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napi21 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-08-07 06:18 PM
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What is a straw poll and how do they do it?
Is it the same as the phone polls they do all the time?
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-08-07 06:20 PM
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1. from what i know it's done at a fund raising dinner for the gop or democrats
and the attendees--paying customers vote for who they want.
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uppityperson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-08-07 06:22 PM
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2. here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_poll
A straw poll is an informal type of voting where the results of the poll have little or no direct results, other than to gauge opinion. Straw polls are commonly used in American political caucuses, where the primary goals are to select delegates and vote on resolutions. The results of the straw polls may or may not influence the delegates as they participate in political conventions after the caucus.

Straw polls are also used to pre-select the future U.N. Secretary General before a formal vote takes place.

This idiom alludes to a straw used to show in what direction the wind blows, in this case the wind of public opinion.
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EST Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-08-07 06:26 PM
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3. It's this long, skinny pole, made of straw, torture weapon
for Rumplestiltskin.
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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-08-07 06:28 PM
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4. it is a joke......
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pennylane100 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-08-07 06:55 PM
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5. It's where stripper ants perform.
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