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.