The leaders of the New Hampshire Republican Party have spoken, and they have given Mitt Romney the early presidential lead in the Granite State. In the first-of-its-kind straw poll of members of the New Hampshire Republican State Committee, Romney drew 35% of the total vote. Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) came in second with 11%.
The official results:
Mitt Romney 35.14%
Ron Paul 10.51%
Tim Pawlenty 7.61%
Sarah Palin 6.88%
Michele Bachmann 5.07%
Jim DeMint 5.07%
Herman Cain 3.99%
Chris Christie 3.26%
Rick Santorum 3.26%
Mitch Daniels 2.90%
Pawlenty, who's a big nothing, beat Palin. In other words, a slice of wet bread beat the Biggest Most Popular Starbursty Savior of the Republicans Ever Also. And check out the Fat Jesus (Chris Christie). Tied with a disgraced wingnut. Sad. I guess the wintery New Hampshire Republicans don't like anyone who can't deal with, you know, snow.