The Official Ames Straw Poll Thread

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The schedule for the day:
9am Gates Open
10am Voting Begins
12pm Program Begins
4pm Voting Closes

Speaking Schedule:
Noon- Program Begins
12:15- Iowa GOP Chairman Matt Strawn delivers remarks
12:20- Governor Terry Branstad delivers remarks
12:30- Chairman Strawn welcomes all candidates on stage (press shot)
12:40- Senator Rick Santorum delivers remarks
1:00- Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds delivers remarks
1:15- Congressman Ron Paul delivers remarks
1:40- Congressman Steve King delivers remarks
1:50- Governor Tim Pawlenty delivers remarks
2:10- Senator Chuck Grassley delivers remarks
2:20- Congresswoman Michele Bachmann delivers remarks
2:40- Congressman Tom Latham delivers remarks
2:50- Congressman Thaddeus McCotter delivers remarks
3:15- Herman Cain delivers remarks

Straw Poll Ballot:
Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann
Herman Cain
Congressman Thaddeus McCotter
Congressman Ron Paul
Governor Tim Pawlenty
Senator Rick Santorum
Speaker Newt Gingrich
Governor Jon Huntsman
Governor Mitt Romney
Write-in option

Straw Poll voting closes at 4pm. Chairman Matt Strawn will deliver the Straw Poll results on stage immediately after they've been tabulated.

Live Stream: http://www.c-span.org/
Live Stream and chat: http://www.justin.tv/chrisinmn#/w/1613849376
 
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Will do! I am on my way up to Ames soon. Best tips for uploading from an iphone?

Hope to introduce the Des Moines Tea Party co-presidents to Ron Paul. I got tickets for them through Steve Bierfeldt. They will be voting for him.
 
I'll be away from a computer for awhile. Any way to listen to a radio stream on my Android?
 
Picking that speaking slot just behind Santorum....caused quite a bit of head scratching and yet now it seems somewhat prescient.
 
Huckabee is on Fox News now. He just said in so many words that Ron can't win the nomination and if he wins today, it invalidates the results. Of course, the entire rest of the segment was about Bachmann vs. Pawlenty. Ron at 14% can't win the nomination, but Pawlenty at 3%, despite massively greater media coverage, can? Screw that establishment shill Huckabee.
 
Oh GAG! Ticket holders gotta sit through local congress people speaking in between the presidential candidates. You really do need to be hard core, to make it through the entire program.
 
They are scared, very scared.

It comes down to organization and support.
 
So is there any measure that can be taken to make sure the people counting the votes aren't paid off to give false results?
 
specsaregood said:
On Mickelson's show, he said the rumor is the campaign has sold 4,500 tickets.
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I heard that and that was a great interview. Good forum without interrupting for him to explain positions more thoroughly. And very relaxed and jovial.
 
Harry96 said:
Huckabee is on Fox News now. He just said in so many words that Ron can't win the nomination and if he wins today, it invalidates the results. Of course, the entire rest of the segment was about Bachmann vs. Pawlenty. Ron at 14% can't win the nomination, but Pawlenty at 3%, despite massively greater media coverage, can? Screw that establishment shill Huckabee.
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From the moment I knew Huck was coming I knew he'd do that. He is a Fox frontman first, these days, and Fox is turning on every spin it can to first stop Ron from winning and second discredit any win or good showing.

But coming from someone who was a long shot fringe candidate at the last straw poll and got a bump, and is still reserving the possibility of jumping into the race, it sure comes off as sour grapes.

Furthermore, Huck has to know better.
 
I'm on the bus coming in from council bluffs. Bus is pretty much full, about 35 people. Will be there in about 2 hours. Watching the original "For Liberty" right now. Will be there in about 2 hours and post more updates as I can. Looking forward to a great day!
 
4500+1200(grass roots for liberty)=5700
that's very good, make it an even 6000 counting people who bought their own tickets. 10%-15% could not show up and we would still have over 5k.
Feeling pretty good about that.
 
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