Ohio GOP likes Mitt Romney in straw poll
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A number of Ohio Republican Party campaign contributors and attendees at the state GOP's dinner this weekend chose former Massachusetts. Gov. Mitt Romney in a straw poll as the Republican choice to take on President Barack Obama in 2012.
The Columbus Dispatch reported today that "Romney finished comfortably ahead of the Republican field, picking up 25 percent of the vote. When state party chairman Kevin DeWine announced Romney as the winner, a few people in the audience booed."
The newspaper said former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (16 percent) finished second, followed by U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann (15 percent). Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a write-in candidate for the straw poll who has yet to declare his candidacy for president, finished fourth with 14 percent.
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The Columbus Dispatch reported today that "Romney finished comfortably ahead of the Republican field, picking up 25 percent of the vote. When state party chairman Kevin DeWine announced Romney as the winner, a few people in the audience booed."
The newspaper said former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (16 percent) finished second, followed by U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann (15 percent). Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a write-in candidate for the straw poll who has yet to declare his candidacy for president, finished fourth with 14 percent.
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