Duncan Hunter wins Townhall.com Texas straw poll

Straw polls are about as scientific as some of Al Gore's climate observations, but on the other hand, they can't be ignored completely.

That being said, a Republican straw poll, sponsored by Townhall.com, was held in Fort Worth, Texas. These are the results:

41.1% Duncan Hunter (534 votes)
20.5% Fred Thompson (266 votes)
16.17% Ron Paul (217 votes)
6.4% Mike Huckabee (83 votes)
6% Rudy Giuliani (78 votes)
4.7% Mitt Romney (61 votes)
2.2% Ray McKinney (28 votes)
.77% John Cox (10 votes)
.62% John McCain (8 votes)
.46% Sam Brownback (6 votes)
.46% Tom Tancredo (6 votes)
.23% Hugh Cort (3 votes)

Hugh Cort? Who Cort? Ray McKinney?

Of the major candidates, only Hunter, a San Diego Congressman, and Ron Paul, who represents Galveston on the other end of Texas, showed up to mingle among the straw poll participants.

What does this mean? Not much, but the Paul people have to be disappointed by finishing behind no-show and still-announced candidate Fred Thomposon.

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Glenn & Helen Show podcast: Rep. Duncan Hunter, presidential candidate

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