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by Mountaineer | January 28, 2008 at 08:43 pm
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PAUL DEFEATS CLINTON IN CLINTON COUNTRY
January 28, 2008 4:01 am EST
MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT - Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul
defeated Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in the first straw poll
to pit Republicans against Democrats on the same ballot. Middletown, CT
held its city straw poll Saturday night at the Church of Holy Trinity.
Proceeds from the $10 fee for participating were donated to the
Connecticut Breast Cancer Coalition. Paul led on the first ballot with
42 percent to Clinton’s 30 percent and Obama’s 20 percent. Other
candidates received 2 percent or less. Other trailing candidates were
eliminated and on the third ballot Paul prevailed 46 to 42 percent.
Bryan Tracy, who is with the Paul campaign in Connecticut, said
although the Clinton supporters in Middletown were surprised, he wasn’t.
“This shows Ron Paul’s electability in the general election,” Tracy
said. “We think that when people get a chance to compare our stands on
the issues with Hillary’s, we will prevail.”
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at 21:05 on January 28th, 2008
I can just FEEL the comments coming...lol
at 00:30 on January 29th, 2008
Here is a comment. I added some photos of Ron Paul to your Straw Poll story. I interviewed Ron 3 times: Columbia.sc, St Pete, fl, and Myrtle Beach, sc. Barely Political was near me and video taping in St. Pete so I am on one of thier videos so Ron was bored with me after geting a hugg from the pretty blond.
at 00:36 on January 29th, 2008
I am SO jealous!!! And thank you
at 02:03 on January 29th, 2008
It usually helps to add some actual numbers when talking polls. Although Ron Paul did very well in both straw polls, these were not representitive nor scientific polls, there was an admission fee to take part. In fact, the day before the straw poll you quote, Ron Paul finished behind John McCain but ahead of the other republicans in the Middletown GOP straw poll. Connecticuts has only 7 electoral votes.
Results of the Jan. 26 Middletown Straw Poll:
First Ballot:
Romney - 2%
McCain - 2%
Obama - 20%
Clinton - 30%
Paul - 42%
Second Ballot:
Obama - 22%
Clinton - 32%
Paul - 42%
Third Ballot
Clinton - 42%
Paul - 46%
Results of the Jan. 25 Connecticut GOP Straw Poll in Middletown Connecticut (online votes in parens):
Giuliani 24(10)
Huckabee 8(1)
McCain 78(26)
Paul 75 (21)
Romney 66 (70)
Uncommitted 5 (1)
Hunter 1 (0)
Thompson 0 (2)
at 07:38 on January 29th, 2008
Thank You