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Contest: How Many Votes Will Tancredo Get in Iowa?

by: Colorado Pols

Wed Aug 08, 2007 at 10:27:22 AM MDT

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UPDATE #2: M.E. Sprengelmeyer gives the Tancredo contest some love over at his blog "Back Roads to the White House"

UPDATE: The contest closes tonight at Midnight, so get those guesses in to the comments section below.

The Iowa Straw Poll takes place this Saturday, and it has traditionally served as a good barometer of what will happen in the Iowa Caucus in January.

With candidates scrambling to turn people out to the (straw) polls, including offering Capitol/capital tours, we thought it would be a good time for a little contest...

Colorado Pols :: Contest: How Many Votes Will Tancredo Get in Iowa?

As always, we play by Price is Right rules (closest without going over), and the winning entry will receive a free small button ad on Colorado Pols for one week; you can do whatever you want with the ad, with a few exceptions (we're not advertising your favorite porn site, for example).

So here's the question:

How many votes will Colorado's own Tom Tancredo receive at the Iowa Straw Poll on Saturday?

Hint: There were 23,685 votes cast in the last GOP Iowa Straw Poll in 1999. There may be as many as 50,000 votes cast this year.

The contest closes at 11:59 p.m. on Friday, so get those votes in. We'll announce the winner as soon as the final Iowa Straw Poll results are made public. Submit your entry in the comments section below.

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3,200

"At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not cease to be insipid." - Nietzsche

by: twas brillig @ Wed Aug 08, 2007 at 16:34:15 PM UTC

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8,700

Since 8,500 is taken, I'll up my guess to slightly over 17%.

by: Another skeptic @ Fri Aug 10, 2007 at 22:20:46 PM UTC

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1,260

Ron Paul will win more.

by: Aaron @ Wed Aug 08, 2007 at 16:51:31 PM UTC

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3950. n/t

"But every Republican in the world is a lobbyist…" -- Bill O'Reilly

by: OscarTheCouch @ Wed Aug 08, 2007 at 17:01:28 PM UTC

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4450

by: FoCo-a-GoGo @ Wed Aug 08, 2007 at 17:09:18 PM UTC

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I'm going higher:

12% or 6000, if there are 50000 participants.

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by: Coloradem1 @ Wed Aug 08, 2007 at 17:23:19 PM UTC

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1920

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by: Dan Willis @ Wed Aug 08, 2007 at 17:26:00 PM UTC

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1865

The year of the founding of the KKK. ;-D

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by: Black Helicopters @ Wed Aug 08, 2007 at 17:33:54 PM UTC

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3333

by: LarimerBoy @ Wed Aug 08, 2007 at 17:46:29 PM UTC

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Lowballing it - 500 votes

Sorry, Tom, but you're truly not important.

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by: Phoenix Rising @ Wed Aug 08, 2007 at 18:21:37 PM UTC

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666

by: ohwilleke @ Wed Aug 08, 2007 at 18:26:41 PM UTC

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That was my guess!!!!

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by: DavidThi808 @ Wed Aug 08, 2007 at 20:01:36 PM UTC

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777

Didn't you watch the debate (Bush love-fest) on Sunday?

Tancredo admitted his greatest mistake inn life was that it took him so long to find Jesus Christ as his lord and savior.

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by: Go Blue @ Wed Aug 08, 2007 at 20:14:13 PM UTC

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Probably about 1300

by: Haners @ Wed Aug 08, 2007 at 18:50:53 PM UTC

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Intertia

Let me get this straight ... the Iowa straw poll is a good barometer of what happens in the Iowa Caucus, which then determines the party frontrunners, which then determine the nominee. The question is, is there anything to the Presidential race besides just inertia?

by: randigoo @ Wed Aug 08, 2007 at 19:11:58 PM UTC

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He's been pushing

I am going to say 4287

by: TheDeminator @ Wed Aug 08, 2007 at 19:15:54 PM UTC

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2762

I bet he gets 5-7% of the votes.

by: Contrary Mary @ Wed Aug 08, 2007 at 19:24:30 PM UTC

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Tancredo

888

I was going to guess 666, but that seemed too obvious.

by: RecoveringDemocrat @ Wed Aug 08, 2007 at 20:34:17 PM UTC

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ONE DOLLAR!!!

Oh shoot...wrong game... :P

by: Dabee47 @ Wed Aug 08, 2007 at 23:49:45 PM UTC

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1843

Didnt see one that was close. Dont want to be the one dollar over guy.

by: Mr. Toodles @ Thu Aug 09, 2007 at 04:50:03 AM UTC

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My guess

The numbe 8829 comes to mind...N/C

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by: dwyer @ Thu Aug 09, 2007 at 14:14:21 PM UTC

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iowa straw poll

2008

by: Olio @ Thu Aug 09, 2007 at 21:05:45 PM UTC

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I thought maybe this was like "The Price is Right," where if everyone else goes over I win.

by: what tha duce @ Thu Aug 09, 2007 at 21:07:14 PM UTC

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It is...

Someone else said "one dollar", but then mentioned "wrong game". So you've got your one vote bid in by my reckoning.

"We're below sharks and contract killers." -- Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.), speaking on Congress's 9% approval rating

by: Phoenix Rising @ Thu Aug 09, 2007 at 21:28:02 PM UTC

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Apparently I jumped the gun on that one...

I should have read the other posts first. I'll get you yet Dabee :)

by: what tha duce @ Thu Aug 09, 2007 at 21:44:58 PM UTC

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5,894

by: The Gambler @ Thu Aug 09, 2007 at 22:23:02 PM UTC

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so proud of our own homegrown nutcase...

Wonkette has a diary that has this exceprt about Looney Tunes Tancredo's Council Bluffs office...

