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08-15-2007, 06:18 PM
Ron Paul Iowa Exit Poll Shows Win? (3)
Wednesday, August 15, 2007 - FreeMarketNews.com
Reported "Exit Poll Results," according to YouTube site, see below
Iowa Straw Poll Exit Poll ...
Ron Paul______37.01%
M Huckabee___20.85%
T Tancredo____16.72%
Mitt Romney___10.03%
S Brownback___06.91%
T Thompson____04.35%
D Hunter_______01.34%
F Thompson____00.89%
Rudy Giuliani___00.67%
John McCain____00.56%
John Cox_______00.45%
"Ron Paul actually won the Iowa Straw Poll by a large margin. ... 6% were exit polled, and RP won overwhelmingly."
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The above numbers were derived from feedback to the following site:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPyrcrVGL4o
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Update:
Sources who attended the Ames, Iowa Straw Poll said that the Ron Paul exit pollers were "obviously supporters" of the Ron Paul campaign and that therefore supporters of other campaigns might not have spoken to them - and avoided them as a matter of fact. This would have the obvious result of skewing an exit poll. It is a reason why exit pollers must not evince any obvious bias toward one candidate or another - and be ideologically uncomitted if possible.
Sources close to the Ron Paul campaign say staffers do not believe that the voting was significantly erroneous and they are satisfied with the nearly 10 percent that Ron Paul garnered. FMNN previously reported that this figure represented a "top of the arc" return, given that national polls had Ron Paul in the 2-3% support range. (article revised, edited and updated to clarify YouTube information and Ron Paul campaign response).
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007 - FreeMarketNews.com
Reported "Exit Poll Results," according to YouTube site, see below
Iowa Straw Poll Exit Poll ...
Ron Paul______37.01%
M Huckabee___20.85%
T Tancredo____16.72%
Mitt Romney___10.03%
S Brownback___06.91%
T Thompson____04.35%
D Hunter_______01.34%
F Thompson____00.89%
Rudy Giuliani___00.67%
John McCain____00.56%
John Cox_______00.45%
"Ron Paul actually won the Iowa Straw Poll by a large margin. ... 6% were exit polled, and RP won overwhelmingly."
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The above numbers were derived from feedback to the following site:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPyrcrVGL4o
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Update:
Sources who attended the Ames, Iowa Straw Poll said that the Ron Paul exit pollers were "obviously supporters" of the Ron Paul campaign and that therefore supporters of other campaigns might not have spoken to them - and avoided them as a matter of fact. This would have the obvious result of skewing an exit poll. It is a reason why exit pollers must not evince any obvious bias toward one candidate or another - and be ideologically uncomitted if possible.
Sources close to the Ron Paul campaign say staffers do not believe that the voting was significantly erroneous and they are satisfied with the nearly 10 percent that Ron Paul garnered. FMNN previously reported that this figure represented a "top of the arc" return, given that national polls had Ron Paul in the 2-3% support range. (article revised, edited and updated to clarify YouTube information and Ron Paul campaign response).
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http://www.freemarketnews.com/WorldNews.asp?nid=47335&fb=1
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