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Ron Paul takes latest Des Moines presidential straw poll

By | 10.30.11 | 8:29 pm | More from The Iowa Independent

GOP presidential candidate U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) ran away with the National Federation of Republican Assemblies Straw Poll on Saturday in Des Moines, garnering 82 percent of the vote among Iowans.

Paul takes VV straw; Bachmann, Rubio suggested as VP candidates

By | 10.08.11 | 3:44 pm

Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) was declared the winner of this year’s Values Voter Summit straw poll, taking 37 percent of the vote.

Gallup: No significant difference between Bachmann, Paul, Perry, Romney in Obama matchups

By | 08.22.11 | 3:33 pm

Michele Bachmann, Ron Paul, Rick Perry and Mitt Romney all achieve roughly equal results against Barack Obama in a new Gallup poll of registered voters which asks them to choose between Obama and one of these four GOP presidential candidates. Although Romney had the best results, with 48 percent More…

The saga of Stephen Colbert, ‘Parry’ and Iowa’s WOI

By | 08.19.11 | 12:33 pm | More from The Iowa Independent

For those who have bored of Stephen Colbert’s “PARRY-with-an-A-GATE” pseudo-drama, there’s a more reality-ridden report below on Wisconsin’s Russ Feingold. For those that simply need more silliness, read on.

Pawlenty in Ames: I walk the walk

By | 08.13.11 | 6:33 pm | More from The Iowa Independent

Other White House contenders are all talk, GOP presidential candidate Tim Pawlentysaid today during the Ames Straw Poll. The former Governor of Minnesota said while his opponents “will say, ‘I’m the one who will cut government spending, they’ll say, ‘I’m the one who will do health care reform the right More…

At CPAC, Bachmann bashes ‘Obamacare’ and Pelosi, offers everyone a free drink

If there one way to win the coveted presidential straw poll at CPAC, it’s to offer everyone in attendance a free drink. Rep. Michele Bachmann, who’s rumored to be running in 2012, kicked off the conservative gathering on Thursday with a rousing speech bashing “Obamacare” and Rep. Nancy Pelosi that More…

Social Conservatives and the 2012 Hopefuls

By | 09.20.10 | 10:03 am

Luke Johnson’s piece on the Values Voters Summit, which took place in Washington this weekend, provides a nice look into the ongoing war over the importance of social issues for GOP voters — as well as a window into why it will be hard for Republicans to nominate a More…

‘Value Voters’ Presidential Straw Poll Includes Santorum, Pence, Palin

By | 09.17.09 | 11:41 am

The third annual “Value Voters Summit,” a conference sponsored by the Family Research Council and other leading Christian conservative groups, kicks off tomorrow in Washington. Organizers have just released the names that will appear on a 2012 presidential straw poll:

Newt Gingrich
Mike Huckabee
Bobby Jindal

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