Posted by
NOTLEGALROADKILLYET on Saturday, February 24, 2007 11:19:05 PM
Two straw Presidential polls were taken at the Leadership Program of the Rockies, one written and one by a show of hands. I can state that Rudy Guiliani won the written poll, I am short on details as to how the other candidates did (I didn't take notes).
There was also a show of hands straw poll conducted by Frank Luntz. There were about 300 people in the room. Most, but not all, were conservative Republicans. Many were current or former office holders. I don't know what the percentage of Republican activists was in that room, but I would think it might be 75% or more.
Would anyone care to guess how many votes John McCain got in that room? I'll give you a hint. Another Senator who thinks himself Presidential Timber got two more votes than John McCain got.
While you mull that one over let me tell you that Rudy Guiliani won the straw poll with 40-50% of the room voting for him. Given the makeup of that room, I thought that amazing. A lot of people think him to be the strongest candidate and want a Republican naming judges.
That may be the good news. The bad news is that as Guiliani was winning, I heard someone say under his breath that he wouldn't vote for him. That tells me that some folks in the party aren't yet tired of losing. They would rather have a really bad Democrat than a Republican.
Now, for the answer to my quiz. Sam Brownback got two votes. John McCain got none!
There is a lesson here. The press may love John McCain. John McCain may love John McCain. The folks who John McCain would need to win in Colorado were in that room, and not one even likes John McCain!