Sunday, August 12, 2007

Can someone just take him out behind the barn and do the merciful thing?


The results from the recent GOP Iowa straw poll (emphasis added):

14,302 ballots cast

1 Mitt Romney, 4,516 votes, 31.6 percent
2 Mike Huckabee, 2,587 votes, 18.1 percent
3 Sam Brownback, 2,192 votes, 15.3 percent
4 Tom Tancredo, 1,961 votes, 13.7 percent
5 Ron Paul, 1,305 votes, 9.1 percent
6 Tommy Thompson, 1,039 votes, 7.3 percent
7 Fred Thompson, 203 votes, 1.4 percent
8 Rudy Guiliani, 183 votes, 1.3 percent
9 Duncan Hunter, 174 votes, 1.2 percent
10 John McCain - 101 votes, 0.7 percent
11 John Cox- 41 votes, 0.1 percent

The response from Team McCain after getting pasted and winning less than one per cent of the vote:

ARLINGTON, VA - U.S. Senator John McCain's presidential campaign manager Rick Davis today made the following statement:

"Over the past eight months John McCain has met with Iowans across the state, built a broad base of support, and demonstrated why he is the most prepared candidate to lead America from day one.

"We are fully committed to competing successfully in the Iowa caucuses, and we look forward to continuing to campaign aggressively in the Hawkeye State."

When asked personally about his poor showing, the candidate replied:


1 comment:

E in MD said...

Who the hell is John Cox?


Is there anybody besides me, NOT running for RNC nomination?