An unofficial exit poll/survey was taken by a good friend of mine at the Spotsylvania County mass meeting this past weekend and also a friend in the city reported similar numbers. Both were kind enough to share the results with me. While these are in no way scientific or exact, they are firmly rooted in the rapid-response answers that were given signifying (to me at least) that people didn’t have the time to think about deceiving the pollster or make up an excuse why they wouldn’t share their thoughts. In both locations, most people did not hesitate a second in pronouncing who they intend to support at the convention according to my contacts.
With approximately 134 delegates counted on site at the Spotsy meeting, 112 or about 84% say they will vote for Marshall. 2 said “neither” and 1 said “none of your business”
With approximately 21 delegates identified in the City of Fredericksburg, 17 or 81% say they will vote for Marshall. No one here said neither or none of your business! I guess that makes City folks nicer?
I’ve heard from a few active party members in Stafford that the split is a little closer there, something along the lines of 60-65% for Marshall but that they didn’t recognize a large number of meeting attendees there, so there could be something going on with either unscrupulous Democrat infiltration, or what I’d like to think is that “the great re-awakening of the slumbering conservatives” is occuring. I don’t have a delegate count up there yet as I’m not sure if they’ve confirmed them or not. So Stafford is far less accurate and more of a guesstimate.
The best part about this in-party race is that EITHER man is a better choice than Mark “I will raise your taxes” Warner.
I’m looking forward to news from the other counties as they become available. In my area at least, it seems that Marshall has scarfed up delegate votes in a big way for now.
April 8, 2008 at 11:32 pm |
Caroline County’s meet is April 14th, 7:00 p.m., at Caroline County Court House.
I would go, but my relationship with the Chairman of the Caroline County Republican Committee is less than stellar (and that’s putting it nicely).
April 12, 2008 at 11:37 pm |
[...] fought him to a draw there, where else has he outperformed expectations? We have already seen Marshall crush Gilmore in the Fredericksburg area despite having all three unit chairs backing the latter when the mass meetings started (here in [...]
April 12, 2008 at 11:38 pm |
[...] fought him to a draw there, where else has he outperformed expectations? We have already seen Marshall crush Gilmore in the Fredericksburg areadespite having all three unit chairs backing the latter when the mass meetings started (here in [...]
April 18, 2008 at 3:40 pm |
[...] email as I saw it also claimed Gilmore carried Spotsylvania, which would fly in the face of everything I’ve heard. Then again, the Gilmore people also managed to get our unit chair wrong (hey, Dick, our chairman [...]
April 18, 2008 at 3:40 pm |
[...] email as I saw it also claimed Gilmore carried Spotsylvania, which would fly in the face of everything I’ve heard. Then again, the Gilmore people also managed to get our unit chair wrong (hey, Dick, our chairman [...]