Sorry to be a bit late posting this. You'd think Iowa, being in the centre of America -- make that the Heartland! -- would be pretty much covered by wi-fi, but it seems there are a few dead spots.
You've heard the news? The results of the Iowa straw poll are in, and it looks as if the GOP is tilting decidedly to the right! Right? You damn betcha! Michele Bachmann is today's winner. And in second place? Not Tim Pawlenty O'Nuttin, but the freedom lovers' choice, the tribune of the American majority...Ron Paul!
Mr. Paul, with a following among libertarian-leaning voters, wanted and got a surprisingly strong showing that might just convince Republicans he's more mainstream than not, hence more "electable".
The results of the nonbinding straw poll, held on the Iowa State University campus at Ames, came just hours after Texas Governor Rick Perry threw his nine-gallon hat in the race. Walt says you don't need the full ten gallons to take credit for an economy that looks pretty good only because the rest of the country is going into the tank. Don't look for many of Ron Paul's supporters to jump to a super-establishment candidate.
As for today's front-runner, let's wait and see what happens when -- not "if", but "when" -- Sarah Palin declares herself unable to resist the draft any longer. The GOP doesn't have room for two poster-girls, perhaps not even one. It's time the party, and the nation as a whole, voted for substance rather than image. It's high time.
PS - Just hedging our bets here... if what counts is putting a hottie out front (so to speak), the Paul campaign has it covered. How about this Iowa miss for running mate?!
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