Wednesday, May 18, 2011

6 GOP 2012ers already in for the Iowa's Ames Straw Poll


With the Iowa straw poll a mere 90 days away, the absence of an obvious leader in the GOP race for the presidency, or even an obvious lineup, has left Republicans in a state of unease - but the uncertainty has also heightened anticipation, insiders say.....


......Scheduled this year for Aug. 13, the straw poll is a combination state GOP fundraising event, closely watched measuring stick of early campaign strength, and a dress rehearsal for the first-in-the-nation caucuses here in February.

Republicans Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Tim Pawlenty and Rick Santorum are definitely in for the straw poll, Des Moines Register interviews with campaign aides and Iowa insiders show.


Poll-leading power candidate Mitt Romney will make his first Iowa visit of the year on May 27, but insiders don't expect a heavy presence here from him - or from Jon Huntsman or Sarah Palin before the straw poll.

Read the full story here.

1 comment:

BOSMAN said...

Hey Rev,

I guess this means that Bachmann is in?