Taxpayers League takes the temperature of the GOP delegates on gov race

Posted at 1:59 PM on June 15, 2009 by Tom Scheck (4 Comments)

The Taxpayers League of Minnesota conducted an unscientific straw poll (a fish bowl and blank pieces of paper - that's how unscientific) of gubernatorial candidates at the MNGOP State Central Committee meeting. Here are the results (courtesy of TLM's Brad Biers):

144 Ballots Cast
53 - Marty Seifert
18 - Tom Emmer
15 - Laura Brod
7 - David Hann
6 - Pat Anderson
6 - Steve Sviggum
5 - Paul Kohls
4 - Norm Coleman
4 - Brian Sullivan
4 - Cal Ludeman
3 - Mike Jungbauer
3 - Geoff Michel
2 - Bachmann
2 - Charlie Weaver
1 - Phil Krinkie
1 - Ben Whitney
1 - Joe Ganthier
1 - Dorothy Fleming
1 - Jason Lewis
1 - Warren Limmer
1 - Carol Molnau
1 - Bill Haas
1 - Phil Herwig
1 - Jim Ramstad
1 - Mary Kiffmeyer
1 - Bill Jungbauer

Comments (4)

Any idea of the number of attendees at this meeting? Is this 144 of 150? Or of 500?

If this is a fairly broad sampling, it's a nicely narrowed down list at this point in time.

Okay, I admit it. 538 has me asking more questions about the details of the polls lately.

Posted by david zuhn | June 15, 2009 2:45 PM

I didn't get an official count but it was several hundred (at least 300). This poll is based on hardcore activists that saw it on the Taxpayers League table and decided to write a candidate's name in. It's totally unscientific. No more, no less.

Posted by tom scheck | June 15, 2009 2:48 PM

No Lizard People?

Posted by Chris | June 15, 2009 9:05 PM

I confess. I voted for myself. I also voted at least six times. I also encouraged others to do the same.

Posted by Bill Jungbauer | June 22, 2009 1:28 PM

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