Iowa straw poll, NRA (photos)

[Rembrandt]

Not sure where to post this...but I thought you might enjoy.

There is nothing anywhere that compares to the Iowa Straw Poll. This is where political campaigns test the waters and their organizational skills. It's a carnival atmosphere where voters shop and give support to their favorite "horse".

NRA and local members were on hand to sell memberships and show 2nd Amendment support. (Had a good day selling memberships!) Response was overwhelming. Wayne LaPierre and former NRA President Kayne Robinson were on hand to speak to the crowd.

Headquarters motor home was provided by a very generous NRA member.








Several rows of satelite trucks and media from all over the country & international press.


All kinds of political messages were being peddled.










Live entertainment and plenty of BBQ...


Plenty to keep the kids busy....




















Early results are in.....

1st place......Romney 31.5%
2nd.............Huckabee 18.1 %
3rd..............Brownbeck 15%
4th..............Tancredo 13.7%

 

[Superpsy]

nice pics...good to see NRA presence...

thanks for posting this!

 

[Nomad101bc]

Lol wonder what Ron Paul's percentages are looking like certainly seemed to have an enthusiastic crowd. Good to see NRA 4 million members strong and growing.

 

[44Brent]

When in the course of human events...

 

[44Brent]

Ron Paul speech, part 1

Ron Paul speech, part 2

 

[Don't Tread On Me]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8M3Ht28fd8


Romney ^^

 

[pdowg881]

Someone should tell him automatic weapons are availible to the public.

 

[spartan20]

Ron Paul killed!
That speech is absolutely brilliant. He even said 9/11 could have been prevented if we had the proper respect for the 2nd Amendment!
Who disagrees with that?

 

[coyote_jr]

how is this not political?

 

[Rembrandt]

The Iowa Straw Poll showed who has the best organization to win the Iowa caucuses in six months.

Romney....Campaign was by far the best organized and professionally well tuned. Providing bus transportation for the entire state to those who wouldn't make the drive normally. They used a shotgun approach to pull in voters from all demographic groups. Reports are that his campaign spent around 2 million on this event, or an average of about $450 per vote.

Huckabee.....Made the best showing of second tier candidates without spending lots of money. He has been working small towns and churchs all over the state. Appears to have paid off by getting the best bang for the buck. A good showing here translates into $5-10 million in free media publicity in the next few weeks.

Brownbeck....Spent a lot of time working Iowa small towns, made a good showing to keep him in the game. He too worked churches and local events. Only candidate to appear at a gun range shooting an AR15 for the cameras.

Tancredo.....He too worked churches and small towns for the vote. Many liked his stance on border control and national security. Had a very loyal following that view the border control as the most important issue.

Ron Paul.....Worked the Iowa media circuit well, but didn't have a strong Iowa base. Most of his supporters at the Straw Poll were from out of state and viewed by many as rude and obnoxious. They would march around in a snake line chanting "Ron Paul", going through other campaign tents and food courts. They would also put campaign literature on other candidates rented areas....offended a lot of voters.

Duncan Hunter.....Poor showing, didn't have the financial backing or ground support of Iowa voters. Will probably pull out in the next few weeks.

Tommy Thompson....Worked the state hard visiting every county, just couldn't get the support. Will no doubt fold up and call it quits.

 

[AirForceShooter]

Huckabee really surprised a bunch of people.
Maybe, just maybe, he's going to see some daylight.

AFS

 

[GTSteve03]

Ron Paul.....Worked the Iowa media circuit well, but didn't have a strong Iowa base. Most of his supporters at the Straw Poll were from out of state and viewed by many as rude and obnoxious. They would march around in a snake line chanting "Ron Paul", going through other campaign tents and food courts. They would also put campaign literature on other candidates rented areas....offended a lot of voters.

Unfortunately, it looks like a lot of the Ron Paul supporters were younger adults. They can often times come across rather bluntly and haven't yet learned the nuances of persuasive speech. I hope they didn't shoot themselves in the foot with their actions. Let's see if the media uses this opportunity to make him look bad.

I wonder how Fred Thompson did? I didn't see his campaign tent anywhere.

 

[Bartholomew Roberts]

Political thread with scanty gun content posted to General during L&P lockdown. I moved it to the appropriate forum since the thread might be relevant once L&P returns.

 

[txgho1911]

I understand about 10 buses of fair-tax proponents where there in a tent of their own. Several candidates made an appearance. Not a word about them in the media.

 

[igpoobah]

Huck is very pro-RKBA and a nice guy to boot. Straight shooter. No pun intended.

 

[nwilliams]

Check out this video of Huckabee on the Colbert Report recently, the last minute of the interview he and Colbert talk briefly about the RKBA and Huckabee states that he has many guns and a permit to carry

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy2CRDgtKGY