Kerry wins straw poll in Western Iowa

[NewYorkerfromMass]

"Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts was the winner of a straw poll conducted Saturday by western Iowans in defiance of their state and national parties.

The straw poll was conducted by the Harrison County Democratic Party at its annual fall fund-raiser despite state and national party rules that forbid matching candidates in head-to-head competition....

...Kerry received 37 percent of the vote, and former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean was second with 29 percent. Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina had 19 percent, while Rep. Dick Gephardt of Missouri garnered 10 percent.

The other five candidates each received less than 5 percent of the vote. A total of 142 people voted in the poll."

http://www.gazetteonline.com/iowacaucus/news/news204.aspx

This is for all those people out there who mistakenly believe the nomination is all sewn up.

[pruner]

1. LMAO!

I commend you again on digging up whatever little morsels of positive news are out there for your candidate.
 
:hurts:

[NewYorkerfromMass]

4. just returning the favor

:hi:

[pruner]

5. I figured as much

:hi:

[Closer]

8. ROFLMAO

Pruner, you kill me! :hi:

LOL

[pruner]

12. thanks Closer… but I must give credit where credit is due

that gem actually came from NewYorkerfromMass.

he posted it in reponse to one of the many pro-Dean threads I've started.

[La_Serpiente]

11. ;kjbglkbkg

[pruner]

14. it's pretty funny how you thought my comment was condescending…

until you discovered that I'd plagiarised it from a Kerry supporter.

I guess you've learned how to edit by watching the white house operate.

:spank:

[La_Serpiente]

2. I think we are seeing the beggining of something

and I am not sure what it is.

[arcos]

3. That result is as reliable as an online poll...

142 people?
3 people = 2.11%

That means Kerry had 11 more votes in one of Iowa's 99 counties!

[Closer]

9. LMAO

aww, come on now arcos. Let him enjoy this VICTORY for Kerry :-) God knows they're few and far between.

[blm]

19. Only because the corporate media acts on orders.

From their GOP masters.

The media won't cover Kerry's team of Gary Hart, Rand Beers, Joe Wilson, William Perry, Max Cleland, et al.....or "The Team Who Know Too Much."


They hurt Bush too much.

[sfecap]

6. LOL! Wonder what that cost him?

Watch out! Here comes Kerry!

[annxburns]

7. Yeah, I think I will just stop caring ....

.... since Dean has it all locked up. Just tell me who to vote for and wake me up the day of the primary ...............

[Closer]

10. Ok

no problem. Vote for Dean. And sleep tight :hi:

[annxburns]

13. Gee, thanks ....

..... pass the kool-aid also, I would love a drink. (Dean supporters, grumble, grumble)

[Closer]

15. Don't have any kool-aid

Besides, you don't need all that sugar since you're going to be sleeping for a while. :hi:

[Octafish]

16. Seems there are some Iowans who recognize a REAL Democrat.

Too bad so many DUers don't know a damn thing about Sen. Kerry's service to Liberal and Progressive causes, from protecting the environment, to public education, to organized labor, to helping small business. Oh yeah, there's all the investigations of the Bush Organized Crime Family he's led, helping uncover the secret government these criminals have installed.

Then again, they go for the angry draft-dodging ex-governor ex-doctor ex-stockbroker. And all that guy's EVER done is talk. Talk talk talk talk. And like most of what the little man says and believes, talk is cheap.

[blm]

17. He's got the internet message board lingo down.

And that satisfies that constituency. Just like Limbaugh does for the right wing. Dean sounds like he'd be a great centrist talk radio host. He doesn't sound like a thoughtful world leader.

[eileen_d]

18. Dean supporters vie for "Miss Congeniality" award

in good news thread about Kerry. Film at eleven.

[Dr Fate]

20. Just because Bush/media TELLS us "Kerry is down" does not make it true...

...But..but...Bush/media told us "Kerry is down" and we believed it...even after they said there WMDs and about 100 other flat-out lies...

...when will we learn?