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Old 01-14-2012, 07:38 PM
 
Location: New Hampshire
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"In-person voting took place over the last few days in Houston, but anyone statewide could participate through a text option. There were 707 paper ballots counted, with Ron Paul finishing in first place with nearly 28 percent of the votes.

Ron Paul 27.9%
Newt Gingrich 23.8%
Rick Santorum 21.2%
Rick Perry 19.4%
Mitt Romney 6.6%
Jon Huntsman 1.1%


More than 3,300 people voted by text, and this time Ron Paul was the clear winner, with more than 54% support.

Ron Paul 54.4%
Rick Santorum 15.6%
Rick Perry 13.3%
Newt Gingrich 11.9%
Mitt Romney 4.2%
Jon Huntsman 0.5%"


Ron Paul is winner in Texas straw poll | wfaa.com Dallas - Fort Worth

I thought Rick Perry was well liked in Texas? What gives?
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Old 01-14-2012, 07:44 PM
 
Location: United State of Texas
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HA! Good luck with that. Ron Paul is so washed up that he is like last year's news. I know a lot of people in Texas... and I don't know any Ron Paul supporters.
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Old 01-14-2012, 07:49 PM
 
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HA! Good luck with that. Ron Paul is so washed up that he is like last year's news. I know a lot of people in Texas... and I don't know any Ron Paul supporters.
There are Ron Paul supporters in Texas donating to his money bomb tonight.
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Old 01-14-2012, 07:53 PM
 
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HA! Good luck with that. Ron Paul is so washed up that he is like last year's news. I know a lot of people in Texas... and I don't know any Ron Paul supporters.
Yeah it's all the out of staters that have been sending him to congress for thirty years lol
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Old 01-14-2012, 07:53 PM
 
Location: New Hampshire
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HA! Good luck with that. Ron Paul is so washed up that he is like last year's news. I know a lot of people in Texas... and I don't know any Ron Paul supporters.
Last years news? I think more like "Ron Paul actually predicted last years news" (and keeps doing so every.single.year)
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Old 01-14-2012, 07:54 PM
 
Location: The Republic of Texas
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Originally Posted by KickAssArmyChick View Post
"In-person voting took place over the last few days in Houston, but anyone statewide could participate through a text option. There were 707 paper ballots counted, with Ron Paul finishing in first place with nearly 28 percent of the votes.

Ron Paul 27.9%
Newt Gingrich 23.8%
Rick Santorum 21.2%
Rick Perry 19.4%
Mitt Romney 6.6%
Jon Huntsman 1.1%


More than 3,300 people voted by text, and this time Ron Paul was the clear winner, with more than 54% support.

Ron Paul 54.4%
Rick Santorum 15.6%
Rick Perry 13.3%
Newt Gingrich 11.9%
Mitt Romney 4.2%
Jon Huntsman 0.5%"


Ron Paul is winner in Texas straw poll | wfaa.com Dallas - Fort Worth

I thought Rick Perry was well liked in Texas? What gives?


Perry has been exposed for who he really is.

He takes credit for the Conservative Texas Legislature, that has passed many of his vetoed bills. He gets the hispanic vote here, for his love of illegals, keeping his buddies undercutting those trying to do it with Americans.


He was way better than Democrat Bill White, in the last election. You know, the better of two idiots.
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Old 01-14-2012, 07:54 PM
 
Location: New Hampshire
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Yeah it's all the out of staters that having been sending him to congress for thirty years lol


Your post just made me LOL ...literally.
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Old 01-14-2012, 07:58 PM
 
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Your post just made me LOL ...literally.
I'll bet Ron Paul wishes he had as much pull as Mr. "I have a lot of friends in Texas"
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Old 01-14-2012, 07:59 PM
 
Location: The Republic of Texas
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I know a lot of people in Texas...

Me too. I live in the Heart of Texas.
Ron Paul is the talk of the town, even in rural areas, but mostly in the metro areas.
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Old 01-14-2012, 10:07 PM
 
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I thought Rick Perry was well liked in Texas? What gives?
Straw polls are pretty meaningless. They count for nothing. The people who attend are those who are the most fervent about their candidate. Given what we know about Ron Paul supporters, it's no surprise that he's won another straw poll.
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