Thompson finished behind Ron Paul. Pretty pathetic:
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney used his Michigan connections to good advantage over the weekend in easily winning a straw poll of registrants to the Michigan Republican Party’s biennial island conference.Probably didn't help that he gave such a bad speech. He is throwing away his chance to give us a real conservative in this race!
Romney, a Michigan native and son of a former governor, pulled in 39% of the vote open to delegates to the conference who were also Michigan residents. Arizona U.S. Sen. John McCain, who has been fighting organizational woes in Michigan and elsewhere, was a relatively strong second, with 26.5%.
Texas Congressman Ron Paul, whose Internet-fueled insurgency campaign was second only to Romney’s in visible presence at the conference, finished third with 10.8%, edging former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani at 10.6%.
Former Tennessee U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson was at 7.2%, with other candidates in low single digits. The straw poll, conducted by The Hotline, a Washington D.C.-based online political newsletter, for the state GOP, ran all weekend, drawing 979 of the approximately 2000 party activists in attendance.
