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VALUES VOTERS VOTE.
They're about to announce the winner of today's straw poll, conducted after the last speech concluded a few hours ago. Right now, someone from ivotevalues.org is pitching their site. Find out about candidates, register to vote, oh, and "Pray for God to intervene."
Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council comes on to announce. First, he lists the top four issues for the voters here, which they also voted on. In from top to bottom: abortion, marriage, tax cuts, permanent tax relief for families.
And now, the results of the straw poll. The top four, in descending order: Romney, Huckabee, Paul, and Thompson. A total of 5,776 votes were cast, and Romney topped Huckabee by a margin of just 30 votes.
I was certain Huckabee would come out on top. I wonder what sort of effect this will have on whether or not Dobson and friends run a third-party candidate? If the "values voters" folks are backing a front runner, seems much less likely.
--Kate Sheppard
COMMENTS (3)
What happpened to all the liberals' claims that "values voters" would never back an "evil" Mormon? Oops. It's rather the case that progressives are the bigoted ones who've already begun to smear Romney's religion.
Posted by: Anonymous | October 20, 2007 3:39 PM
Kate, they just put out a breakdown of on-site voting that was more in line with your prediction and proves the already evident idiocy of the anonymous comment above.
Huckabe 488
Romney 99
Thompson 77
Posted by: Dan | October 20, 2007 5:30 PM
Ah yes. The four most important issues in America--girls that do it, gays that do it, taxes and taxes.
I seem to remember hearing that there was a war on somewhere.
Posted by: rufustfyrfly | October 20, 2007 9:43 PM