mitt Romney | 5327 |
| Mike Huckabee | 2771 |
| Sam Brownback | 2476 |
| Ron Paul | 2360 |
| Tom Tancredo | 2009 |
| Tommy Thompson | 1133 |
| Fred Thompson | 976 |
| Rudy Giuliani | 714 |
| Duncan Hunter | 408 |
| John McCain | 396 |
| Other | 157 |
| Jim Gilmore | 4 |
If History holds true no anti gun Mare will ever win the Republican nomination.
I find it interesting that Huckabee and Romney tied. And Hunter is bumped up to 4 percent.
I like Fred’s numbers, he is really consistent in most states.
A small but significant correction, this was at the state fair.
Ted Nugent also played.
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