Mitt Romney Wins Iowa Straw Poll.

[scottinnj]

Mitt Wins (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,293003,00.html). Now I'm a Conservative Republican, and should be dancing for joy this guy won. But for some reason-lately I just don't trust him. Or any of 'em. Is it me, or am I just comparing the current candidate crop to what is in the White House and just plain scared of getting scammed again by a "conservative" that spends all my money and abuses my military? I'd like Guiliani to win too, but he really is way off the chart liberal for being a Republican, and we got screwed in New Jersey by voting for Christy Whitman for governor because she was more conservative then the Democrat Challenger. She turned out to be a RINO, and Guiliani may be one too.
Thompson is clearly a no go with me. He is a cheap suit filled with conservative rhetoric. Anyone that falls for him being "conservative" after 8 years of the same empty suit doing the same bs crap in the White House that Thompson is doing in the campaign, is a "hayseed" as Ronnie puts it.

[MrPink]

What's the big deal with Iowa? It's a piece of shit state with nothing of value, even the surrounding states suck, yet for some reason it's considered important in the presidential race. Anyway, Romney sucks, vote Ron Paul.

[HBox]

Why should you be happy Mitt Romney won? He's the biggest transparent phony in politics in quite some time. And that's saying a hell of a lot.

[tele7]

I think i'm going to miss that poll most of all.

[epo]

I think there are some interesting things about this straw poll (http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070811/NEWS/70811009/1001&lead=1):

1. Mitt Romney 4,516 31.6%
2. Mike Huckabee 2,587 18.1%
3. Sam Brownback 2,192 15.3%
4. Tom Tancredo 1,960 13.7%
5. Ron Paul 1,305 9.1%
6. Tommy Thompson 1,039 7.3%
7. Fred Thompson 203 1.4%
8. Rudy Giuliani 183 1.3%
9. Duncan Hunter 174 1.2%
10. John McCain 101 0.7%
11. John Cox 41 0.3%

1. McCain: Will you just stop it now?
2. Huckabee: This is a huge move for Huckabee. I said it awhile ago....Mike Huckabee is real.
3. Participation is low. Organizers were shooting for 20,000 voters in the straw poll....yet got only 14,000 votes. Is this a sign of how beat up the Republicans are right now?

[WRESTLINGFAN]

Romney had the best hair by far

[pennington]

Let me make a psychic prediction:

The candidates who did well or better than expected will say the straw-poll is important and shows our support is strong or better than predicted and will lead to a win for the White House.

The candidates who didn't do well will say the straw poll isn't important and/or since we didn't put any time or resources into Iowa we're pleased the results.