Iowa Straw Poll Results

From Brian’s day-long slog through the news surrounding the poll:

1: Mitt Romney 4516 votes 31%
2: Mike Huckabee 2587 votes 18.1%
3: Sam Brownback 2192 votes 15.3%
4: Tom Tancredo with 1961 votes, 13.7%
5: Ron Paul with 1305 votes, 9.1%
6: Tommy Thompson 1,009 votes 7.3%
7: Fred Thomson 203 votes 1.4%
8: Rudy Giuliani 183 votes 1.3%
9: Duncan Hunter 174 votes 1.2%
10: John McCain 101 votes 1%
11: John Cox 41 votes .1%

My quick thoughts
1. Mitt Romney — As expected.
2. Mike Huckabee — An impressive showing that should be a boost to his campaign.
3. Sam Brownback — Quite respectable.
4. Tom Tancredo — His stance on immigration?
5. Ron Paul — Maximum effort for little result. His camp is already crying foul.
6. Tommy Thompson — Has said “that if he didn’t finish in the top two his campaign was likely to end.” [source]
7. Fred Thompson — Hasn’t announced and wasn’t there.
8. Rudy Giuliani — Did not participate.
9. Duncan Hunter — I’m sure this is quite a bit less than he was hoping for, and much less than he needed.
10. John McCain — Did not participate.
11. John Cox — Never a serious contender.

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