July 7, 2007 - Following the surprising announcement that Ron Paul is third in terms of fundraising this quarter, comes the news that the Cobb country GOP, the biggest Republican organization in Georgia, held a straw poll in which Ron came in second. Here’s how the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported it:
“Year after year, the Fourth of July gathering by the Cobb County GOP is one of the largest in the state. On Thursday, 247 cast votes in a presidential straw poll. To no one’s surprise, Fred Thompson - who has a fund-raiser in Atlanta on Friday - was the leader. But the fact that Ron Paul and Mitt Romney finished second and third may be significant. Possibly. It was just a straw poll.”
Here’s the vote break-down:
- Fred Thompson: 30%
- Ron Paul: 17%
- Mitt Romney: 15%
- Mike Huckabee: 13%
- Newt Gingrich: 12%
- Rudy Giuliani: 10%
- John McCain, Tom Tancredo, Jim Gilmore: 1%