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Originally Posted by samcol
Winning straw polls means nothing... 
Even though Ron Paul has dominated every other Repub candidate overall in straw polls.
Sorry, for the sarcasm, but that's all this thread has been about in regards to RP's achievements.
In all honesty, I'd easily vote for Kucinich over any Repub or Dem candidate besides Paul. Nice to see him beat Hillary for sure.
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Come on guys, be serious.....straw polls mean very little and measure even less, particularly county party events like this one and most of Ron Pau's straw poll "wins"
They have no statistical validity and only measure an organization's ability to get its more activist supporters to attend a a meaningless event (often a state/county party fundraiser where participants pay to play).
This one cost $25
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Originally Posted by ASU2003
Is it because of the war issue that he did so well?
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I dont doubt that his war position helped....but he was the only candidate to attend in person. Don't you think that might have influenced the turn-out and results?
Of course, the bottom tier candidates try harder at these minor events...they have everything to gain by participating. Did the Hillary and Barak teams even bother to encourage their supporters to attend? Who knows?
Bottom line - there's not a political consultant around who would put much stock in a straw poll other than to build their contributors lists and potentially give their candidate a short term psychological boost.
But if it keeps you involved and engaged in the process, cool