Michigan Daily: Ron Paul wins Straw Poll

[FrankRep]

http://media.www.michigandaily.com/media/storage/paper851/news/2007/10/10/Government/In.Dearborn.Gop.Hopefuls.Talk.Taxes.Trade-3023630.shtml

In Dearborn, GOP hopefuls talk taxes, trade



Dearborn Political Science Asst. Prof. Trevor Thrall said he was surprised by the student turnout at the watch party. The crowd was made up mostly of students, many wearing T-shirts and carrying signs supporting Republican candidate Ron Paul, a Texas congressman.


Paul didn't get as many chances to speak as some of the more mainstream candidates, but every time he did, the crowd in the University Center applauded. At the end of the debate, a faculty panel conducted a straw poll of the audience. Paul got 49 percent. Romney came in a distant second with 13 percent.


Yeah baby!

[DrNoZone]

Go RP! We controls all your straw pollz!

[Ron Paul Fan]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! Another straw poll win!!!!!!! Almost 125 students voted for Ron Paul! We're almost like a machine in these polls! Ron Paul delivers speech to over 2,000 people at U of Michigan and wins straw poll! Somebody stop us!!!!!!

[Perry]

All your republican base are belong to us!

[Bradley in DC]

This helps confirm my thesis: most people don't know who Ron Paul is or why he's going to save our country (maybe if he adopted Brittany Spears or something?), but that among people who do know about him he does well.

If we could just keep introducing him (politely: no "angry" emails!), to enough people, soon enough, the primaries will look like the straw polls. :)

[BIG_J]

I'm in ur party winnin' ur Nomanashun!