"According to this charming pre-school window display at Tom Tancredo’s campaign office in Council Bluffs, the Illegal Mexicans have raped 17,576 white children since 9/11, which is possibly the most ridiculous combination of fear-mongering statistics we’ve ever seen. In other words, Tom Tancredo will probably be our next president."

"There are a lot of reasons not to elect me." Mitt Romney in a moment of clarity

"I'm Mitt Romney and yes, Wolf, that's also my first name," Willard Mitt Romney demonstrating 'policy flexibility.'

by: ClubTwitty @ Thu Aug 09, 2007 at 22:34:21 PM UTC

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4,198

by: Just For The Record @ Thu Aug 09, 2007 at 22:40:55 PM UTC

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1234

by: GOPpundit @ Thu Aug 09, 2007 at 23:01:40 PM UTC

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who cares?

by: One Queer Dude @ Thu Aug 09, 2007 at 23:53:22 PM UTC

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I do; I REALLY hope that he gets more than 10K.

look, I really want him to stay in this. Then hopefully he will walk away from this district. As it is, if he gets 1K or 2, then he will come back to here even though he said that he would not.

I prefer the "u" in honour as it seems to be missing these days.

by: windbourne @ Fri Aug 10, 2007 at 00:11:13 AM UTC

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1352

by: wonky monkey @ Fri Aug 10, 2007 at 01:23:15 AM UTC

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3000

by: Crestone @ Fri Aug 10, 2007 at 10:56:28 AM UTC

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Iowa Straw Poll

8500

Probably not a good idea to underestimate the appeal of the politics of fear to the GOP

by: boulder18 @ Fri Aug 10, 2007 at 11:46:22 AM UTC

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2,843

by: colorado_dude @ Fri Aug 10, 2007 at 17:16:33 PM UTC

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1,234

what do I win if I predicted the correct number of votes? A toaster oven? An all-expenses paid trip to Ames, Iowa? A mug with Tancredo's face on it?

by: One Queer Dude @ Fri Aug 10, 2007 at 17:35:36 PM UTC

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2025

by: At least 29 @ Fri Aug 10, 2007 at 17:54:44 PM UTC

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1492

by: Canines @ Fri Aug 10, 2007 at 18:05:56 PM UTC

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1,755

by: Democracy??? @ Fri Aug 10, 2007 at 18:32:13 PM UTC

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2,743

by: ModerateGal @ Fri Aug 10, 2007 at 19:05:52 PM UTC

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1620

We'll see

" The webinar is free, however, there are only 250 spaces available "

Some douche

by: Fidel's dirt nap @ Fri Aug 10, 2007 at 20:52:41 PM UTC

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Canines you took my guess

The year of the first illegal alien, Some Italian named Columbus.

Instead I'll go with 17,576. The number of children only Tanky claims have been raped by illegals in some signage at his Ames office.

http://wonkette.com/...

by: Danny the Red (hair) @ Fri Aug 10, 2007 at 21:25:39 PM UTC

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1492...

It was also the year that the Spaniards kicked their longtime invaders, the Moors, out of Europe and back to Africa. Spain, also, expelled the Jews from the country that same year. Seems an appropriate number.

by: Canines @ Sat Aug 11, 2007 at 00:48:13 AM UTC

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Wasn't illegal

There were no laws against Columbus landing.

You should understand that, you are an attorney.

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by: parsingreality @ Sat Aug 11, 2007 at 16:56:27 PM UTC

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1952

As soon as the $ runs out, he's bye bye. That's tomorrow, right?

by: WestSloper @ Fri Aug 10, 2007 at 21:30:06 PM UTC

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Wow!

9 votes away. Nice job.

by: Aaron @ Sun Aug 12, 2007 at 01:33:59 AM UTC

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Keep in mind

That Bush won in 1999 with 7400 votes

by: Haners @ Fri Aug 10, 2007 at 22:25:27 PM UTC

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2500

I say he gets 5 percent of pols' anticipated turnout.

by: RedGreen @ Sat Aug 11, 2007 at 03:34:40 AM UTC

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AND THE WINNER IS....

Envelope please.....

Westsloper! Off by only 9!

Dan Willis a not bad 1920, off by 41.

Your prize is an all expense paid vacation with the Minute Men.

"Politics determines who has the power, not who has the truth." Paul Krugman, 9/2010

by: parsingreality @ Sun Aug 12, 2007 at 02:22:25 AM UTC

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What are the lovely parting gifts?

Retirement in action does not equal retirement of beliefs.

by: Dan Willis @ Sun Aug 12, 2007 at 04:16:23 AM UTC

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"The Dave Schulteis 9mm!"

But no holster, you have to shove it down your belt like Dave and risk having your ass blown off.

"Politics determines who has the power, not who has the truth." Paul Krugman, 9/2010

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It's not my ass I would be worried about!

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by: Dan Willis @ Mon Aug 13, 2007 at 02:03:21 AM UTC

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Depends what part of the beltline you shove it down!

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by: parsingreality @ Mon Aug 13, 2007 at 03:13:38 AM UTC

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1960

It's not too late to vote is it???

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by: DavidThi808 @ Sun Aug 12, 2007 at 13:04:26 PM UTC

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Shocking

I'm surprised no one threw 5280 out there.

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by: Yokel @ Sun Aug 12, 2007 at 14:06:09 PM UTC

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vote guess

Hi,

I will guess more than 8,000,That was my guess....

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Welcome to Pols ramya

Please note that you just commented on a diary that's well over a year old. I don't know how you found it (google, perhaps) but a good rule of thumb is: Don't comment on diaries that aren't on the homepage. No one will read them (except weirdos like me who pay attention to the "recent comments" column).

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