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straw poll stories: 12 news summaries

Huckabee Wins Conservative Straw Poll

Palin lags behind
with Pawlenty,
Romney, Pence

Sep 19, 09 8:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mike Huckabee easily won a presidential straw poll today at a conference for social conservatives, Politico reports. The former Arkansas governor garnered 28% of 597 votes at the annual Values Voter Summit in Washington, DC. Tying for second, each with about 12% of the vote, were former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt... More »

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Mitt Romney • Mike Pence • conservative • Mike Huckabee • straw poll • Tim Pawlenty • Family Research Council • Sarah Palin

Romney Top Conservative Pick for 2012 in CPAC Poll

Mitt beats out Jindal and Palin in CPAC Poll

Mar 1, 09 4:58 AM CST
(Newser) - GOP right-wingers back Mitt Romney to be the 2012 presidential candidate, according to a straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Convention. Yesterday's survey offers a glimpse of conservative thinking as the party begins to reshape itself after heavy losses, Politico notes. Romney, backed by 20% of those polled, bested... More »

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Mitt Romney • Newt Gingrich • straw poll • Bobby Jindal • CPAC • Sarah Palin • Election 2012 • Conservative Political Action Convention

Values Voters Pick Romney, Barely

Straw poll puts Huckabee 2nd; Paul beats Thompson

Oct 21, 07 7:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mitt Romney came home with a slim lead over Mike Huckabee in yesterday's straw poll at the Family Research Council's Values Voters Summit in Washington, reports CNN. Romney won nearly 28% of the 5,776 conservative Christian votes, with the former Arkansas governor falling just 30 votes behind. Ron Paul... More »

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Mitt Romney • Fred Thompson • Mike Huckabee • Ron Paul • straw poll • Republican candidate

Romney Has Major Stake in Sinking Fund

Candidates in both parties could see big donations dry up

Aug 16, 07 7:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Former Massachusetts  Governor Mitt Romney has a substantial investment in a teetering Goldman Sachs hedge fund that was propped up with a $3 billion cash infusion after it lost a third of its value. Romney, who won a symbolic victory in Iowa's GOP straw poll last weekend, is thought to... More »

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Mitt Romney • Iowa • Goldman Sachs • bank • hedge fund • straw poll • campaign contributions

GOP Straw Poll Finishes Tommy Thompson

Former Wisconsin governor drops out
after 6th-place showing

Aug 13, 07 12:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Longshot presidential candidate Tommy Thompson announced yesterday he's dropping out of the race after finishing sixth in Iowa's Republican straw poll. The former Wisconsin governor set a goal for himself of coming in first or second, but he couldn't even beat Libertarian loose cannon Ron Paul. "There's no sense... More »

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Iowa • Republican • Tommy Thompson • presidential campaign • straw poll • Election 2008

Runner-up Huckabee Big Winner in Iowa

Showing could catapult GOP longshot into
top echelon

Aug 12, 07 9:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee was a surprise winner in Iowa's straw poll yesterday when he came in a strong second, which may have catapulted him into the top tier. He pulled 18.1% of the vote to Mitt Romney’s 31.5%. Huckabee's performance is particularly impressive given that he... More »

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Mitt Romney • Iowa • Republican • presidential campaign • Mike Huckabee • voting • straw poll • Election 2008 • presidential election

Romney Wins Straw Poll

Mormon leads Pubs in Midwest

Aug 11, 07 8:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mitt Romney has won the Iowa straw poll, widely regarded as a colander for presidential hopefuls, the Washington Post reports. Romney beat out a field of conservatives in the non-binding vote in Ames, but left-lilting frontrunner Rudy Giuliani had already bowed out of the race. More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • Iowa • Republican • Fred Thompson • straw poll • Ames • Republican presidential primaries • Election 2008

The Right Rips Into Romney

He's grilled on abortion switch in lead-up to Iowa straw poll

Aug 10, 07 5:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is getting flamed by all-out assault on his conservative bona fides in the run-up to tomorrow's straw poll in  Iowa, reports the New York Times. The former Massachusetts governor has been hit by particularly withering criticism for his change of heart on abortion, with talk... More »

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Mitt Romney • abortion • YouTube • Iowa • Republican • conservative • straw poll • Election 2008

From Whispers, GOP Hopefuls Aim for a Roar

Backchannel back-stabbing on rise ahead of Iowa poll

Aug 9, 07 3:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - With second-tier candidates sensing that Saturday's straw poll may be their last, best chance to stay in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, Iowa is abuzz with whispering campaigns, Slate's John Dickerson says. The homegrown negative ads are a major tool for cash-poor politicians with names like Tancredo, Brownback... More »

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Sam Brownback • John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • Iowa • Republican • Fred Thompson • presidential campaign • GOP • Mike Huckabee • poll • straw poll • Tom Tancredo • Election 2008 • presidential election

For Rudy, It Aways Comes Back to 9/11

The pros and cons
of having terror as
your touchstone

Jun 28, 07 1:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Los Angeles Times tracks Rudy Giuliani's rhetoric on the stump, and marvels at the way he manages to bring just about any topic around to the threat of  terror. Fourteen seconds into in a speech in Des Moines called "Restoring Fiscal Discipline and Cutting Wasteful Washington Spending" the... More »

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Florida • Rudy Giuliani • terrorism • Iowa • Fidel Castro • World Trade Center • September 11 • straw poll • Election 2008

Romney May Go It Alone in Iowa Straw Poll

Other Republicans pulling out of summer pre-Caucus

Jun 8, 07 4:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mitt Romney could have a distinct advantage in August's straw poll in Iowa: He could be only one showing up. ABC reports that with GOP frontrunners Giuliani and McCain passing on the Ames poll, the rest of the field may choose to conserve energy and funds, too. Even the media... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • Iowa • presidential campaign • caucus • straw poll • Ames • Election 2008

Giuliani to Iowa: See You Later

Candidate's decision
to skip straw poll raises questions about McCain, caucuses

Jun 6, 07 1:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani will skip the August Iowa straw poll, a decision that allows him to trim some $3 million out of his budget as he attempts to maintain his national frontrunner status. His campaign manager says Giuliani is "100% committed to winning" the January caucuses, but the decision renews... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • Iowa • caucus • straw poll • Election 2008

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