Slog - Comments on Slog Straw Poll Results http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/slog_straw_poll_results Voting closed at noon in our highly influential and completely unscientific poll of your preferred Democratic and Republican presidential candidates. We had over 2,000 votes in the Democratic poll (which ran for five days) and over 400 votes in the Republican poll (which ran for one day). See the comments here and here for tons of thoughts from Slog readers about what it all means. Results below. Democrats: Republicans:... Copyright 2008 Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:30:00 -0800 Tue, 30 Jan 2007 23:51:07 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Jake of 8bitjoystick.com Wow you think the Republicans would have at least one likable elect able candidate. One would expect that they had some governor stashed away kept separate from the clusterfuck that was the first six years of the Bush presidency under a Republican ruled congress. I mean Rudy has some serious cross dressing, gay loving, wife divorcing, mob connections skeletons in his closet that is going to be awesome when they come out and there is only one person in Washington DC that can out “John Kerry” John Kerry and that is Senator Walnuts McCain http://therealmccain.com/

]]> Jake of 8bitjoystick.com http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/slog_straw_poll_results#c604306 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/slog_straw_poll_results#c604306 Politics Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:56:08 -0800 Comment by JAK I can't believe more people didn't vote Romney. There's no way he's getting the nomination, of course, on account of he's Mormon. But if he did, there's no way he'd get elected - on account of he's Mormon.

The Evangelicals will not elect someone who's a member of something they consider a cult.

]]> JAK http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/slog_straw_poll_results#c604490 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/slog_straw_poll_results#c604490 Politics Tue, 30 Jan 2007 15:03:45 -0800 Comment by Gomez I can't believe more people didn't vote Romney. There's no way he's getting the nomination, of course, on account of he's Mormon. But if he did, there's no way he'd get elected - on account of he's Mormon.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says hi.

]]> Gomez http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/slog_straw_poll_results#c604538 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/slog_straw_poll_results#c604538 Politics Tue, 30 Jan 2007 15:32:56 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Harry Reid is the President?

The GOP nominee is not going to be Giuliani or Romney or McCain. The GOP is still completely controlled by evangelical Christians, and they will choose the nominee. These guys have all been explicitly nixed. The nominee will be someone with rock-solid evangelical credentials who can pass James Dobson's vetting and (they hope) attract some crossover votes.

Remember how Bush ran in 2000? He was not far right; he was "compassionate conservative", an evangelical who cared, with a conservative resume and business connections. That smells like Brownback to me.

Newt is a potential dark horse, but I think he's too unstable, and too iffy with the Jesus people, to win; but maybe he can convince them that he will vote their way. That's always been Newt's chief skill: cynical opportunism, and salesmanship.

None of these other guys matter one way or the other. Duncan Hunter? Right.

I've heard people say that Dobson's going to end up picking Jeb. Lord have mercy.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/slog_straw_poll_results#c604591 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/slog_straw_poll_results#c604591 Politics Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:05:00 -0800 Comment by golob I'm just waiting for Jenna's first term.

]]> golob http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/slog_straw_poll_results#c604643 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/slog_straw_poll_results#c604643 Politics Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:45:07 -0800 Comment by gnossos nope...Jenna went to Univ. of Texas. Barbara went to Yale, so under the dynasty rule she gets to go first.

]]> gnossos http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/slog_straw_poll_results#c604986 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/slog_straw_poll_results#c604986 Politics Tue, 30 Jan 2007 23:51:07 -0800