Ron Paul Wins Five Straw Polls, Mainstream Media Remains Silent
Whether it's Washington, Alabama, New Hampshire, or South Carolina, the message is the same. We want our freedom, our rights, our money, and our country back, and we're willing to do whatever it takes to make it happen. Thousands are driving from all over their states to show support resulting in straw poll victories for Ron Paul with percentages as high as 81%. Dr. Paul has placed in a total of 16 straw polls now, tying him with Romney and thrusting him far beyond Giuliani in terms of visible support, and not a word about the trend can be heard from the mainstream media. To put this into perspective, there were over 4,800 articles in the mainstream media about the Iowa straw poll in which Mitt Romney spent over $200,000 ensuring his win, while there are a whopping 162 mainstream articles combined from all five straw polls in which Ron Paul was victorious. Most of these mentions are no more than a one-senence blurb incorporated into an article about a more general topic. But, this is the Internet, and we have access to the truth:
Straw Poll Victories
FIRST PLACE (5)
New Hampshire Taxpayers, July 7 ~ 1st 65.3%
North Carolina, Gaston GOP, August 13, ~ 1st 36.6%
New Hampshire, Stafford, NH, August 18 ~ 1st 72.7%
Alabama, August 18 ~ 1st 81.2%
Washington State, August 21 ~ 1st 28.1%
SECOND PLACE (5)
Utah GOP, June 12, 2nd 5.4%
LibertyPapers.org conference, June 16 ~ 2nd 16.7%
Georgia, Cobb Co. GOP, July 4 ~ 2nd 17%
South Carolina, Georgetown Co., July 28 ~ 2nd 18%
West Lafayette, Indiana, August 18 ~ 2nd 11.7%
| Candidate | First | Second | Third | Total |
| Ron Paul | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| Mitt Romney | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
| Fred Thompson | 10 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| Rudy Giuliani | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Mike Huckabee | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Duncan Hunter | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Sam Brownback | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| John McCain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tommy Thompson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| John Cox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Gilmore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Tancredo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Clearly, it's up to us to get the word out. Join your local meetup, talk to family, friends, and co-workers. This is our one chance to save our country. Let's make it happen!
Thursday, August 23rd 2007 at 6:01 am
Great work! Indiana should be tied 3rd not 2nd : http://www.blogsforfredthompson.com/fred-thompson-ties-victory-indiana-straw-poll
Here’s my tally:
Compilation of 16 Republican Straw Polls since June 1, 2007.
Results for Ron Paul:
FIRST (5)
New Hampshire Taxpayers, July 7 ~ 1st 61.9% (182/294)
North Carolina, Gaston GOP, August 13, ~ 1st 36.6% (15/41)
New Hampshire, Strafford Co., NH, August 18 ~ 1st 72.7% (208/286)
West Alabama, August 18 ~ 1st 81.2% (216/266)
Washington State, August 21 ~ 1st 28.1% (40/160)
SECOND (4)
Utah GOP, June 12, 2nd 5.4% (70/1295)
LibertyPapers.org conference, June 16 ~ 2nd 16.7% (NA)
Georgia, Cobb Co. GOP, July 4 ~ 2nd 17% (42/247)
South Carolina, Georgetown Co., July 28 ~ 2nd 18% (40/223)
THIRD (4)
National Federation of Republican Assemblies, August 4, St. Louis, MO ~ 3rd 14% (NA)
Illinois, Springfield, August 16 ~ tied 3rd 18.87% (174/922)
Minnesota House Republican Caucus, August 22 ~ 3rd 16% (NA)
Indiana, Tippecanoe Co., August 18 ~ tied 3rd 11.7% (21/180)
FOURTH (1)
California Republican Assembly, July 1 ~ 4th 12% (NA)
FIFTH (1)
Iowa, Ames, August 11 ~ 5th 9.12% (1,305/14,302)
SIXTH (1)
Young Republican National Federation, Ft Lauderdale FL, July 8th ~ 6th 4.5% (11/247)
Sources:
http://www.freemarketnews.com/WorldNews.asp?nid=47579
http://ok4ronpaul.ashlux.com/wiki/index.php?title=2008_Presidential_GOP_straw_poll_results
http://isilion.blogsome.com/2007/08/19/85/
Thursday, August 23rd 2007 at 10:46 am
Great information! Thanks. Has anyone tabulated the actual votes cast for each candidate (cumulatively) throughout these straw polls?
Thursday, August 23rd 2007 at 12:48 pm
Check the Nashua Telegraph for two good articles in two days, including news of the polls, and Seacoast Online also about the Strafford (not Stafford) poll.
Daily Paul will also have updates from insiders.
Thursday, August 23rd 2007 at 5:55 pm
It might be interesting to sum up the actual votes in these straw polls, instead of the number of times a candidate finished first, second or third.
Saturday, August 25th 2007 at 11:04 pm
This story has over 800 copies on google now! Complete with error for 2nd place Indiana which should be either 3rd= or 4th=. Another win yesterday and still no media! True the polls are small, but as one reporter said “politics is won by those who show up”. I’ve been posting this list on comments on blogs but this blog seems to have attracted the most attention! Well done Chris.
My updated list:
Compilation of 19 Republican Straw Polls since June 1, 2007.
Results for Ron Paul:
FIRST (6)
New Hampshire Taxpayers, July 7 ~ 1st 61.9% (182/294)
North Carolina, Gaston Co. GOP, August 13, ~ 1st 36.6% (15/41)
New Hampshire, Strafford Co., August 18 ~ 1st 72.7% (208/286)
West Alabama, August 18 ~ 1st 81.2% (216/266)
Washington State, South Sound Ronald Reagan Republican Club, August 21 ~ 1st 28.1% (40/160)
Georgia, DeKalb Co. August 24 ~ 1st 23.8% (20/84)
SECOND (4)
Utah GOP, June 12, 2nd 5.4% (70/1295)
National Taxpayers Union, June 16 ~ 2nd 16.7% (NA)
Georgia, Cobb Co. GOP, July 4 ~ 2nd 17% (42/247)
South Carolina, Georgetown Co., July 28 ~ 2nd 17.9% (40/223)
THIRD (3)
National Federation of Republican Assemblies, August 4, St. Louis, MO ~ 3rd 13.8% (18/130)
Illinois State Fair, Springfield, August 16 ~ 3rd 18.9% (174/922)
Minnesota House Republican Caucus, August 22 ~ 3rd 16% (NA)
FOURTH (3)
California Republican Assembly, July 1 ~ tied 4th 12% (NA)
Students for Life of America, August 16 ~ 4th 9.0% (57/635)
Indiana, West Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., August 18 ~ tied 4th 11.7% (21/180)
FIFTH (1)
Iowa, Ames, August 11 ~ 5th 9.12% (1,305/14,302)
SIXTH (2)
Young Republican National Federation, Ft Lauderdale FL, July 8th ~ 6th 4.5% (11/247)
Western Montana Fair, August 15, ~ 6th 14.0% (3/85)
Source:
http://ok4ronpaul.ashlux.com/wiki/index.php?title=2008_Presidential_GOP_straw_poll_results