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Iowa Straw Poll has interesting results.(Inside Track)(Brief article)
The Iowa Straw Poll was expected to attract as many as 40,000 people this year, with about 30,000 of them voting. But on the day of the event, the heat index soared to 102 degrees, discouraging a big turnout, and the final vote tally totaled only 14,302.
With top GOP contenders Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, and Fred Thompson giving the Iowa Straw Poll a pass, it was predicted by some analysts that well-heeled Mitt Romney might beat the second-place finisher by as much as an eight-to-one margin. In the end, Romney beat Mike Huckabee by less than a two-to-one margin (32 percent to 18 percent).
Compared to the millions spent by Romney, Huckabee estimated that he spent only $150,000 for the votes he received. Huckabee ...
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