Well, the Straw Poll is done with. Romney takes it from Ron Paul by a single vote. Normally this would be reason for me to be disappointed. As an adamant Libertarian, I should be unhappy that our best shot at having some political representation in the white house was a lost one. And yet, I am unaffected, due to complete worthlessness and inaccuracy of the GOP Straw Poll.
As you may recall, the winner of the last Straw was a man by the name of Fred Thompson. Fred Thompson, who withdrew from the race for the Republican nomination after a failing campaign. Fred Thompson the friggin actor. He won by a much larger margin than Romney, and it turned out to mean nothing. Therefor, I am forced to assume that this poll will mean less, and Romney's presidency is to be doomed.
It should be noted than John McCain, who, if you remember, ended up being the actual Republican candidate, came in last in the 2008 poll. If the Straw Poll is any indicator, then I'm also forced to assume...
I don't know who the guy in the picture is, but I doubt he will be the Republican candidate for President. Romney is a very strong candidate but I doubt he can win the nomination because his religious affiliation will encounter resistance from the Republican base.
ReplyDeleteOther strong contenders will be Tim Pawlenty, Bobby Jindal, John Kyl and Michelle Bachman. Sarah Palin, while very strong with the Republican base, probably does not have the gravitas necessary to win the nod.