10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STRAW POLL»
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straw poll in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
straw poll and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Manipulated Path to the White House: Maximizing ...
72 Most devastating of all for Bob Dole, the straw poll suggested that the Senator
from nearby-Kansas did not have a "lock" on Iowa's First-In-The-Nation caucuses
scheduled the following February. Instead of conceding Iowa to Dole, the other ...
2
The American Elections of 2012
On August 13, 2011, the Iowa Republican Party once again held a straw poll.
This straw poll is not a scientific measure of candidate preferences among Iowa
Republicans. Rather, the straw poll counts the preferences of party activists who
are ...
Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier, Steven E. Schier, 2013
3
Point, Click, and Vote: The Future of Internet Voting
The Alaska Republican party looked to Internet voting to improve access in its
January 24, 2000, statewide straw poll of Republican party members. In the
middle of the Alaskan winter, voters in some parts of the state can find it literally ...
R. Michael Alvarez, Thad Edward Hall, 2004
4
America at Odds, Alternate Edition
This straw poll, taken in September 2007, asked Texas residents whom they
would vote for in the 2008 presidential elections. T o m P e n n i n g t o n / M C T /
L a n d o v government without popular information, or the means of acquiring it,.
Edward Sidlow, Beth Henschen, 2008
5
Politics in an Era of Divided Government: The Election of ...
Paul Taylor, “Freewheeling Iowa Straw Poll Even Has Out-of-State Voters,” WP,
August 19, 1995, 1A. 45. See Thomas, et al., Back From the Dead, 52. For more
on behind-the-scenes maneuvering at the Ames poll, see Woodward, The
Choice, ...
6
The Chairman: The Rise and Betrayal of Jim Greer
The highlight of the three-day affair was to be the fervently awaited straw poll, in
which the delegates would vote for their favorite candidate. The straw poll was
extremely important for two reasons: The candidate who won would go into the ...
7
The Iowa Precinct Caucuses: The Making of a Media Event, ...
The Times noted that President Ford had the backing of virtually all Republican
party officials but still "barely defeated" Governor Reagan in the straw poll by a
vote of 264 to 248 (Apple 1976b, 1). The Wall Street Journal said that the straw
poll ...
Hugh Winebrenner, Dennis J. Goldford, 2010
straw poll: An unscientific poll that gathers the opinions of people who are
conveniently available in a gathering place, such as a shopping center. news
stories. However, the polling industry extends far beyond media polls.
Candidates at all ...
Kenneth Dautrich, David Yalof, 2013
9
Communicating Politics: Engaging the Public in Democratic Life
Bush started later than his opponents, with his first visit to Iowa on June 12, 1999,
which gave his "publicity starved rivals" hope that the straw poll would give them
their "best shot to draw early blood and transform a coronation into a campaign" ...
Mitchell S. McKinney, 2005
10
Six Thousand Signatures: My Trek Through Illinois Politics
U. S. SENATE CANDIDATE PATRICK HUGHES WINS CONCERNED CITIZENS
FOR AMERICA PAC STRAW POLL Concerned Citizens for America PAC held a
candidates forum on Monday in Rockford and has just released the results of its ...
Kathleen Smith Thomas, Laura Oleen Gough, 2010
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STRAW POLL»
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straw poll is used in the context of the following news items.
RIP Iowa Straw Poll
The Iowa Straw Poll was far from an accurate scientific poll. Declaring the champion the candidate who spent the most to win, candidates vying for national ... «legal Insurrection, Jun 15»
The Iowa Straw Poll is dead
The Iowa Straw Poll is dead, leaving a heavier burden on winnowing an oversized GOP presidential field on Iowans who will cast the nation's first votes in ... «DesMoinesRegister.com, Jun 15»
Exclusive: Iowa GOP to revisit fate of straw poll
Friday could be the day the Iowa Straw Poll dies. The governing board for the Republican Party of Iowa will revisit going forward with the event during a ... «DesMoinesRegister.com, Jun 15»
First Draft | Iowa Republicans Move to Draw Candidates to Straw Poll
With multiple presidential hopefuls indicating that they will not spend money on the Iowa Republican straw poll this summer, the importance of a decadeslong ... «New York Times, May 15»
Ted Cruz's Straw Poll Conundrum
For Ted Cruz's presidential campaign, a mediocre showing in the August 8 Iowa Straw Poll would be a troubling rattle in the engine right at the moment the car ... «National Review Online, May 15»
Jeb Bush to skip Iowa Straw Poll
Bush, a former Florida governor, is the first well-known Republican in the 2016 presidential field to officially opt out of the straw poll, a nationally renowned event ... «DesMoinesRegister.com, May 15»
Behind the new Iowa GOP push to save the straw poll
The chair of the Iowa Republican Party on Thursday announced major changes to the Iowa Straw Poll, part of an aggressive play to salvage the event's role in ... «Washington Post, May 15»
Rand Paul wins 2015 CPAC straw poll
Washington (CNN) Sen. Rand Paul won the Conservative Political Action Conference straw poll for the third year in a row on Saturday, with 25.7% of the vote, ... «CNN, Feb 15»
Iowa straw poll: B-team only
Fox News will not sponsor a candidate debate in Ames on the eve of the straw poll, as it did four years ago — the result of a crackdown by the Republican ... «Politico, Jan 15»
Catalonia Overwhelmingly Votes for Independence From Spain in …
BARCELONA — Defying legal and political objections from Madrid, more than two million Catalans took part on Sunday in a straw poll on independence that the ... «New York Times, Nov 14»
