Guys this is the Iowa Straw Poll. Which in the larger scheme of things is completely irrelevant (there is no straw and you pay $35 to vote, no one does that so candidates usually pay that by busing supporters, most come for the free food), this is why the most vocal groups consist mainly of activist conservatives than actual mainstream voters, the reason there is a tilt towards pro-life issues, gun control and reduction of taxes.

I think Ron Paul doesn't really have a chance, Mike Huckabee came off more of a winner then Mitt Romeny who basically bought the poll by sinking nearly 2 million dollars into adverts, tents, food and buses to garner as many people as possible.