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28.55% (4823 votes) – Michele Bachmann
27.65% (4671 votes) – Ron Paul
13.58% (2293 votes) – Tim Pawlenty
9.81% (1657 votes) – Rick Santorum
8.62% (1456 votes) – Herman Cain
4.25% (718 votes) – Rick Perry (write-in)
3.36% (567 votes) – Mitt Romney
2.28% (385 votes) – Newt Gingrich
0.41% (69 votes) – Jon Huntsman
0.21% (35 votes) – Thaddeus McCotter
0.96% (162 votes) – "Scattering"
Originally posted by backinblack
reply to post by filosophia
Doesn't really matter..
If that's the best Michele Bachmann can do in her home state and after paying for more attendees, then I call it a victory for Ron Paul..
Originally posted by Praetorius
reply to post by filosophia
filosophia -
While I'm convinced a lot of those in the media don't like Paul or reporting on his victories or himself completely, the 'scattering' votes are likely write-ins for Palin, Johnson, etc.
I disagree with him on a few major points, but even I'm pissed off that Johnson's been marginalized and dismissed by the media. I don't like to see anyone getting "Ron Paul"ed, 2007-style.
AMES, Iowa -- Congresswoman Michele Bachmann has won the Ames Straw Poll with 29% of the vote, edging out Rep. Ron Paul by 152 votes, or 28%.
Scattering (162, 0.96 %) Includes all those receiving votes at less than one-percent that were not on the ballot.
Originally posted by CaDreamer
reply to post by filosophia
i also noted that fox was reporting Bachman at 29% and Paul at 27% the rounded her figure up and Paul's down. His should have been rounded up to 28% closer than they reported.
Okay, that makes sense if it is write ins for various candidates not on the list but you said it is likely that is the case, can you say with certainty that that is definitely what it means? (I just have a personal curiosity I'm not demanding you answer me or anything).
i would prefer he use a 2 meter chainsaw
Originally posted by expat2368
Take out the home field advantage and Ron Paul won it hands down. The MSM is going to choke and gag on being forced to admit Ron Paul is now a very serious contender.
We need a couple of terms of a Ron Paul president to take a machete to the federal bureaucracy and bring some economic sense to government.
Originally posted by RSF77
reply to post by backinblack
For once, I agree with you in the interest of world peace.
Or, well, at least a slight increase in peace.edit on 13-8-2011 by RSF77 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Thunderheart
I wouldn't put too much weight on the straw poll.