Apr 28
Gilmore Wins Straw Poll Among Conservatives
At Saturday’s Virginia Conservative Leadership Conference on Saturday, a straw poll was taken during the banquet. The room was full of conservative activists, pro-life folks, home-schoolers, etc. For Senate, here are the results (roughly 200 people voting):
Jim Gilmore: 57%
Bob Marshall: 40%
Marshall was there that day and he should have owned the room. If he couldn’t win in that room, it’s not looking good for him for the convention. Conservatives can and will support Jim Gilmore for Senate.
Two more interesting results:
- For President, 91% voted for McCain. So much for the idea that conservatives will refuse en masse to vote for him.
- For Attorney General:
Cuccinelli: 85%
Brownlee: 9%
Harris: 6% - Most predictable result: for Gov., Lt. Gov., McDonnell and Bolling at 99%+.
