1st place: Michelle Bachmann 4823 votes
2nd place: Ron Paul 4671 votes
3rd place: Tim Pawlenty 2293 votes
4th place: Rick Santorum 1657 votes
5th place: Herman Cain 1456 votes
6th place: Rick Perry 718 votes (Write in votes only...)
7th place: Mitt Romney 567 votes
8th place: Newt Gingrich 385 votes
9th place: John Huntsman 69 votes
Big win for Bachmann, who edged out Mr. Straw Poll himself Ron Paul by less than 1.0 %. Disappointing showing for Pawlenty, who was had less than half the votes Bachmann did. Can't think that Santorum and Cain are surprised or bummed about their performance too much. Perry did nicely given that he wasn't even on the ballot.
Front runner Mitt Romney basically said "who cares" and invested next to zero effort in Iowa this time. Gingrich and Huntsman bring up the rear, as expected...
Source: http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/08/13/7366544-bachmann-wins-ames-straw-poll
The Bachmman fascination is disturbing.
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