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Political notes from Free Press staff writers Terri Hallenbeck, Sam Hemingway and Nancy Remsen

8.01.2007

Straw results

The Vermont Democratic Party just released the results of its straw poll of presidential candidates. And the winner is Barack Obama.

The party reports that nearly 800 people responded. They had to give the party a bit of information which may have turned some participants off.
Anyway, here's the tally:

Sen. Obama -- 36.0%
Sen. Edwards -- 29.2%
Sen. Clinton -- 10.2%
Gov. Richardson -- 9.7%
Rep. Kucinich -- 8.2%
Other -- 3.7%
Sen. Biden -- 1%
Sen. Gravel -- 1%
None -- 0.5%
Sen. Dodd -- 0.3%.

Anybody surprised with the results?

-- Nancy Remsen

posted by vt.Buzz | 2:53 PM |

Comments:

Enough of these poll results. Don't you know this is where we come to play "seperated at birth" with photos? Who wants this kind of real news when we can instead escape with photo comparisons of staffers and stars?

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 3:59 PM, August 01, 2007

The attitude of the Democratic party in this state is unreal. To particate in the straw poll, we had to fork over our personal information. Now - to get a prebate, we have to share information about our income with any Tom, Dick, or Harry that asks.

These people were so focussed on illegal wiretapping, etc. at the national level - meanwhile they completely destroy our privacy here at home.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 8:48 PM, August 01, 2007

Obama's comments regarding use of military force is telling and so typical of Democrats. They have to be ready to blow things up in order to win...or so they think.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 9:58 PM, August 01, 2007

Who really cares about these people? My vote at this time doesn't go to any of them.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 10:02 PM, August 01, 2007

Any of these people would do a better job than Bush and Cheney.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 10:30 PM, August 01, 2007

Who cares about this - the election is a year away! How about the Democratic party getting some focus on this horrible prebate privacy problem!!!!

Priorities - let's get them straight.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 12:03 AM, August 02, 2007

Everyone knows that Vince Illuzzi won this straw poll as a write-in candidate.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 7:59 AM, August 02, 2007

Who cares is right! How about an outsider like Bloomberg? Lets shake it up.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 8:03 AM, August 02, 2007

Governor Richardson just half a point behind Sen. Clinton? That's good news for Richardson...not so good news for Clinton.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 8:11 AM, August 02, 2007

Richardson comes in 4th. You have to spin that news pretty hard to make it "good news for Richardson."

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 8:31 AM, August 02, 2007

Bah hah! Check out the two losers in this picture.

http://apnews.myway.com/image/20070801/McCains_Woes.sff_WX103_20070801201421.html?date=20070802&docid=D8QOO7MG0

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 9:34 AM, August 02, 2007

Apparently, someone (who reads and posts on these blogs and is likely a Douglas operative) has polled about privacy and thinks it's a way to beat up on our legislature so the R's -- whose track record on privacy is well known -- can get back some seats. There are some valid concerns in the current law, that can be solved by tweaking the legislation.

reelvermonter

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 11:06 AM, August 03, 2007

Matt Dunne for Governor

Hillary Clinton for Prez!

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 2:43 PM, August 03, 2007

Jeb Spaulding for Governor!

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 8:59 PM, August 04, 2007