Papers Mention Straw Poll
Ron Paul's victory did get mentioned in at least the Concord Monitor (search for Ron Paul, it's near the bottom), and the Union Leader. The Union Leader article manages to insinuate attempted cheating based on what a Romney supporter says. Here was my response:
Thanks for covering the straw poll. Phil's comment is right on track - Ron Paul has the best activists and most enthusiastic grass roots support. I don't like the insinuation that there was an attempt to get people from out of town to vote - that is completely false. We did have some people come from out of state just to show support, meet fellow supporters, and wave signs. They were told they wouldn't be able to vote, and they came anyway. Sounds like sour grapes from the Romney supporter. It's especially ironic since in Iowa Romney spent a ton of money buying tickets and paying for buses to get people to the straw poll. Meanwhile for the NH straw polls, we all just show up and pay our own way in. What's astonishing to me is the low turnout for other Republicans - no one had more than 20 supporters there.
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Thanks for covering the straw poll. Phil's comment is right on track - Ron Paul has the best activists and most enthusiastic grass roots support. I don't like the insinuation that there was an attempt to get people from out of town to vote - that is completely false. We did have some people come from out of state just to show support, meet fellow supporters, and wave signs. They were told they wouldn't be able to vote, and they came anyway. Sounds like sour grapes from the Romney supporter. It's especially ironic since in Iowa Romney spent a ton of money buying tickets and paying for buses to get people to the straw poll. Meanwhile for the NH straw polls, we all just show up and pay our own way in. What's astonishing to me is the low turnout for other Republicans - no one had more than 20 supporters there.
