The Actual Numbers for Each Candidate from the Ames Straw Poll

[BackToThe60s]

Here are the official votes from the Iowa GOP:

2011 Straw Poll Full Results (Votes, %)

1. Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (4823, 28.55%)
2. Congressman Ron Paul (4671, 27.65%)
3. Governor Tim Pawlenty (2293, 13.57%)
4. Senator Rick Santorum (1657, 9.81%)
5. Herman Cain(1456, 8.62%)
6. Governor Rick Perry (718, 3.62%) write-in
7. Governor Mitt Romney (567, 3.36%)
8. Speaker Newt Gingrich (385, 2.28%)
9. Governor Jon Huntsman (69, 0.41%)
10. Congressman Thad McCotter (35, 0.21%)

Scattering (162, 0.96 %) Includes all those receiving votes at less than one-percent that were not on the ballot.

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/08/13/7366544-bachmann-wins-ames-straw-poll

Batshit beats Ron Paul by just 152 votes. Interesting.

[Tx4obama]

1. Perry got enough votes to be counted, but NOT PALIN :) n/t

[alsame]

2. Wow, they really don't like Huntsman at all. nt

[BackToThe60s]

7. Maybe that's why Romney didn't participate actively

Chris Matthews has been suggesting for a while now that Fundamentalist Christians will be reluctant to vote for a Mormon candidate, and FCs constitute a large percentage of Iowa's GOP base.

[rurallib]

3. looks like McCotter bussed the whole family in from michigan.

[no_hypocrisy]

4. I'd be more concerned if Bachmann received a majority of 50+%.

So many candidates means her "win" is more of a plurality.

[BackToThe60s]

5. OP Updated

To reflect that the numbers are from the Republican Party of Iowa and thus official.

[BackToThe60s]

6. Kick

[krispos42]

8. Winning the Iowa straw poll is like being promoted to redshirt in "Star Trek".

Sure, it feels really good when they strap a type-2 phaser on your belt and send you down to protect the Captain, but let's face it... you're probably not coming back alive. And in fact, you're probably not coming back at all!

[spinbaby]

9. I wonder if there were any "Rick Parry" votes

Or if they just gave them to Perry.

[LLStarks]

10. Poor Gary Johnson and Buddy Roehmer. nt

[Yavin4]

11. Why Is Jon Huntsman Running?

Why?

[MadHound]

12. He's a career politician,

It's what they do:shrug: