And the Winner of the Perry Alliance Virtual Presidential Straw Poll is…

After thousands of votes were cast over the past five days by Texans across the state, the results of the Perry Alliance Presidential Straw Poll are in. Drum roll please…

DISCLAIMER: For anyone out there who wants to make this into something more than just a fun activity for our members, let us clearly state that this was an informal poll for members of the Perry Alliance Network and has no official purpose other than to gauge members’ opinions. The results do NOT constitute in any way an endorsement by Governor Rick Perry or the Perry Alliance Network of any candidate.

Now that we’ve got that out of the way, here are the results:

1. Fred Thompson: 36.32%

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Here are the remaining Straw Poll results:

2. Rudy Giuliani: 21.04%

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3. John McCain: 8.53%

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4. Mitt Romney: 8.42%

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5. Newt Gingrich: 6.87%

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6. Ron Paul: 3.99%

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7. Mike Huckabee: 3.65%

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8. Duncan Hunter: 3.54%

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9. Sam Brownback: 3.43%

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10. Tom Tancredo: 2.66%

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11. Tommy Thompson: 0.78%

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12. Jim Gilmore: 0.33%

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13. John Cox: 0.22%

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14. Chuck Hagel: 0.11%

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15. George Pataki: 0.11%

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Other candidates not included in the Straw Poll:

According to Wikipedia.org, the following have also officially decided to run for the office of President by filing the necessary papers with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC):

• Hugh Cort
• Daniel Ayers Gilbert
• Walter D. Kennedy
• Michael Charles Smith
• Richard Michael Smith
• Raymond L. McKinney

We want to thank everyone for participating and hope you enjoyed the Straw Poll. We invite you to discuss the results of the Straw Poll below using the comments field and look forward to this debate continuing throughout the 2008 Presidential Primary season.

Also, for those of you who joined the Perry Alliance Network this week in order to vote in the Straw Poll, we would like to welcome you to our online community and invite you to visit the site next week as we will have major announcements concerning the current legislative session.

Again, thanks to everyone who participated. There are still many months ahead before the Republican nominee is picked, so all of these great candidates are still very much in the race.