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Iowa Straw Poll Results: Romney Wins Big

by Tryan Hartill

Close to 14,000 votes were cast, which compared to previous years is a fairly low number. 23,685 votes were cast in 1999 and George Bush won the straw poll hands down. On a interesting note, one of the Diebold machines that counted the ballots malfunctioned (Surprising ey?) and the results were delayed 90 minutes in order to count them the old fashioned way.

Results:

1. Mitt Romney –32 %
2. Mike Huckabee – 18 %
3. Sam Brownback – 15 %
4. Tom Tancredo – 14 %
5. Ron Paul – 9 %
6. Tommy Thompson — 7 %
7. Fred Thompson – 1 percent
8. Rudolph W. Giuliani – 1 %
9. Duncan Hunter – 1 %
10. John McCain (less than 1)
11. John Cox (less than 1)

The poll means very little in the grand scheme of things, but it has become the first real test of each campaigns organizational strength. Mitt Romney poured the most money in this event and Rudy Giuliani, John McCain and Fred Thompson all chose not to make an appearance.

The Boston Globe is reporting that Mitt spent 1-2 Million on the Straw poll:

Romney has outspent his straw poll opponents in Iowa to an almost comical degree, airing more than $1 million in radio and television ads in the state this year, mailing glossy brochures, placing thousands of phone calls, and paying dozens of local activists stipends of $500 to $1,000 a month to help build his organization [...]

Rival Republican campaigns have sought to raise turnout expectations for Romney while insinuating he is trying to buy the beauty contest; one circulated estimates yesterday that he could spend as much as $2 million on winning the straw poll. The Romney campaign said it had no estimate of its spending for the event.

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