So the latest snapshot of the fluid race for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008 comes from Wisconsin, where the state Republican convention conducted a straw poll last weekend. The outcome?
US Senator George Allen - 61 votes, former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani - 60, former US House Speaker Newt Gingrich - 53, Secretary of State Condi Rice - 50, Governor Mitt Romney - 40, US Senator John McCain - 37, US Senator Sam Brownback - 11, US Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and Congressman Tom Tancredo tied with 8 each, Governor George Pataki - 4, Governor Mike Huckabee - 2, US Senator Chuck Hagel - 1.
Yep, John McCain came in 6th place, while Newt Gingrich came in 3rd. This is just a "beauty contest" of course, but it gives us some sense of how party activists see this race shaping up in that section of the country.
Posted by armand at May 22, 2006 08:02 PM | TrackBack | Posted to Politics