Lots of interesting goings-on at the LPR retreat, but for the moment, the most interesting one.
Hugh Hewitt (and the Fetching Mrs. Hewitt) made the trek from LA, and at the end of Hugh's presentation, he did his 2008 Republican primary straw poll. The results were telling.
In a room of about 150 people, John McCain raked in about 4 votes, Rudy a few more, and Romney somewhere in-between. George Allen received the proverbial Forest of Hands, probably between 2/3 and 3/4 of the room. Hugh said that the McCain apathy is replicated everywhere he goes, but that he was a little surprised at Allen's strength.
I still think that the real race is between Allen and Romney, the governors (or former governors) in the race.
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Footnote from another LPR attendee: Hewitt initially said Bill Frist would be in the poll, but he never asked the audience about that name. Hugh told me afterward he felt the vote there would have been embarrassing. Also, remember, Sam Brownback garnered maybe 3 votes, Bob Schaffer among them. Hewitt ignored the calls from audience members for a show of hands about Condi Rice or Tom Tancredo. I suspect Tom would have garnered as many as 50 favorite-son or "message" votes.
Posted by: John Andrews | January 28, 2006 6:48 PM