[LexBaird]

I think this bodes well for Fred's chances in the SD primary. If the Republican nomination is still undecided by NEXT JUNE, it might mean something.

There's a reason states keep moving up their primaries. Being last means being irrelevant.

[deport]

Kentucky State Fair Results... 8-28-07

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

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2008 Presidential GOP straw poll results .....

Twenty or so straw polls..... [does not include Texas, MD, SD straw poll results... View at your on risk.]

Ranking of Candidates by Number of Votes

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