Gingrich is delegates favorite of 2008 presidential race (in MN)

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich was the easy winner of a straw poll Friday night that tested 2008 presidential candidate support at the Minnesota Republican Party state convention.

Gingrich got about 40 percent of the 540 votes cast, putting him far ahead of Virginia's Sen. George Allen, who got about 15 percent. Next were Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Arizona Sen. John McCain, each with about 10 percent.

"This shows activists think that Gingrich has the cachet to help set and drive the conservative agenda, just as he did when he led the Republican takeover of the House in 1994," said Tony Sutton, a Gingrich supporter and secretary-treasurer of the party. "He and Ronald Reagan were the two most important conservatives in the last 30 years."

The results also confirm once again that party activists are considerably more conservative than Republican voters and the public in general. McCain and New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, who are considered moderates, typically lead in public opinion polls.

http://www.startribune.com/587/story/471151.html

I'd love to see Newtie in the race, wouldn't you?

c'mon Newt - join in

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he'll help out with their ethics and integrity problems, fur sure...

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