Frist Leads the Pack

An informal staw poll held at a conservative convention in Tennessee last Saturday shows that Bill Frist is currently leading the pack of 2008 GOP Presidential hopefuls. While the straw poll only included those openly running for president this early (which means Guliani, Rice, and a few others were left out), the event had some interesting outcomes.

Some have discredited the poll, since it was in Frist's home state and the election is over 20 months away. Frist, the Senate majority leader, received 36.9% of the vote. Coming in second was Mass. Governor Mitt Romney with 14.4%. Interestingly enough, tying for third was Senator George Allen and current-President George W. Bush (who can't run for a third term.)

Bush got so many votes because of a speech that John McCain (who came in fifth) gave earlier at the convention. He asked the straw voters to support our current President--and vote for him as a sign of their support for his leadership. MyWay News reports that three-fourths of all Republicans still support the President, despite sagging poll numbers.