Ron Paul wins another straw poll!
Poll organizer loses credibility by unsuccessfully attempting to discredit support for The Patriot Congressman.
WASHINGTON (PNN) - October 10, 2011 – Ron Paul has won another straw poll. Hpowever, the principal organizer of the Values Voters Summit, in a gesture that only succeeded in damaging his organization’s credibility, now says the group’s straw poll should not be taken seriously.
Following a victory by Texas Republican Congressman Ron Paul, Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, told CNN on Monday morning that the win was merely an “outlier”, suggesting the group’s poll was actually “irrelevant”.
“Ron Paul bussed in over 600 people not to attend the conference but to hear his speech and vote,” said Perkins. “I give them credit for being organized.”
A total of 1,983 ballots were cast, with Paul taking 732.
Perkins claimed that Paul’s win was not “truly reflective of where values voters stand”, and instead praised former Godfather’s Pizza CEO Herman Cain.
“I think there’s something to be said about his results in the straw poll,” Perkins said. During the presidential primary season, numerous Republican organizations typically compete for clout by holding their own straw polls, which television media often cite as reason to promote one candidate over another.
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), for example, enjoyed time in the spotlight after winning the Iowa straw poll, and even had a fair share of pundits and anchors calling her a front-runner.
The same will not be said of Paul, because corpoate media continues to disregard popular support for the only candidate who sdtands for constitutional Rule of Law and not special corporate interests.
Value Voters has lost all credibility by its stand, which has no bearing on the simple fact that Ron Paul, known as The Patriot Congressman by his supporters, won the Value Voters straw poll.