The Iowa Straw Poll Spectacle!
Iowa's greatest political event is set to begin this Saturday morning. The eyes of the world are on the Iowa GOP and the Iowa Straw Poll this Saturday. Check out the following links to see what's being said about the Straw Poll around the nation!
What is the Iowa Straw Poll?
WQAD TV - Quad Cities
The Iowa straw poll will be at the Iowa State University's Hilton Coliseum. And Republicans told me it's like a tail gate party but instead of a football game there are people running for president. http://www.wqad.com/Global/story.asp?S=6907379&nav=1sW7
In Iowa, It's Make-or-Break Time for Some Candidates
US News & World Report
The traditional campaign season--if such a thing still exists--isn't supposed to rev up until after Labor Day.
But what happens over the next dozen days in heat-scorched central Iowa could end up burying the hopes of more than one presidential wannabe and jostling the remaining lineup as the early front-runners and survivors head into the fall.
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/070808/8iowa.htm
When a Poll Is Not Really a Poll
Washington Post
For candidates trailing in reliable, representative polls and in fundraising, Ames may prove critical. After all, failure to do well in a poll for sale is often seen as an organizational indictment. That is why there may be fewer GOP contenders after Saturday.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/07/AR2007080701730.html
Thompson Puts His Political Eggs in Straw Poll Basket
KTIV TV - Sioux City
Thompson candidly admits that if he's not one of the top two on Saturday, he'll be out of the race, and last quarter's fundraising efforts weren't good. Thompson sits dead last, with just $120,000 in the bank, compared to other candidates who've raised millions.
http://www.ktiv.com/News/index.php?ID=15818
Thousands of Republicans will head to Ames for Straw Poll on Saturday
Forest City Summit
Welcome to the world of the Iowa GOP Straw Poll, an event where presidential candidates can prove the mettle of their campaign organization by bringing hundreds or even thousands of Republicans to vote for their favorite candidate.
http://www.forestcitysummit.com/articles/2007/08/08/latest_forest_city_news/latestnews07.txt
Spectacle to greet straw poll-goers
Cedar Rapids Gazette
It's almost Republican presidential straw poll time in Ames, so that means charter buses, large tents and balloons are in short supply in central Iowa.
http://www.gazetteonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070807/IOWACAUCUS/70807044/1011/IOWACAUCUS
Stakes are high for Iowa Straw Poll
Sioux City Journal
The center of GOP presidential politics will shift to Ames next Saturday as the Republican White House hopefuls aim for a strong finish in the Iowa Straw Poll, a closely watched test of their strength five months before the caucuses.
http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2007/08/04/news/iowa/d67090046c0106038625732d000dd25c.txt
It's not official, but Iowa Straw Poll has draw
Houston Chronicle
High on the list of superpowers a campaign might wish for would be the ability to manipulate opinion surveys, and on Saturday in Ames, Iowa, Republican presidential contenders will get to live that dream through the Iowa straw poll.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nation/5039007.html
The Education of Rudy - Iowa Style
Off the Bus Blog
Sweat spots oozing from his pristine starched blue shirt, former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani admitted to OffTheBus, "Maybe it was a mistake not to participate in the Iowa Straw Poll."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/beverly-davis/the-education-of-rudy-i_b_59563.html
