Just so no one’s confused, here are the official DPO Summit straw poll results, fresh from the Associated Press:
President
Barack Obama 49
John Edwards 47
Hillary Clinton 36
Bill Richardson 12
Dennis Kucinich 10
U.S. Senate
Jeff Merkley 103
Steve Novick 50
Attorney General
Greg Macpherson 76
John Kroger 73
Secretary of State
Kate Brown 89
Brad Avakian 49
Vicki Walker 20
The AP reported:
Though it is a small sample size, straw polls like the one at Sunriver can be a telling test of a candidate’s strength among the party’s base, those who will volunteer to knock on doors, work the phones and donate money.
In other contested Democratic matchups, House Speaker Jeff Merkley, D-Portland, easily beat Portland lawyer and activist Steve Novick, with 103 votes to Novick’s 50. Both are seeking the Democratic nomination to run against U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Pendleton.
Isn’t John Frohmeyer running for the nomination for Senate also?
http://www.ivotejohn.com/
(oh my mistake, I guess he’s running independant)
Frohnmayer got one write-in vote.
Whoever voted for Frohnmayer at the Democratic Summit should seriously reconsider their membership in the Democratic Party (cough, Sal Peralta, cough)…
That’s an interesting result in the AG race. I guess many thought Kroger would be an underdog, but with a resume like that … and he’s a great speaker.
To be clear, these were not the “official DPO” results. They were not taken by The party, but at our party on Saturday night. That does limit it to people willing to stay out past 10pm ;~)
Cool note: Gov Schweitzer stopped by!
Stacey:
If only all suffrage were conditioned upon the ability to stay up past 10PM…