Iowa residents register for Republican presidential candidate Republic Michele Bachmann, R-Minnesota at the GOP straw poll in Ames, Iowa, Saturday, August 13, 2011 vote. (Credit: AP)AMES, Iowa - the Iowa straw poll is such a thing as a fraudulent matter, an alleged test of candidate support in which votes are bought and are Iowans with free barbecue and entertainment take venal.
But it's sure fun.
The straw poll for the uninitiated, is a carnival-like meeting where 15,000 or so Iowans cast ballots for the Republican presidential candidates. Bus in their supporters and their $30 entry fee pay the campaigns; Although most of the candidates on the ballot are talking during the festivities, straw type survey, most of the participants with their heads are formed. Did not often much a choice: to get free bus to the event on Tim Pawlenty, such as Iowans, had promised a promise to sign him.
Here are free concerts offered on-campus University, straw poll participants of the Iowa State - Michele Bachmann air-conditioned tent, which was far too small for their followers, featured Randy Travis - along with pounds of food and various gifts. The National Rifle Association handed out hats bright orange "NRA"; Bachmann voluntary went to hot dogs and bottles of water offers dressed in a free T-shirt Bachmann for everyone.
You choose some campaigns largely ignore the festivities. Mitt Romney, who won the straw poll four years ago, purchase tickets or bus in supporters of this time selected. Jon Huntsman and Newt Gingrich not also try, partly to buy their way to victory - Huntsman, because his moderate views not good with the socially conservative GOP partly play electorate and Gingrich because his campaign have not the resources to a hard kick. (Gingrich give a speech here this morning.)
For other campaign, the straw poll but provided an opportunity for a major boost for its President views, largely because the media the shape stories about the candidates who used in future event. Pawlenty, which was expected, that a strong challengers are Romney but could not fire catch, spent lavishly in an attempt to win the straw poll and turn around the story about his campaign.
Republican presidential candidate, links, former Senator from Pennsylvania, Rick Santorum; former Governor of Minnesota Tim Pawlenty; Republic of Ron Paul, R-Texas; Republic Thaddeus McCotter, R Michigan; Businessman Herman Cain; Republic of Michele Bachmann, R-Minnesota make for a group photo with the Republican Party straw poll in Ames, Iowa, Saturday, August 13, 2011. (credit: AP) Pawlenty backers went to the area Saturday in green Pawlenty T-shirts with "12" on the back; the campaign offered this famous Dave barbecue at their spacious tents and got Mike Huckabee come on stage, play with one of the bands, Pawlenty had brought to the, to entertain supporters. (Also Huckabee, no candidate has confirmed was Herman Cain and Rick Santorum, lead their tents)The scene at the Pawlenty of the spacious tent was relaxed; Bachmann smaller tent was something like a mob scene. Lines stretched across the parking lot, forcing Bachmann supporters wait 40 minutes to register and obtain food; a woman, leaning on a Walker with tennis balls at the bottom who said, she hope that the food would expire at the time not finally got to the front. (It doesn't). A group of homeschooling "Homeschoolers Bachmann" handed out T-shirts; If the candidate was, together with her husband, Marcus, for brief appearances, she was mobbed by adoring supporters that many said they prayed for them.
Ron Paul, had meanwhile Iowa Republican party, paid for the straw poll as a fundraiser, more than any other candidate for the right is a big tent in a prime location to set up; He offered a dunk tank, a huge inflatable Uncle Sam and an inflatable slide emblazoned with the words "sliding dollar." Paul's supporters seemed on average about 30 years younger than the rest of the people present; You presented life and let you life libertarian ideal in contrast to the rigid social conservatism that gathered around the bus "Values voters".
Santorum tried to attract participants with peach Marmalade from his family farm and a message of fearless loyalty to traditional values; the line in his tent was long, although nothing compared to Bachmann. (A Bachmann supporter in the line of Santorum permanent said that it was just there for the food.) Herman Cain had a small presence (and worse food) than some of his rivals, but he was surrounded by almost everyone perhaps those candidate anwesend-, although it was unclear how much would in translate vote. Unknown Republic Thaddeus McCotter was also a tent, though it was something like a ghost town - no surprise since most Americans, even those present here, not know that he is running for President.
The rows in the straw poll itself voices were very long; Speakers in the course of the day prayed participants to get into them in any case - and as soon as possible. Texas Governor Rick Perry here wasn't, but felt his presence: Perry announced his campaign in South Carolina during the straw poll, and his followers, dressed in "Americans for Rick Perry" t-Shirts, could be seen to walk the grounds. One were worn under the other T-shirts with a picture of a fetus, which read "I am a person", another, which showed President Obama as the Joker, Batman, with the word "Socialist" below; and reading "organize for Palin - get your Grrr on." Participants were passed through immigration, gun rights and other issues "Voter guides"; a man who condemn a guide Romney, Gingrich, Pawlenty and Huntsman was passing, said "There is a lot of gun grabbers in it."
Straw poll results will be announced that around 6 am Iowa time and Bachmann and Pawlenty in particular on the edge of their seats to sit. Bachmann takes a victory maintain their momentum and try to set the perception that it is a gang of four fringe candidate rest; Pawlenty, whose fund-raising sputtered as his campaign has dried up, is compared to enormous pressure to drop out if he is not strong finish and the case that make it is possible. Cain, Santorum and Paul, meanwhile hope that a stronger than expected end coverage will mean an uptick in donations and media for their long shot plans for the nomination.
Iowa straw poll: A Primer
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