Romney to score meaningless victory today at Ames
Mitt Romney- the only major candidate contesting today's Ames Straw Poll- will win.
Romney- who is rolling in dough and busing volunteers in from all over the state to vote after paying the $35 per voter registration fee that is the real purpose of this fundraising effort for the Iowa Republican Party- had the poll well and truly bought a long time ago, which is why fellow first-tier candidates Fred Thompson, Rudy Giuliani, and John McCain decided to skip it.
Romney's people, of course, will claim a famous victory, but the result is essentially meaningless. If the straw poll has any real significance, it will be in determining whether Mike Huckabee or Sam Brownback manages to retain viability by finishing second.
Romney- who is rolling in dough and busing volunteers in from all over the state to vote after paying the $35 per voter registration fee that is the real purpose of this fundraising effort for the Iowa Republican Party- had the poll well and truly bought a long time ago, which is why fellow first-tier candidates Fred Thompson, Rudy Giuliani, and John McCain decided to skip it.
Romney's people, of course, will claim a famous victory, but the result is essentially meaningless. If the straw poll has any real significance, it will be in determining whether Mike Huckabee or Sam Brownback manages to retain viability by finishing second.
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