The Nevada County Republican Central Committee conducted a Republican Presidential Straw Poll at the Fair Booth this weekend. Over 160 people voted in the Straw Poll.
The results are as follows:
Rick Perry 41 votes (25.2%)
Michelle Bachmann 35 votes (21.5%)
Mitt Romney 26 votes (16.0%)
Herman Cain 14 votes (8.6%)
Undecided 11 votes (6.7%)
Ron Paul 10 votes (6.1%)
The remaining candidates all received less than 10 votes.
While I manned the booth on Sunday afternoon, Todd Juvinall kept control on Friday and Saturday evenings, and Doug LaMalfa dropped by on Thursday night. The conversations at the Republican Fair Booth were lively! There is certainly a more focused and concerned feeling among the populous. We even had a pro-Union, registered Democrat tell us that she and her husband were quite upset with Obama despite having voted for him in the past.
This election will clearly be about the economy and jobs...no question. That being the case, Rick Perry has the inside track with a pro-growth and history of creating jobs. I think that the next year will politically be a lot of fun!
UPDATED: I was interviewed by Paul Emery of KVMR while I was working at the Republican booth. The interview aired last night - August 15.
The interview is here and starts at 24:50.
The interview was short, but Paul Emery and I spoke for at least 20 minutes afterwards. Paul is a great guy, and we had a great conversation about Nevada County politics and our local blogs. I am looking forward to listening to Paul Emery and George Rebane on September 27th at 6:30pm at the Horsemen's Club. I have no doubt that both Paul and George will provide the audience with something about which to contemplate.
Thanks Paul!
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