RonPaulFanInGA
02-27-2011, 08:50 PM
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-herman-cain-tea-party-poll-20110228,0,5646525.story
It always helps to show up. Republican Herman Cain, a former chief executive of Godfather Pizza and the only declared candidate of either party for the 2012 presidential election, won a straw poll Sunday among "tea-party" supporters at a weekend policy summit in Phoenix. Cain was one of the weekend's most popular speakers.
Two other presumed candidates who showed up -- U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, and former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty -- placed second and third.
But the event's sponsor, Tea Party Patriots, also released separate results for online voting. In that poll, Paul, a tea-party favorite for his unbending stance on fiscal conservatism, won by a substantial margin. That result was disappointing to many of the summit's attendees but not unexpected.
"It's the people who showed up, paid their money and have skin in the game that matter," said Lee Earle, an Arizona tea-party activist. Paul's supporters, he said, are well known for their online activism.
It always helps to show up. Republican Herman Cain, a former chief executive of Godfather Pizza and the only declared candidate of either party for the 2012 presidential election, won a straw poll Sunday among "tea-party" supporters at a weekend policy summit in Phoenix. Cain was one of the weekend's most popular speakers.
Two other presumed candidates who showed up -- U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, and former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty -- placed second and third.
But the event's sponsor, Tea Party Patriots, also released separate results for online voting. In that poll, Paul, a tea-party favorite for his unbending stance on fiscal conservatism, won by a substantial margin. That result was disappointing to many of the summit's attendees but not unexpected.
"It's the people who showed up, paid their money and have skin in the game that matter," said Lee Earle, an Arizona tea-party activist. Paul's supporters, he said, are well known for their online activism.