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Probably the most famous straw poll was the presidential one conducted and published in 1936 by an American magazine called The Literary Digest. The Digest's straw poll results had many people thinking that Democrat Franklin Delano Roosevelt would lose by a large majority, but instead he won by a large majority.
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www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-straw-poll.htm
www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-straw-poll.htm
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Create Your Own StrawPoll All Polls Login ... Follow strawpoll on Twitter, reply daily formatted like @strawpoll Lebron James. He's the king. help » ... but I went 3 days without noticing that I hadn't changed dst on it, so I'm not really sure why I bother.
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strawpollnow.com/
strawpollnow.com/
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Having watched the straw poll results coming in the last few months, I've noted that once you have a certain sized sample -- a couple of thousand of respondents -- the numbers vary little until the poll hits the various candidate fan sites, message boards, and list-servs.
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www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/9/24/14749/6819
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Here's one more bit from the Stanley Greenberg straw poll that was the basis for my earlier post. Greenberg tried to assess the attendees' feelings toward several people in the news.
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www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confid...
www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Netroots-We-love-Stewart-Colbert--Oh-yeah-Obama-too-53307947.html
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your description here ... The Blue Chip Young Republicans, Hamilton County’s only under-40 Republican club, conducted a straw poll at the club’s monthly meeting on Monday, April 24, 2006. As a matter of club policy, the Blue Chip Young Republicans have not endorsed any candidates in the May 2, 2006 primary.
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www.cincinnatibeacon.com/index.php/content/comments/551...
www.cincinnatibeacon.com/index.php/content/comments/551/
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– Ron Paul won the GOP presidential straw poll conducted by organizers at the Conservative Leadership Conference held at the Nugget Casino this weekend “by a large margin,” according to an organizer. Paul won with 33 percent, Romney came in second with 16 percent and Duncan Hunter was just behind with 15 percent.
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firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/14/410525.aspx
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Life and events in and around Des Moines ... On August 11, 2007, I attended the presidential straw poll conducted by the Republican Party of Iowa. I went for the experience and to talk with people. Since I wasn’t covering the event as a journalist, I voted and my vote was for sale.
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www.arounddesmoines.com/the-presidential-straw-poll/
www.arounddesmoines.com/the-presidential-straw-poll/
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Presidential candidate Ron Paul has won the straw poll conducted at the Conservative Leadership Conference this weekend in northern Nevada. Paul finished with 33 percent of the vote, more than double his nearest contender.... ... GOP Removes Ron Paul from Straw Poll, Straw Poll Gets Pwned...
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digg.com/2008_us_elections/Ron_Paul_Wins_CLC_Straw_Poll...
digg.com/2008_us_elections/Ron_Paul_Wins_CLC_Straw_Poll_in_Northern_Nevada
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Out of a dozen Republican would-be candidates for president i 2008, who would you cast your vote for? Now's your chance to vote. ... Boeing 787 takes flight after two-year delay ... She lost 110 pounds, gained her life back...
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www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11765003/
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