CNN, MSNBC, FOX, and all the other network stations have done an outstanding job of covering the Ames, Iowa Straw Poll. The winners of that event have not always become the nominee of the party so there really is no purpose in spending too much time on the results.
Of course the poll does boost some candidates and likely ends the candidacy of others. That is probably a good thing.
Television does need a story to fill the air waves and the Ames, Iowa Straw Poll serves a purpose.
Rick Perry’s declaration of candidacy is a more important event. He could easily become the GOP nominee. With 15 months until the next election there is plenty of time for more candidates to join the fray. Let’s face it, if Sarah Palin becomes a candidate she is the most likely to be the nominee.
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