On Saturday, January 13th at the Maricopa County Republican meeting, a straw poll was conducted on the 2008 Presidential candidates and the reasons why the Republican faithful thought we lost the election last November. Here are those results:
458 Ballots cast
| First Choice for Presidential Candidate: | ||
| 1 | Hunter | 96 |
| 2 | Romney | 82 |
| 3 | Gingrich | 53 |
| 4 | McCain | 50 |
| 5 | Rice | 27 |
| 6 | Tancredo | 24 |
| 7 | Giuliani | 22 |
| 8 | Brownback | 14 |
| 9 | Huckabee | 10 |
| 10 | Hagel | 2 |
| 11 | Barbour | 1 |
| 12 | Pataki | 0 |
| Unacceptable Presidential Candidates: | ||
| 1 | McCain | 282 |
| 2 | Hagel | 272 |
| 3 | Pataki | 260 |
| 4 | Giuliani | 213 |
| 5 | Barbour | 113 |
| 6 | Brownback | 108 |
| 6 | Huckabee | 108 |
| 7 | Rice | 91 |
| 8 | Tancredo | 85 |
| 9 | Gingrich | 81 |
| 10 | Hunter | 71 |
| 11 | Romney | 65 |
| Acceptable Presidential Candidates: | ||
| 1 | Rice | 269 |
| 2 | Gingrich | 265 |
| 3 | Romney | 239 |
| 4 | Tancredo | 219 |
| 5 | Barbour | 182 |
| 6 | Brownback | 178 |
| 7 | Huckabee | 167 |
| 7 | Hunter | 167 |
| 8 | Giuliani | 157 |
| 9 | McCain | 89 |
| 10 | Pataki | 70 |
| 11 | Hagel | 28 |
| Republicans lost last November because: | ||
| Primary Reason | Iraq | 136 |
| Secondary Reason | Spending | 115 |
| Tertiary Reason | Too Lenient on Immigration | 94 |
I’m up here in Oregon looking for a Presidential candidate I can support.
Illegal immigration is an important issue for me this go around. Although, terrorism, a strong military and a sound economy are also high on my priority list.
I saw Duncan Hunter speak and answer questions on a C-SPAN segment. I was impressed with his speaking style and ability to respond to tough questions.
Hunter has a straight out approach we Westerners can understand, along with a good sense of humor.
I saw this poll and I was impressed, since the National Press barely mentions his name. They seem infatuated by McCain, Romney, and Giuliani. I am not. I like the idea of a true Westerner in The White House, the last one did very well(Ronald Reagan).
It seems I am not alone in disliking the so called “front runners.” I hope the National Press wakes up to a “sage brush rebellion” brewing out West.
Duncan Hunter maybe a dark horse, but I like his plain spoken tough talk on the border, terrorism, and our national economy.
It wouldn’t be the first time the West has ridden a strong horse to victory over the East Coast Establishment.