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NEWS & ANALYSIS Maricopa County Republicans Strongly Oppose McCain's Presidential Aspirations
By Dennis
Durband, Editor California Cong. Duncan Hunter was the favorite in a straw poll of presidential candidates placed before the Maricopa County PCs at the Saturday meeting at Sunnyslope High School in Phoenix. Hunter received 96 votes and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney finished second with 86. Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich placed third with 53 votes, and McCain languished back in fourth place with only 50 votes. As a further slap in the face in his own back yard, McCain finished first with 282 votes in the category for the most unacceptable Republican candidate for president. Nebraska's U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel was second in this category with 272 votes, followed by New York Gov. George Pataki with 260 votes and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani with 213. The Maricopa County Republicans were not finished yet with McCain. He finished 10th in a straw vote for most acceptable candidate. The winner was Sec. of State Condoleeza Rice, followed in order by Gingrich, Romney and Cong. Tom Tancredo. The votes, including the repudiation of McCain are in line with Republican principles. Republicans favor conservative candidates over Republicans In Name Only -- liberals and moderates alike. Furthermore, Republicans in Phoenix voted Iraq as the leading cause of losing control of Congress. Excessive spending and border leniency were the second and third reasons, respectively. Complete Results
First Choice, Presidential Candidate
1 Hunter.....................96
2 Romney...................82
3 Gingrich...................53
4 McCain....................50
5 Rice.........................27
6 Tancredo..................24
7 Giuliani.....................22
8 Brownback...............14
9 Huckabee.................10
10 Hagel........................2
11 Barbour.....................1
12 Pataki.......................0
Unacceptable
1 McCain....................282
2 Hagel.......................272
3 Pataki......................260
4 Giuliani.....................213
5 Barbour....................113
6 Brownback................108
6 Huckabee.................108
8 Rice.......................... 91
9 Tancredo................... 85
10 Gingrich.................... 81
11 Hunter........................71
12 Romney......................65
Acceptable
1 Rice............................269
2 Gingrich......................265
3 Romney......................239
4 Tancredo.....................219
5 Barbour.......................182
6 Brownback..................178
7 Huckabee....................167
7 Hunter..........................167
9 Giuliani.........................157
10 McCain.........................89
11 Pataki...........................70
12 Hagel............................28
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