Pay a buck, vote for Mitt
It's no endorsement, but a straw poll at the recent Salt Lake County Republican convention put the conservative vote clearly in Mitt Romney's camp for president.
The former Massachusetts governor received 79 percent of the convention's vote -- no surprise really for a candidate whose Mormon faith resonates with the state's largest voting bloc.
Sen. John McCain of Arizona captured a distant second with 6 percent of the vote and Sen. Fred Thompson of Tennessee ranked third with a measly 4 percent.
But who knows whom delegates really preferred.
This was a pay-to-play poll. With eligibility hinging on $1 for one vote, all we can say for sure is that Romney's supporters were the biggest spenders.
-- Jeremiah Stettler
The former Massachusetts governor received 79 percent of the convention's vote -- no surprise really for a candidate whose Mormon faith resonates with the state's largest voting bloc.
Sen. John McCain of Arizona captured a distant second with 6 percent of the vote and Sen. Fred Thompson of Tennessee ranked third with a measly 4 percent.
But who knows whom delegates really preferred.
This was a pay-to-play poll. With eligibility hinging on $1 for one vote, all we can say for sure is that Romney's supporters were the biggest spenders.
-- Jeremiah Stettler
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