Cox Nips Romney's Heels In Iowa Straw Poll
For Immediate Release:
Monday, June 25, 2007
Contact: Laura Grock/Martin E. Janis
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COX NIPS ROMNEY'S HEELS IN IOWA STRAW POLL
Former Governor Romney at 5%, Cox Comes in 5th at 4%
(CEDAR RAPIDS) - GOP Presidential candidate John Cox placed 5th - just behind former Governor Mitt Romney - in this week's Republican straw poll in Linn County, Iowa. Political eyes are trained on Iowa with the statewide straw poll in August and the influential Iowa Caucuses less than a year away. The results may surprise some political insiders - which are seeing well-known national GOP candidates in a dead heat with lesser known or unknown political candidates.
"The people of Linn County have spoken," said GOP Candidate John Cox. "They are unsatisfied with the Republican front runners - McCain, Giuliani, and Mitt Romney - and are turning to lesser-known candidates who actually share their beliefs, opinions, and ideals. It is a pattern that we are seeing more and more as the level of voter dissatisfaction mounts with media-favored candidates."
In the Linn County Poll, front runners Giuliani and McCain came in 11th place with 2% and last place with 0%, respectively. The real mystery, given these results, is why the national media focuses on these candidates to the exclusion of others more in line with the Republican base. John Cox has barely been recognized by the national media as a candidate, yet he continues to score better than some of the 'frontrunners' among the Republican activists who will make the decision on who the nominee for 2008 will be.
LINN COUNTY STRAW POLL RESULTS:
33% Tommy Thompson
30% Sam Brownback
15% Tom Tancredo
5% Mitt Romney
4% John Cox
3% Ron Paul
3% Fred Thompson
2% Dan Gilbert
2% Rudy Giuliani
1% Duncan Hunter
1% Mike Huckabee
0% Hugh Cort
0% John McCain
Linn County, located in Cedar Rapids, is one of the largest counties in Iowa.
Campaign Organization and Polling Data
Des Moines Register Poll. In a May 12-16, 2007 Des Moines Register poll, John Cox had 1% - the same as Duncan Hunter and Jim Gilmore and more than Ron Paul, all of whom have been invited to participate in the New Hampshire debate at this point.
South Carolina Presidential Straw Polls. In South Carolina, John Cox defeated Tom Tancredo, Tommy Thompson, Jim Gilmore, Sam Brownback, and Ron Paul overall in the County Republican Party Presidential Straw Polls that were conducted in April 2007. Also in South Carolina, John Cox came in 1st place in the Aiken County Republican Party Presidential Straw Poll, and placed 2nd in the McCormick County Straw Poll.
Iowa Republican Chairman Survey. In Iowa, the website www.IowaPolitics.com conducted a survey of all of the County Republican Chairmen asking them who they would be willing to support for President. John Cox placed 5th in this survey.
Campaign Organization. Our campaign has a vast network of paid staff and volunteers in New Hampshire, Iowa, and South Carolina. We have campaign organizations established in more than 30 states. John Cox has campaigned extensively in those states over the past 14 months, spending over 60 days in New Hampshire, 90 days in Iowa and 40 days in South Carolina - more than just about all the other candidates. According to FEC Campaign Disclosures, John Cox has spent more than $800,000 on this campaign, more than most of the other candidates included in the upcoming June 5th debate.
John H. Cox, 51, is the first announced Republican candidate for president in 2008. In addition to running successful companies in real estate, law, and venture capital, John Cox helped turn around major potato chip manufacturer, Jays Foods, saving hundreds of jobs and turning millions of dollars in loss into profit. He is a former president of the Cook County Republican Party and lives in Chicago, Illinois with his wife and four daughters.
For more information regarding John Cox and his presidential campaign, please visit: www.cox2008.com Contact: Dan Herren, National Communications Director, phone: 864-230-5334;E-mail: danherren@hotmail.com
