Iowa Secretary of State's Straw Poll from Iowa State Fair: Bernie up by 14 percent

[Fawke Em]

Iowa Sec. of @IowaSOS

Day 1 results #SOSStrawPoll from @IowaStateFair: DEMS: @BernieSanders 50% @HillaryClinton 36%. GOP: @RealBenCarson 26%, @realDonaldTrump 22%


https://twitter.com/IowaSOS/status/632011657665863680

For more on what the Iowa Secretary of State's straw poll, read here:

http://blog.4president.org/2016/2015/08/iowa-secretary-of-states-fair-booth-to-feature-presidential-straw-poll.html

http://sos.iowa.gov/statefair.html

Of course, I don't know how scientific this is, but, to Bernie supporters, it's interesting, none-the-less.

[winter is coming]

1. Following the link, it's not remotely scientific.

Still, it could be fun to see how the results shift from day to day.

[Fawke Em]

3. Right.

Like I said, it's interesting.

And kind of fun.

And did you read the other polls?

"What will be the most popular attraction at the fair?" Food won, but I was rooting for the butter cow! Oh, Iowa. So sweet!

[yeoman6987]

2. Not scientific at all and you don't have to be from Iowa to vote

I read the first link.

[Fawke Em]

4. Hmmm.. Bernie will be at the fair's soapbox on Saturday, but Hillary has declined.

https://www.reddit.com/r/SandersForPresident/comments/3gwpzi/bernie_will_be_soapboxing_at_the_iowa_state_fair/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

[Gman]

5. Hillary has a large lead in Iowa

30+%.

Iowa's SOS is a Republican. They'll do and say anything to make Hillary look bad and promote Sanders.

[Fawke Em]

7. By rigging a fun state fair poll?

I don't think so.

I just think it's interesting.

I admitted it wasn't scientific in the OP.

[BOSNYCDC]

13. Actually, just 19% now

And shrinking with every passing day...

http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2015/images/08/12/relia2-democrats.pdf

[LWolf]

15. Hillary has a large lead everywhere.

She's the American goddess, loved by all.

You can tell by the way people flock to meet her, and how she reaches out to connect with the masses. Just look at the numbers she's drawing as she travels around to talk to the 99%.

[RobertEarl]

6. We knew it was coming.

Bernie is inevitable. Hillary should cash out and back Bernie.

[Metric System]

8. You forgot the sarcasm tag.

[RobertEarl]

9. No. I mean it.

It would be far better for everyone if Hillary just cashed out and saved us all the grief. Book mark it.

[DURHAM D]

10. What gives?

They said on MSNBC tonight that Iowa no longer has a straw poll.



ETA: Oh, I see that they don't have a regular straw poll but you can visit the Republican booth and vote as often as you like.

[John Poet]

11. Straw polls don't mean much, but it's always better

to win them than to lose them.

[in_cog_ni_to]

12. That is going to be the result

In almost every poll where 'real' people have a vote.

Bernie's THE PEOPLE'S PRESIDENT.

[brooklynite]

14. Ask President Bachmann how those things work out...