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Mitt Romney seems to be spending money bussing people out to these Straw Polls. It was report back in Iowa but all I hear from Illinois (my home state) Republicans is Mitt ,Mitt, Mitt. Too bad they are packing the polls. I mean, is Fred Thompson really RUNNING. I find him on the Illinois Straw Poll Suspect.
Here is the Press Release from the Republican Republican Party.
Mitt Romney Wins Illinois Straw Poll -
Thursday, August 16, 2007
SPRINGFIELD,
IL –Illinois State Republican Party Chairman Andy McKenna announced
today that Mitt Romney won the Illinois Straw Poll on Republican Day at
the Illinois State Fair.
“Congratulations to Mitt Romney, whose strong showing today
indicates he has begun to put together a strong statewide organization”
said McKenna. “There’s no question that Illinois’ demographics closely
match those of the United States and this could be an indication as to
whom Illinois voters are leaning toward this coming February.”
The Illinois Republican Party sponsored the straw poll during its
Republican Day festivities at the Illinois State Fair in
Springfield. Requirements to participate were: having participated in
one of the previously held Republican Presidential Debates; or having
polled above 5% in a national, independent poll.
“As I watched hundreds of people literally standing in the rain to
vote in our straw poll, it drove home that the Illinois Republican
Party is strongly united,” said McKenna. “This was a phenomenal
opportunity for the grassroots leaders of the Party to hear from the
presidential campaigns.”
The Illinois Republican Presidential Straw Poll was conducted on electronic voting machines and ran from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Final Results:
- Mitt Romney – 40.35%
- Fred Thompson – 19.96%
- Ron Paul – 18.87%
- Rudy Giuliani – 11.61%
- John McCain – 4.12%
- Mike Huckabee – 3.04%
- Sam Brownback – 1.08%
- Duncan Hunter - .65%
- Tom Tancrado - .33%
http://weareillinois.org/Connect/Detail/tabid/73/news_item_id/345/Default.aspx
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