Giuliani Notes: Rudy Wins Ohio GOP Straw Poll
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, left, speaks at a Republican fundraiser in Newport Beach, Calif., Saturday, March 24, 2007. Giuliani’s candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination was endorsed by U.S. Rep. Ed Royce, R-Calif., standing at right with his wife, Marie Royce.
Republican straw poll favors Giuliani
In what might be an early indication of the nation’s thinking on the next Republican presidential nominee, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani won a straw poll Saturday night with 233 votes at the Summit County party’s annual Lincoln Day Dinner in downtown Akron.
Giuliani’s total was 31 percent of the 752 votes cast in the straw poll.
Finishing second with 194 votes, or 26 percent, was U.S. Sen. John McCain of Arizona. Former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson of Tennessee was a distant third with 91 votes.
The poll results:
Rudy Giuliani – 31%
John McCain – 26%
Fred Thompson – 12%
Mitt Romney – 8%
The sample size is small but a win is a win.
And for Mitt Romney a DEVASTATING result. It can be said GOP voters are rejecting his campaign.
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